序 (xù) means Order (forward - preface). Below are 24 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
教室里秩 序 很好。
Jiàoshì lǐ zhìxù hěn hǎo.
There is good order in the classroom.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 秩序
学习要循 序 渐进。
Xuéxí yào xún xù jiàn jìn.
Learning should proceed step by step.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 循序渐进
这些字的顺 序 错了。
Zhèxiē zì de shùnxù cuò le.
The order of these characters is wrong.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 顺序
请按程 序 办理手续。
Qǐng àn chéngxù bànlǐ shǒuxù.
Please complete the formalities according to procedure.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 程序
请按字母顺 序 排列。
Qǐng àn zìmǔ shùnxù páiliè.
Please arrange them in alphabetical order.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 字母
请按次 序 排队上车。
Qǐng àn cìxù páiduì shàng chē.
Please queue up and board in order.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 次序
这些名字按顺 序 排列。
Zhèxiē míngzi àn shùnxù páiliè.
These names are arranged in order.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 排列
请不要扰乱会场秩 序 。
Qǐng bú yào rǎoluàn huìchǎng zhìxù.
Please do not disturb the order of the meeting.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 扰乱
请大家维持一下秩 序 。
Qǐng dàjiā wéichí yíxià zhìxù.
Please everyone help keep order.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 维持
他为这本书写了 序 言。
Tā wèi zhè běn shū xiě le xùyán.
He wrote the preface for this book.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 序言
整顿之后秩 序 好多了。
Zhěngdùn zhīhòu zhìxù hǎo duō le.
Order is much better after the shake-up.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 整顿
这两个字的顺 序 颠倒了。
Zhè liǎng ge zì de shùnxù diāndǎo le.
The order of these two characters has been reversed.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 颠倒
开除员工必须依照程 序 。
Kāichú yuángōng bìxū yīzhào chéngxù.
Dismissing an employee must follow due procedure.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 开除
锻炼身体也要循 序 渐进。
Duànliàn shēntǐ yě yào xún xù jiàn jìn.
Physical training too should be built up gradually.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 循序渐进
序 言里说明了写作的初衷。
Xùyán lǐ shuōmíng le xiězuò de chūzhōng.
The preface explains why the book was written.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 序言
这座城市的街道纵横有 序 。
Zhè zuò chéngshì de jiēdào zònghéng yǒuxù.
This city's streets run in an orderly grid.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 纵横
逮捕必须依照法定程 序 进行。
Dàibǔ bìxū yīzhào fǎdìng chéngxù jìnxíng.
An arrest must be carried out according to legal procedure.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 逮捕
现在很多工 序 都不用人工了。
Xiànzài hěn duō gōngxù dōu búyòng réngōng le.
Many processes no longer need human labour now.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 人工
工作人员引导大家有 序 入场。
Gōngzuò rényuán yǐndǎo dàjiā yǒuxù rùchǎng.
The staff guided everyone in in an orderly way.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 引导
这些名字是按笔画次 序 排列的。
Zhèxiē míngzì shì àn bǐhuà cìxù páiliè de.
These names are arranged in stroke-count order.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 次序
每一道工 序 都有人把关,质量才有保证。
Měi yí dào gōngxù dōu yǒu rén bǎ guān, zhìliàng cái yǒu bǎozhèng.
Someone checks every step of the process, which is what guarantees the quality.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 把关
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Words that contain 序
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Questions about 序
How is 序 used in a sentence?
This page shows 24 sentences using 序 (xù, "Order (forward - preface)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 序 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 序 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 序?
The dictionary page for 序 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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