dào​xù

flashback

  • created reference approved 倒叙/倒敘 → 顺叙/順敘 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倒叙 / 倒敘 dào​xù

    顺叙 / 順敘 shùn​xù

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 倒叙/倒敘 → 逆叙/逆敘 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倒叙 / 倒敘 dào​xù

    逆叙 / 逆敘 nì​xù

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 倒叙/倒敘 → 倒插笔/倒插筆 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倒叙 / 倒敘 dào​xù

    倒插笔 / 倒插筆 dào​chā​bǐ

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 倒叙/倒敘 · dào​xù · flashback — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倒叙 / 倒敘

    dào​xù

    flashback

    Narrative technique in literature or film where the story starts at the end or midway point before returning to earlier events

    倒 (literal) → 倒 · dào · inverted 叙 (literal) → 叙/敘 · xù · to narrate

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 倒叙/倒敘 · dào​xù · narrate out of order — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    倒叙 / 倒敘

    dào​xù

    narrate out of order

    To tell a story or recount events starting from the end or middle rather than chronologically

    倒 (literal) → 倒 · dào · inverted 叙 (literal) → 叙/敘 · xù · to narrate

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense