顺叙 Traditional form: 順敘 Pinyin (reading): shùnxù Definitions: chronological narrative Characters: 顺 - to submit to, to obey, to go along with 叙 - to express, to state; to relate, to narrate Traditional characters: 順 - to submit to, to obey, to go along with 敘 - to express, to state; to relate, to narrate