tục biên
Definition
Verb:
- To continue compiling; to compile a sequel or continuation: The primary meaning refers to the act of writing or compiling a new work that is a direct continuation of a previous book, historical record, or literary series. It implies picking up where the prior work ended to extend the narrative or chronicle.
Noun:
- A continuation; a sequel (to a written work): Refers to the resulting book or volume itself that continues the story, history, or annals from a preceding volume.
Usage Examples
Verb:
- Nhà sử học được giao nhiệm vụ tục biên bộ quốc sử. (The historian was tasked with continuing the compilation of the national annals.)
- Sau khi tác giả qua đời, con trai ông đã tục biên cuốn tiểu thuyết dang dở. (After the author passed away, his son compiled the sequel to the unfinished novel.)
Noun:
- Cuốn sách này là tục biên của bộ "Lịch sử Việt Nam" tập một. (This book is the continuation of the first volume of "History of Vietnam".)
- Phần tục biên được phát hành mười năm sau tập đầu tiên. (The sequel was published ten years after the first volume.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is formal and academic, most commonly used in the context of historiography, official chronicles, classical literature, or multi-volume scholarly works. It is less common for modern, popular fiction sequels.
Variants and Related Words
- Biên soạn (v): to compile, to edit (a written work).
- Tiếp biên (v): a near-synonym meaning to continue writing or compiling.
- Hậu tập (n): a later collection or sequel (often used for literary collections).
Synonyms
- To continue (a compilation)
- To compile a sequel
- A continuation
- A sequel (academic/official context)
Related Terms
- Chính biên (n): the main or official compilation (often contrasted with as the supplementary continuation).
- Phần tiếp theo (n): the next part (a more general and modern term for "sequel").