引子 (yǐn zi) — (theater, music) opening lines or introductory music; prologue; (writing) introductory remarks; preface; lead-in; (traditional Chinese medicine) added dose that guides a formula to a target area
Definition
Literary/cultural word for an opening — a prologue, a preface's lead-in, or a guiding ingredient in a TCM formula. More formal than a plain 介绍.
noun
(theater, music) opening lines or introductory musicprologue(writing) introductory remarksprefacelead-in(traditional Chinese medicine) added dose that guides a formula to a target area
Examples
- 引子。Zhè duàn yǐn zi shì zhěng bù xì zuì jīng cǎi de bù fen.This opening piece is the most exciting part of the whole play.
- 引子。Tā zài shū de yǐn zi lǐ jiǎn dān jiè shào le xiě zuò bèi jǐng.In the introduction of the book, he briefly described the background of writing.
- 引子。Zhōng yī kāi yào shí cháng yòng shēng jiāng zuò yǐn zi.When prescribing medicine, traditional Chinese doctors often use ginger as a guiding ingredient.
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