压轴戏 (yā) — second-to-last (and climactic) item on a program; climax, grand finale, highlight
Definition
Literally 'second-to-last act', the climactic or star item near the end of a program — NOT the final item, which is called 大轴. Use 压轴戏 for the headlining highlight.
noun
second-to-last (and climactic) item on a programclimaxgrand finalehighlight
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 压轴戏《》。Jīn wǎn xì qǔ wǎn huì de yā shì 《guì fēi zuì jiǔ》.The second-to-last item of tonight's opera gala is "The Drunken Beauty."
- 压轴戏。Zhěng chǎng bǐ sài de yā shì zuì hòu shí fēn zhōng de jué shā qiú.The climax of the whole game was the winning shot in the final ten minutes.
- 压轴戏，“”。Hěn duō rén yǐ wéi yā jiù shì zuì hòu yí gè jié mù, qí shí zuì hòu yí gè jiào "dà zhóu".Many people think yazhouxi is the last item, but actually the last one is called dazhou.
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