序 xù
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 广 — broad, vast, wide
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
序幕
xùmù
prelude; prologue; opening phase
Characters in this word
幕 mù
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 巾 — cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这场辩论只是改革的序幕，真正艰难的利益调整还在后面。 Zhè chǎng biànlùn zhǐ shì gǎigé de xùmù, zhēnzhèng jiānnán de lìyì tiáozhěng hái zài hòumiàn. This debate is only the prelude to reform; the truly difficult adjustment of interests still lies ahead.
- 新的学年从今天正式拉开序幕。 Xīn de xuénián cóng jīntiān zhèngshì lākāi xùmù. The new school year officially begins today.
- 这场婚礼是全新生活的序幕。 Zhè chǎng hūnlǐ shì quánxīn shēnghuó de xùmù. This wedding is the prologue to a completely new life.
Related words
- 程序 chéngxù program
- 顺序 shùnxù order
- 工序 gōngxù process, procedure
- 有序 yǒuxù orderly
- 秩序 zhìxù order, discipline
- 次序 cìxù order; sequence
- 序 xù order; sequence; preface
- 序列 xùliè sequence; series
- 序言 xùyán preface; foreword
- 循序渐进 xúnxùjiànjìn to proceed step by step; gradually and in order
- 闭幕 bìmù to close
- 闭幕式 bìmùshì closing ceremony