倒叙

Traditional form:

倒敘

Pinyin (reading):

dàoxù

Definitions:

• to start a narrative at the end (or midway), then proceed chronologically from the beginning
• to flash back
• flashback (in a novel, movie etc)

Characters:

• 倒 - to collapse, to fall over; to lie down
• 叙 - to express, to state; to relate, to narrate

Traditional characters:

• 倒 - to collapse, to fall over; to lie down
• 敘 - to express, to state; to relate, to narrate