拉开序幕

Traditional form:

拉開序幕

Pinyin (reading):

lākāixùmù

Definitions:

• (fig.) to raise the curtain
• to lift the curtain
• to be a curtain raiser for

Characters:

• 拉 - to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
• 开 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
• 序 - order, sequence, series; preface
• 幕 - curtain, screen, tent; measure word for plays and shows

Traditional characters:

• 拉 - to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
• 開 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
• 序 - order, sequence, series; preface
• 幕 - curtain, screen, tent; measure word for plays and shows