recount; flashback technique
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to recount; to recall and narrate past events
literaryOften used in literary or formal contexts to describe looking back and narrating past experiences.
Lǎo老
rén人
zhuī追
xù叙
wǎng往
shì事
，
yǎn眼
zhōng中
hán含
zhe着
lèi泪
shuǐ水
。
The old man recounted past events with tears in his eyes.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
zhuī追
xù叙
le了
zuò作
zhě者
tóng童
nián年
shí时
dài代
de的
jīng经
lì历
。
This article recounts the author's childhood experiences.
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Tā他
zhuī追
xù叙
qǐ起
dāng当
nián年
cān参
jiā加
kàng抗
zhàn战
de的
wǎng往
shì事
。
He recalled his past participation in the War of Resistance.
noun
flashback; analepsis (a narrative technique beginning with the result then recounting the process)
technicalA specific literary device also known as 倒叙 (dàoxù), used to create suspense or provide background.
Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
cǎi采
yòng用
le了
zhuī追
xù叙
de的
shǒu手
fǎ法
，
xiān先
xiě写
jié结
jú局
zài再
xiě写
guò过
chéng程
。
This novel employs the flashback technique, writing the ending first and then the process.
Zhuī追
xù叙
shì是
wén文
xué学
chuàng创
zuò作
zhōng中
cháng常
yòng用
de的
xù叙
shì事
jì技
qiǎo巧
。
Flashback is a commonly used narrative technique in literary creation.
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Yǐng影
piàn片
kāi开
tóu头
yòng用
zhuī追
xù叙
fāng方
shì式
jiāo交
dài代
le了
zhǔ主
rén人
gōng公
de的
guò过
qù去
。
The film uses flashback at the beginning to explain the protagonist's past.