序

(bound form) order in Chinese: 序 (xù)

xù

(bound form) order

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(bound form) order; sequence
  2. 2(bound form) introductory; initial
  3. 3preface

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序

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄩˋ

xù

ㄒ/ xㄩ/ üˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 这本书的序是他写的。

    zhè běn shū de xù shì tā xiě de。

    The preface of this book was written by him.

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Related words

顺序

shùn xù

sequence

程序

chéng xù

procedures

秩序

zhì xù

order (orderly)

工序

gōng xù

working procedure

序幕

xù mù

prologue

有序

yǒu xù

regular

循序渐进

xún xù jiàn jìn

in sequence, step by step (idiom)

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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