Chinese word

开幕式

Pronunciation

Pinyinkāi mù shì

Meaning

  • nounopening ceremony

Example

展览开幕式在上午九点开始。zhán lǎn kāi mù shì zài shàng wǔ jiú diǎn kāi shǐ

The exhibition's opening ceremony starts at 9 a.m.

Illustration for 开幕式 (opening ceremony)

More examples

电影节的开幕式吸引了很多观众。diàn yǐng jié de kāi mù shì xī yǐn le hěn duō guān zhòng

The film festival's opening ceremony attracted many viewers.

Core concept

The ceremonial doorway into an exhibition, competition, or other organized event, where public proceedings officially get underway.

Common phrases

  • 举行开幕式jǔ xíng kāi mù shì

    hold an opening ceremony

  • 开幕式上kāi mù shì shàng

    at the opening ceremony

  • 电影节开幕式diàn yǐng jié kāi mù shì

    film festival opening ceremony

Similar words

开幕kāi mù: The official moment when an organized event begins.
仪式yí shì: A formal occasion carried out according to set procedures.
典礼dián lǐ: A formal public ceremony that follows traditional or official rules.

Definition in Chinese

活动正式开始时举行的典礼，常包含致辞、表演或剪彩等程序。huó dòng zhèng shì kāi shǐ shí jǔ xíng de dián lǐ cháng bāo hán zhì cí biáo yǎn huò jián cǎi děng chéng xù

Word origin

The compound 开 (kāi, "open") + 幕 (mù, "curtain") + 式 (shì, "ceremony") uses the image of a curtain opening to mark the formal start of an event.

Usage tips

  • It commonly appears as the name of a program item, so an event can continue for days even though this part happens only at its start.

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