待续 (dài xù) — to be continued (used at the end of a chapter,…

Definition

Set phrase meaning 'to be continued', typically printed at the end of a chapter, episode, or serialized story to signal the next installment.

verb

to be continued (used at the end of a chapter, episode, or serialized work)

，待续。
Zhè jí diàn shì jù dào zhè lǐ jié shù le, dài xù.
This episode of the TV drama ends here — to be continued.
“待续”。
Xiǎo shuō de zuì hòu yí yè xiě zhe "dài xù".
The last page of the novel says 'to be continued'.
，，待续。
Gù shi hái méi jiǎng wán, qiě tīng xià huí fēn jiě, dài xù.
The story isn't finished yet — listen to the next installment for the resolution, to be continued.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

续xùcontinue

待 means wait and 续 means continue, so the word means to wait for something to continue.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

彳寺待

Meaning part形符xíngfú

彳彳chì

Sound part声符shēngfú

寺

寺sì待dài

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

待 is built from 彳 on the left and 寺 on the right; 彳 is tied to the meaning, and 寺 gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 續; 续 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìrope

Sound part声符shēngfú

𧶠

𧶠𧶠續xù

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 續 pairs 糸 (rope) with 𧶠 as the sound part; the simplified 续 is a later abbreviation.

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