Definition
落幕 is a separable verb (离合词) that literally means 'the curtain falls' (as in a theater). Its most common use is figurative: to describe an event, activity, or period coming to an end. When you split it, the measure word or time goes between 落 and 幕, e.g., 落了幕 ('the curtain fell') or 落过一次幕 ('the curtain fell once'). The complement 落下 can also be used as a resultative verb alone.
v.o.
(literal, theater) the curtain falls(figurative) to concludeto come to an end (of an event, exhibition, era)
Examples
- 落幕，。Zhè chǎng yǎnchū yǐjīng luò mù le, guānzhòngmen lùxù líchǎng.This performance has already ended, and the audience is leaving one after another.
- ，。Zhǎnlǎnhuì zuótiān luò le mù, xià ge yuè jiāng huàn xīn nèiróng.The exhibition closed yesterday, and next month it will have new content.
- 。Nà bù diànyǐng zài yí cì rèliè de zhǎngshēng zhōng luò xià le mù.That movie ended amid a burst of warm applause.
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