to start a narrative at the end (or midway), then proceed chronologically from the beginning; to flash back; flashback (in a novel, movie etc)
trad. 倒敘
Also written 倒敘【dào xù】
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to fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally, to fail; to go bankrupt, to overthrow, to change (trains or buses), to move around, to resell at a profit
- Pinyin
- dǎo
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 578 of 2500
叙
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variant of 敘|叙[xu4]
- Pinyin
- xù
- Traditional
- 敍
- Strokes
- 9