Chinese symbol for “preamble”
导语
dǎo yǔ
Traditional: 導語
preamble; introduction; (journalism) lede; lead paragraph
The closest CC-CEDICT match for preamble is 导语 (dǎo yǔ), defined as: preamble; introduction; (journalism) lede; lead paragraph.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “preamble”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 序言 | xù yán | preface; introductory remarks; preamble; prelude |
| 前言 | qián yán | preface; foreword; introduction; preamble; earlier remarks; earlier words |
| 开场白 (開場白) | kāi chǎng bái | prologue of play; opening remarks |
| 序文 | xù wén | preface; foreword |
| 导言 (導言) | dǎo yán | introduction; preamble |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 导语.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 领导 (領導) | lǐng dǎo | lead; leading |
| 导致 (導致) | dǎo zhì | to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about |
| 指导 (指導) | zhǐ dǎo | to guide; to direct; to instruct; coach; trainer |
| 领导人 (領導人) | lǐng dǎo rén | leader |
| 导演 (導演) | dǎo yǎn | to direct; director (film etc) |
| 报导 (報導) | bào dǎo | to report (in the media); (news) report |
| 语言 (語言) | yǔ yán | language; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng) |
| 语音 (語音) | yǔ yīn | speech sounds; pronunciation |
See also: Japanese symbol for “preamble”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.