倒叙

Traditional: 倒敘

dào xù

Dictionary entry

to start a narrative at the end (or midway), then proceed chronologically from the beginning

What does 倒叙 mean?

倒叙 (dào xù) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to start a narrative at the end (or midway), then proceed chronologically from the beginning

2to flash back

3flashback (in a novel, movie etc)

Character breakdown

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倒dǎoto fall; to collapse; to lie horizontally · to fail; to go bankrupt 叙xùvariant of 敘|叙[xu4]

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How to pronounce 倒叙

倒叙

dào xù

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