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序言

xù yán
个 gè 段 duàn 篇 piān
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Rare

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Definitions

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

Word relationships

Antonyms

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正文
zhèng wén

main text (as opposed to footnotes)

序言之后的主体部分

Register variants

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绪言
xù yán

see 緒論|绪论[xù lùn]

较书面化，多用于学术著作

Synonyms

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前言
qián yán

preface

指书籍或文章开头的介绍性文字

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
xù

(bound form) order; sequence

言
yán

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