Definition
幕 as a classifier (量词) is used to count the acts of a play, opera, or any stage performance—similar to saying 'an act' in English. You'll pair it with numbers or demonstratives: 一幕 (one act), 第三幕 (the third act). The same character also has noun meanings like 'curtain' or 'screen', but those are not classifier usages and are handled by different POS entries.
classifier
act (of a play, opera, or stage performance)
Easily confused
- 墓mùlook-alikegrave, tomb, mausoleum
- 母mǔsound-alike(adjective) female (of animals)
- 膜mólook-alike(biology) membrane
- 亩mǔsound-alike(classifier) for fields and land area; unit of area equal to about 666.67 m² (1/15 hectare)
- 摸mōlook-aliketo touch, to feel (with the hand)
Examples
- 幕。Zhè bù huàjù yīgòng yǒu wǔ mù.This play has five acts in total.
- 幕，。Yǎn dào dì sān mù de shíhou, guānzhòng duō gǔzhǎng le.When it reached the third act, the audience all applauded.
- 幕。Zhè bù huàjù fēn wéi shàng xià liǎng mù。This play is divided into two acts, part one and part two.
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