xù​yán

introduction

绪言 緒言 xù​yán
introduction
The introductory chapter or preface of a book or thesis that outlines the main themes; unlike a general preface, this is considered an integral part of the main text; also called 导言 dǎo​yán or 绪论 xù​lùn

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