悬念
xuánniàn
suspense; unresolved question
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Example phrases
- 小说前半部分设置了太多悬念，结尾却没有全部回应。 Xiǎoshuō qiánbàn bùfen shèzhì le tài duō xuánniàn, jiéwěi què méiyǒu quánbù huíyìng. The first half of the novel sets up too many points of suspense, but the ending does not answer them all.
- 老师讲故事时故意留下悬念，同学们急着想知道结局。 Lǎoshī jiǎng gùshi shí gùyì liúxià xuánniàn, tóngxuémen jízhe xiǎng zhīdào jiéjú. The teacher deliberately left suspense while telling a story; the students were eager to know the ending.
- 导演很会用悬念吸引观众，让大家一直猜到最后。 Dǎoyǎn hěn huì yòng xuánniàn xīyǐn guānzhòng, ràng dàjiā yīzhí cāi dào zuìhòu. The director knows how to use suspense to draw in the audience, keeping everyone guessing until the end.
Related words
- 悬 xuán to hang; to suspend; unresolved
- 悬挂 xuánguà to hang; to suspend
- 悬殊 xuánshū vastly different; large disparity
- 悬崖 xuányá cliff; precipice
- 概念 gàiniàn concept
- 观念 guānniàn idea; viewpoint
- 纪念 jìniàn to remember and honor
- 念 niàn to read aloud
- 怀念 huáiniàn to miss; to long for
- 想念 xiǎngniàn to miss someone
- 信念 xìnniàn belief
- 理念 lǐniàn idea, concept