幕后

mù hòu

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Common

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Definitions

1. behind the scenes

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 台前 tái qián 台前 tái qián Taiqian county in Puyang 濮陽|濮阳[pú yáng], Henan 幕前幕后: Taiqian county in Puyang 濮陽|濮阳[pú yáng], Henan

Register variants

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• 后台 hòu tái 后台 hòu tái backstage area backstage (informal or computing context): backstage area

Related words

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• 内幕 nèi mù 内幕 nèi mù inside story inside story, as in 幕后内幕: inside story

Synonyms

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• 暗中 àn zhōng 暗中 àn zhōng in the dark behind the scenes, secretly: in the dark

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used with 工作 (work), 交易 (deal), or 操纵 (manipulate) to describe behind-the-scenes activities.

Formality

Mostly neutral, but can imply secrecy or underhandedness in contexts like 幕后交易 (backroom deal).

Example Sentences

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他在 幕后 做了很多工作。

He did a lot of work behind the scenes.

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Words Containing 幕后

• 幕后操纵 幕后操纵 mù hòu cāo zòng: to manipulate from behind the scenes
• 幕后花絮 幕后花絮 mù hòu huā xù: news from behind the scenes
• 幕后黑手 幕后黑手 mù hòu hēi shǒu: malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes

Child Words of 幕后

• 后 后 hòu: empress
• 幕 幕 mù: curtain or screen