报幕 (bào mù) — to announce the items on a program (as an emcee or host)

Definition

报幕 is the role of announcing each item on a program (acts, performances) — a specific on-stage job done by the host or 主持人.

verb
to announce the items on a program (as an emcee or host)

Examples

  • 报幕。
    Tā jīn wǎn fù zé bào mù.
    He is in charge of announcing the program tonight.
  • 。
    Tā bào le sān chǎng mù.
    He announced for three shows.
  • 报幕。
    Wǎn huì de zhǔ chí rén xū yào tí qián bào mù.
    The host of the evening party needs to announce the program in advance.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

报bàoannounce
幕mùcurtain or program item

报 means announce and 幕 refers to a curtain or program item; together they mean to announce the program.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 報; 报 is its simplified writing.

  • 㚔㚔㚔handcuffs
  • 𠬝𠬝𠬝to subdue

The traditional form 報 puts 㚔 (handcuffs) beside 𠬝 (to subdue), showing someone restrained and subdued, as in convicting or punishing a guilty person. The simplified 报 is a later shorthand.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
巾巾jīncloth
Sound part声符shēngfú
莫
莫mò幕mù
Same sound today

幕 combines 莫 above 巾 (cloth); 莫 gives the sound.

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