闭幕式 bìmùshì closing ceremony
How to remember 闭幕式: 闭 to shut + 幕 curtain + 式 style = closing ceremony.
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How it is used
- Closing ceremony (of games, a conference) - 奥运会闭幕式 (Àoyùnhuì bìmùshì) Olympic closing ceremony.
- Opposite is 开幕式 (kāimùshì, opening ceremony). 幕 = curtain, so literally 'curtain-closing ceremony' - 参加开幕式 (cānjiā kāimùshì) attend the opening ceremony.