序章

xùzhāng

noun #98,227

Measure Word

一篇序章 piān

Meanings

1 prologue
2 preface
3 preamble
4 opening chapter

Characters

order / preface

Examples

这本小说的序章非常吸引人。

Zhè běn xiǎoshuō de xùzhāng fēicháng xīyǐn rén.

The prologue of this novel is gripping.

这只是改革的序章。

Zhè zhǐshì gǎigé de xùzhāng.

This is just the opening chapter of the reforms.

Tips

usage

Used both literally (a book's prologue) and figuratively (the opening phase of an event). For everyday non-literary 'preface' you'll more often see 前言 (qiányán) or 序言 (xùyán).

Stroke Order

序 xù

章 zhāng