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backdrop in Chinese

backdrop in Chinese is 腰線 — backdrop means a large painted cloth or screen hung behind a stage set.

backdrop in Chinese

腰線
noun
Pronounced: yāo xiàn
A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.

What does "backdrop" mean?

  1. noun A large painted cloth or screen hung behind a stage set.
    "The painted backdrop showed a moonlit forest."
  2. noun The circumstances or setting against which events take place.
    "The wedding took place against the backdrop of a looming recession."
  3. verb To serve as a background for something.
    "Snow-capped mountains backdropped the entire ceremony."
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backdrop in a sentence

  • The painted backdrop showed a moonlit forest.
  • The wedding took place against the backdrop of a looming recession.
  • Snow-capped mountains backdropped the entire ceremony.

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What is "backdrop" in Chinese?
"backdrop" in Chinese is 腰線. backdrop means: A large painted cloth or screen hung behind a stage set.
How do you pronounce 腰線?
"backdrop" in Chinese is 腰線, pronounced "yāo xiàn".
How do you use "backdrop" in a sentence?
Example: "The painted backdrop showed a moonlit forest." In Chinese, "backdrop" is 腰線.
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