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HSK
Chinese language
HSK 1
culture / civilization / cultural / CL: 個|个, 種|种
HSK 3
document / file / CL:
HSK 3
character / script / writing / written language / writing style / phraseology / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
English (language)
HSK 2
article / essay / literary works / writings / hidden meaning / CL: , , 頁|页
HSK 3
to write an essay / composition (student essay) / CL:
HSK 2
literature
HSK 3
civilized / civilization / culture / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
astronomy
HSK 5
paper / treatise / thesis / CL: / to discuss a paper or thesis (old)
HSK 4
foreign language (written)
HSK 3
text / CL:
HSK 1
(broadly) prose (as opposed to verse) / (more narrowly) free-form literary prose, such as essays, sketches and reflections
HSK 5
(idiom) astronomical figure
literature and art
HSK 5
the text above; the preceding text
extraterrestrial civilization
the text below; the following text / (fig.) what happened next; later developments
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *文* | 文* | *文
language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67
HSK 7-9
object valued for aesthetic appreciation; objet d'art
traditional Chinese opera / lyrics and spoken lines in Chinese opera
(historical) imperial examination essay; eight-legged essay 八股文 / current-affairs article; topical commentary (esp. as reading material in educational contexts)
cultural recreation / entertainment
HSK 6
cultivated individual; scholar; literati
HSK 7-9
(textual) context
(PPT etc) presentation
diploma
HSK 7-9
a post on X (formerly Twitter) / article posted to subscribers' feeds (on WeChat etc) / (HK, Tw) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile / (Tw) to comment on a post on the PTT bulletin board
humanities; culture; humanistic
HSK 7-9
Wenshan, a county-level city in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州, Yunnan
astronomical unit (AU)
old language / the Classics / Classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose / Classical Chinese as a school subject
Brunei
Wendeng, a district of Weihai City 威海市, Shandong
expressly stipulated (in writing)
civil official
Chinese name adopted by Kevin Rudd (1957–), Australian politician proficient in Mandarin, prime minister 2007–2010 and 2013
entire text / full text
HSK 7-9
astronomical telescope
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *文* | 文* | *文
surname Wen
file server
Thousand Character Classic, 6th century poem used as a traditional reading primer
grammar
salmon (loanword)
quotation / citation
liberal arts / humanities
HSK 7-9
King Huiwen of Qin 秦國|秦国, ruled 338-311 BC during the Warring States Period
original text
(newspapers etc) copy / copywriter / (office etc) paperwork / (old) secretary; clerk
literary work / art work
genre of writing / literary form / style / literary recreation and sporting activities
hydrology
online literature, esp. web novels (abbr. for 網絡文學|网络文学)
context / the surrounding words / same as 上下文
a popular form of narrative literature flourishing in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) with alternate prose and rhymed parts for recitation and singing (often on Buddhist themes)
humanism
Jiang Wen (1963-), sixth generation Chinese movie director
cultural relic / historical relic / CL: , 個|个
HSK 7-9
Classical Chinese
ancient civilization
(loanword) sandwich
full-text search
official document
writing style / (used with 鼎盛) cultural activity
Shen Congwen (1902-1988), novelist
this text / article / the main body of a book
Eastern civilization
to give for free
civil and military officials
illiterate
HSK 7-9
(archaeology) Yangshao culture, a Neolithic culture (c. 5000–3000 BC) in the central Yellow River basin, known for painted pottery, millet farming and village settlements
French language
Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)
Japanese-style emoticon, e.g. (⇀‸↼‶)
elegant / refined
HSK 7-9
(of a person's manner or character) gentle and quiet
Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
collected works
Ko Wen-je (1959-), Taiwanese independent politician, Mayor of Taipei City from 2014
Eastern and Western culture
astronomy
refined in manner / gentle
context menu (computing)
full-text search
astronomer
(computer) file; document; documentation
German (language)
Wenchang City, Hainan
Tibetan script / Tibetan written language / Tibetan language
stationer
text file
talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
stationery / item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc)
HSK 7-9
reform of the writing system
short piece; article; short essay
hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet / Korean written language
subculture

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