幕后 (mùhòu) — behind the scenes

Characters in this word

Strokes: 13
Radical: 巾 — cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
Made of: 莫 cannot 巾 cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

公众只看到发布会的亮丽一面，却不了解幕后漫长的协调过程。 Gōngzhòng zhǐ kàn dào fābùhuì de liànglì yí miàn, què bù liǎojiě mùhòu màncháng de xiétiáo guòchéng. The public sees only the polished side of the press conference, not the long coordination process behind the scenes.
演出很成功，幕后的工作人员却忙了一整夜。 Yǎnchū hěn chénggōng, mùhòu de gōngzuò rényuán què máng le yì zhěng yè. The show was a success, but the staff behind the scenes were busy all night.
这部电影的幕后故事比电影本身还有趣。 Zhè bù diànyǐng de mùhòu gùshi bǐ diànyǐng běnshēn hái yǒuqù. The behind-the-scenes story of this film is even more interesting than the film itself.