Definition
谢幕 means 'to take a curtain call' — when performers return to the stage after a show to acknowledge the audience's applause. It is a separable verb (离合词): the noun 幕 can separate from 谢 when you add a measure word, a duration, or an aspect marker, e.g. 谢了幕 ('took the curtain call'), 谢过一次幕 ('took a curtain call once'). The audience applauds, and the performers 谢幕.
v.o.
to take a curtain call (respond to applause after a performance)
Examples
- ，谢幕。Yǎnchū jiéshù hòu, quántǐ yǎnyuán yìqǐ xiè mù.After the performance ended, all the performers took a curtain call together.
- ，谢幕。Guānzhòng rèliè gǔzhǎng, zhǐhuī liǎng cì xiè mù.The audience applauded warmly, and the conductor took a curtain call twice.
- ，。Tā xiè le sān cì mù, zhǎngshēng háishì bù tíng.He took a curtain call three times, but the applause still didn't stop.
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