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后台

hòutái

backstage; back-end; support behind the scenes

A performer adjusts a headdress backstage by a mirror
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Characters in this word

后 hòu

Strokes
6
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
𠂋 cliff 口 mouth

台 tái

Strokes
5
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
厶 private, secret 口 mouth

Example phrases

  • 观众只看到台前的掌声,却忽略了后台人员的紧张协调。 Guānzhòng zhǐ kàndào táiqián de zhǎngshēng, què hūlüè le hòutái rényuán de jǐnzhāng xiétiáo. The audience sees only the applause on stage, while overlooking the intense coordination of backstage staff.
  • 演员们在后台紧张地换衣服、化妆。 Yǎnyuánmen zài hòutái jǐnzhāng de huàn yīfu, huàzhuāng. Actors nervously change clothes and put on makeup backstage.
  • 网站的后台出了问题,我们正在抢修。 Wǎngzhàn de hòutái chū le wèntí, wǒmen zhèngzài qiǎngxiū. There is a problem with the website's back end, and we are urgently repairing it.

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