chā​xù

flashback narration

  • created sense approved 插叙/插敘 · chā​xù · flashback narration — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    chā​xù

    flashback narration

    A storytelling technique in literature or film where the main narrative is interrupted to insert a related plot point or event from the past

    插 (literal) → 插 · chā · to interpose 叙 (literal) → 叙/敘 · xù · to narrate

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 插叙/插敘 · chā​xù · flashback content — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    chā​xù

    flashback content

    The specific content or passage inserted into a narrative as a flashback

    插 (literal) → 插 · chā · to interpose 叙 (literal) → 叙/敘 · xù · to narrate

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

    created sense