xiē​zi

wedge

楔子 xiē​zi
wedge
a wedge, peg, or stopper used to fill a gap or fix something in place; a chock or block
prologue
a prologue or introductory chapter in a novel; an interlude or short scene used to connect the main acts in traditional Chinese drama
filler
a person or thing inserted or squeezed into a group or sequence, such as someone cutting in line

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.240 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
0.212 per million

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