续

• 拼音: xù
• 汉字拆解: 续 = 纟(thread/silk radical — continuity through connected strands) + 卖 (phonetic component)

含义

To continue; to renew; to extend. Carrying on something that was interrupted or adding more to what already exists.

Appears in many compounds: 续集 (sequel), 续约 (renew a contract), 连续 (continuous), 持续 (sustained), 后续 (follow-up). Both as a verb (续写 continue writing) and a morpheme in formal and everyday language.

例句

1. 合同到期后，双方经过友好协商，决定以原有条款为基础续签三年合同。
2. 这部电影的续集将于明年暑假正式上映，预计将引发观影热潮。
3. 她在病愈之后重新拾起搁置多年的小说，决心将其续写完成。

用法指南

语境: contracts, literature, media, daily life

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 签证即将到期，他提前一个月向领事馆提交了续签申请以确保手续顺利办理。(His visa was about to expire, so he submitted a renewal application to the consulate a month in advance to ensure smooth processing.)
• 这部系列小说的第三册将在原有故事线的基础上续写主人公在海外的全新冒险历程。(The third volume of this novel series will continue the story by narrating the protagonist's entirely new adventures abroad, building on the original storyline.)

错误说法

• 续一个新故事 — 续 implies continuing something that already exists; for starting an entirely new story use 开始 or 创作; 续 cannot initiate something new

起源与历史

续 = 纟(silk/thread) + 卖 (sell/continue) — originally meant to spin more thread onto an existing spool, extended to mean 'to continue'

文化背景

时代: Classical to Modern

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal