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续书

續書
xùshū
noun

Measure Word

一本续书 běn

Meanings

  1. 1 sequel (book)
  2. 2 continuation of a book
  3. 3 follow-up volume

Examples

HSK 4
《红楼梦》后四十回一般被认为是续书。
《 Hónglóumèng 》 hòu sìshí huí yìbān bèi rènwéi shì xùshū.
The last forty chapters of Dream of the Red Chamber are generally considered a sequel-continuation.
HSK 7-9
他正在写自己畅销小说的续书。
Tā zhèngzài xiě zìjǐ chàngxiāo xiǎoshuō de xùshū.
He is writing a sequel to his bestselling novel.

Tips

culture
In Chinese literary studies, 续书 specifically refers to continuations of classical novels - most famously the long-disputed last 40 chapters of 红楼梦 (Dream of the Red Chamber), often attributed to 高鹗 rather than original author 曹雪芹.

Stroke Order

续 xù
书 shū