Hanzi

文

language/culture/writing/formal/literary/gentle/(old) classifier for coins/Kangxi radical 67

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

wén

Bopomofo

ㄨㄣˊ

Jyutping

man4

Example sentences

中文 zhōngwén
學習中文是目前世界潮流之一。
学习中文是目前世界潮流之一。

Learning Chinese is one of the current world trends.

會 / 会 huì
他會說中文。
他会说中文。

He can speak Chinese.

原文 yuánwén
這篇論文是根據法文原文翻譯的。
这篇论文是根据法文原文翻译的。

This thesis was translated based on the original French text.

對照 / 对照 duìzhào
請將這份翻譯與原文對照一下。
请将这份翻译与原文对照一下。

Please compare this translation with the original text.

文 wén
我正在學習中文。
我正在学习中文。

I am studying Chinese.

壇 / 坛 tán
他在文壇上有著極高的地位。
他在文坛上有著极高的地位。

He has a very high status in the literary world.

文化 wénhuà
他對中國文化感興趣。
他对中国文化感兴趣。

He is interested in Chinese culture.

各 gè
各國有不同的文化
各国有不同的文化

Each country has different cultures.

人文 rénwén
我們應該重視人文精神。
我们应该重视人文精神。

We should value the humanistic spirit.

作文 zuòwén
老師要求我們明天交一篇作文。
老师要求我们明天交一篇作文。

The teacher asked us to hand in an essay tomorrow.

Example Vocabulary

中文

zhong1'wen2

Chinese language; Chinese written language

博文

bo2'wen2

原文

yuan2'wen2

original text; original document

文

wen2

language; script; culture

文化

wen2'hua4

culture; civilization; literacy

一文不值

yi1'wen2'bu4'zhi2

三文魚

san1'wen2'yu2

人文

ren2'wen2

humanities; human culture

作文

zuo4'wen2

composition; essay

天文

tian1'wen2

astronomy

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