序言

xù yán

CL 个 gè 段 duàn 篇 piān

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Rare

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Definitions

1. preface
2. introductory remarks
3. preamble
4. prelude

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 正文 zhèng wén 正文 zhèng wén main text (as opposed to footnotes) 序言之后的主体部分: main text (as opposed to footnotes)

Register variants

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• 绪言 xù yán 绪言 xù yán see 緒論|绪论[xù lùn] 较书面化，多用于学术著作: see 緒論|绪论[xù lùn]

Synonyms

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• 前言 qián yán 前言 qián yán preface 指书籍或文章开头的介绍性文字: preface

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“撰写”“阅读”等动词搭配，如“撰写序言”。

Formality

常用于正式或学术语境，如书籍的“序言”，较少用于日常口语。

Example Sentences

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这本书的 序言 写得很好。

The preface of this book is written very well.

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Child Words of 序言

• 序 序 xù: (bound form) order; sequence
• 言 言 yán: words