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伏笔
伏筆
fúbǐ
1. foreshadowing (literary device)
2. foretaste of material to come (in essay or story)

Character Breakdown

伏
fú
to crouch, to crawl, to lie hidden, to conceal
HSK 6 6 丶
笔
bǐ
pen, pencil, writing brush; to compose, to write; Hanzi stroke
HSK 2 10 丶

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