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伏笔

fúbǐ

Traditional: 伏筆

foreshadowing (literary device) / foretaste of material to come (in essay or story)

Character Breakdown

伏
fú
to crouch, to crawl, to lie hidden, to conceal
HSK 6
笔
bǐ
pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke
HSK 2

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