续书

續書
xùshū
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

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

Examples

“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.
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 (Hónglóumèng / Dream of the Red Chamber), often attributed to (Gāo È) rather than original author 曹雪芹 (Cáo Xuěqín).

Stroke Order

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