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幕后

mù hòu · mu hou

Traditional 幕後

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. behind the scenes
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In a conversation

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The school concert

  1. Liangliang

    学校(xuéxiào)音乐会(yīnyuèhuì)的(de)幕后(mùhòu)都有(dōuyǒu)谁(shéi)？

    Who works behind the scenes at the school concert?

  2. Dengdeng

    好多(hǎoduō)人(rén)，管(guǎn)灯光(dēngguāng)的(de)，管(guǎn)声音(shēngyīn)的(de)。

    Many people. Some do the lights, some do the sound.

  3. Liangliang

    他们(tāmen)在(zài)幕后(mùhòu)忙(máng)好几个(hǎojǐgè)小时(xiǎoshí)，没人(méirén)看见(kànjiàn)。

    They work behind the scenes for hours, and nobody sees them.

  4. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)在(zài)幕后(mùhòu)！灯(dēng)我(wǒ)来(lái)管(guǎn)。

    Today I will be behind the scenes! I handle the lights.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)别(bié)关错(guāncuò)灯(dēng)，不然(bùrán)台上(táishàng)就(jiù)全黑(quánhēi)了(le)！

    Then do not turn off the wrong light, or the whole stage goes dark!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)位(wèi)导(dǎo)演(yǎn)一(yì)直(zhí)在(zài)幕(mù)后(hòu)默(mò)默(mò)工(gōng)作(zuò)。

This director has always worked quietly behind the scenes.

02

真(zhēn)正(zhèng)的(de)决(jué)策(cè)往(wǎng)往(wǎng)发(fā)生(shēng)在(zài)幕(mù)后(hòu)。

Real decisions often happen behind the scenes.

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