preface; foreword
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preface; foreword
literaryA literary term for a formal introduction to a book, typically placed at the beginning. Equivalent to modern terms like '序言' and '前言'. Its usage is largely restricted to classical or highly formal writing.
Zuò作
zhě者
zài在
biàn弁
yán言
zhōng中
chǎn阐
shù述
le了
běn本
shū书
de的
chuàng创
zuò作
dòng动
jī机
。
In the preface, the author explains the motivation for writing this book.
Zhè这
piān篇
xué学
shù术
zhù著
zuò作
de的
biàn弁
yán言
xiě写
de得
fēi非
cháng常
jīng精
pì辟
。
The foreword to this scholarly work is written very incisively.
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Gǔ古
jí籍
qián前
miàn面
cháng常
fù附
yǒu有
biàn弁
yán言
。
Classical texts often have a preface attached at the front.