qián zòu
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  • 1

    n.prelude

    • zhè jǐn jǐn shì shèng dàn jié qìng diǎn de qián zòu

      仅仅圣诞节庆典前奏

      It is just the prelude to the Christmas festivity.

    • hūn lǐ de qián zòu fēi cháng yǒu yì si

      婚礼前奏非常意思

      The lead-up to the wedding was extremely interesting.

    • qián zòu jiē jìn wěi shēng shí mù bù shēng qǐ

      前奏接近尾声时,幕布升起

      The curtain rises toward the end of the Prelude.

  • 2

    n.metaharbinger of something; presage

    • zhè zhǐ shì dì zhèn de qián zòu

      只是地震前奏

      This is just a prelude to an earthquake.

    • zhè kě néng chéng wéi gèng dà zhèng cè biàn gé de qián zòu

      可能成为政策变革前奏

      That might be a prelude to bigger policy changes.

    • zhè xiē zhēng nào shì jí fēng bào yǔ zhī qián de qián zòu

      这些争闹疾风暴雨之前前奏

      The squalls are part of a bigger storm.

Word usage

  • "前奏" is often matched with measure word "段".
    • 前奏

      one prelude