# 序言 (xùyán)

In Mandarin Chinese, 序言 (xùyán) means “preface; foreword”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: preface; foreword
- Pinyin: xùyán (xu4 yan2)
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 请先读一下这本书的序言。
  Qǐng xiān dú yīxià zhè běn shū de xùyán.
  Please read the preface of this book first.

## Characters

- [序](https://hanziro.com/word/xu-order/) (xù): order; sequence
- 言 (yán): words; speech

https://hanziro.com/word/xu-yan-preface/

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