preface; foreword; introduction
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
preface; foreword; introductory text
Also written as 序文. This entry refers to the variant form; see also the main entry 序文 on page 1539.
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
de的
xù叙
wén文
xiě写
de得
fēi非
cháng常
jīng精
cǎi彩
。
The preface of this book is written very brilliantly.
Zuò作
zhě者
qǐng请
le了
yī一
wèi位
míng名
rén人
wéi为
tā他
de的
xīn新
zuò作
xiě写
xù叙
wén文
。
The author invited a celebrity to write the foreword for his new work.
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Xù叙
wén文
tōng通
cháng常
jiè介
shào绍
shū书
jí籍
de的
xiě写
zuò作
bèi背
jǐng景
hé和
mù目
dì的
。
A preface usually introduces the background and purpose of writing the book.