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续

xù

to continue; to renew

Two people shake hands over a table with a chain
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Character

续 xù

Strokes
11
Radical
纟 — silk
Made of
纟 silk 卖 to sell
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 续

Example phrases

  • 谈判中断两周后,双方决定续谈边境合作机制。 Tánpàn zhōngduàn liǎng zhōu hòu, shuāngfāng juédìng xù tán biānjìng hézuò jīzhì. After the negotiations were suspended for two weeks, both sides decided to continue discussing the border cooperation mechanism.
  • 这本书太精彩了,出版社准备出续集。 Zhè běn shū tài jīngcǎi le, chūbǎnshè zhǔnbèi chū xùjí. This book is so wonderful that the publisher is preparing a sequel.
  • 我的会员月底到期,得去续办。 Wǒ de huìyuán yuèdǐ dàoqī, děi qù xùbàn. My membership expires at the end of the month; I need to renew it.

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