Definition
尾声 refers to the final part of a piece of music (coda), a literary work (epilogue), or an event (final stage). It emphasizes a natural or structured conclusion, unlike 结尾 (jiéwěi), which is the general ending of a story or film, or 结局 (jié jú), which focuses on the outcome or resolution of a plot.
noun
(music) codaconcluding passage(literature) epilogueclosing chapter(figurative) final stageend (of an event or period)
Easily confused
- 卫生wèi shēngsound-alike(noun) hygiene; sanitation
Examples
- 尾声。Zhè shǒu jiāoxiǎngqǔ de wěi shēng huǎnmàn ér yōuměi.The coda of this symphony is slow and beautiful.
- 尾声。Xiǎoshuō zài wěi shēng zhōng jiāodài le zhǔjué de guīsù.The novel explains the protagonist's fate in the epilogue.
- 尾声，。Tánpàn yǐ jiējìn wěi shēng, shuāngfāng jíjiāng dáchéng xiéyì.The negotiations are nearing their final stage; the two sides will soon reach an agreement.
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