diàn​huà

prologue

垫话 墊話 diàn​huà
prologue
an introductory opening used in storytelling or cross-talk to get the audience's attention and lead into the main performance
to give a heads-up
(colloquial) to mention something in advance or notify beforehand
to put in a word
(colloquial) to say something on someone's behalf to help them

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Frequency data
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