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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
文化 wénhuà	文化 \| 文化* \| *文化	culture / civilization / cultural / CL: 個｜个, 種｜种	HSK 3


文章 wénzhāng	文章 \| 文章* \| *文章	article / essay / literary works / writings / hidden meaning / CL: 篇, 段, 頁｜页	HSK 4


文字 wénzì	文字 \| 文字* \| *文字	character / script / writing / written language / writing style / phraseology / CL: 個｜个	HSK 5


文件 wénjiàn	文件 \| 文件* \| *文件	document / file / CL: 份	HSK 5


文明 wénmíng	文明 \| 文明* \| *文明	civilized / civilization / culture / CL: 個｜个	HSK 5


文学 wénxué	文学 \| 文学* \| *文学	literature / CL: 種｜种	文學 HSK 5


文具 wénjù	文具 \| 文具* \| *文具	stationery / item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc)	HSK 5


文献 wénxiàn	文献 \| 文献* \| *文献	document	文獻 HSK 6


文艺 wényì	文艺 \| 文艺* \| *文艺	literature and art	文藝 HSK 6


文物 wénwù	文物 \| 文物* \| *文物	cultural relic / historical relic / CL: 件, 個｜个	HSK 6


文凭 wénpíng	文凭 \| 文凭* \| *文凭	diploma	文憑 HSK 6


文雅 wényǎ	文雅 \| 文雅* \| *文雅	elegant / refined	HSK 6


文库 wénkù	文库 \| 文库* \| *文库	collection of documents / library / book series / sequence of data, esp. genome	文庫


文案 wén'àn	文案 \| 文案* \| *文案	(newspapers etc) copy / copywriter / (office etc) paperwork / (old) secretary / clerk


文档 wéndàng	文档 \| 文档* \| *文档	(computer) file; document; documentation	文檔


文书 wénshū	文书 \| 文书* \| *文书	document / official correspondence / secretary / secretariat	文書


文本 wénběn	文本 \| 文本* \| *文本	a text (article, script, contract etc) / version of a text (copy, translation, abridged version etc) / (computing) text


文胸 wénxiōng	文胸 \| 文胸* \| *文胸	bra


文集 wénjí	文集 \| 文集* \| *文集	collected works


文山 Wénshān	文山 \| 文山* \| *文山	Wenshan County 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 / Wenshan District of Taipei City 臺北市｜台北市, Taiwan


文科 wénkē	文科 \| 文科* \| *文科	liberal arts / humanities


文教 wénjiào	文教 \| 文教* \| *文教	culture and education


文言 wényán	文言 \| 文言* \| *文言	Classical Chinese


文娱 wényú	文娱 \| 文娱* \| *文娱	cultural recreation / entertainment	文娛


文笔 wénbǐ	文笔 \| 文笔* \| *文笔	writings / writing style	文筆


文体 wéntǐ	文体 \| 文体* \| *文体	genre of writing / literary form / style / literary recreation and sporting activities	文體


文员 wényuán	文员 \| 文员* \| *文员	office worker / clerk	文員


文史 wénshǐ	文史 \| 文史* \| *文史	literature and history


文莱 Wénlái	文莱 \| 文莱* \| *文莱	Brunei Darussalam, independent sultanate in northwest Borneo	文萊


文法 wénfǎ	文法 \| 文法* \| *文法	grammar


文成 Wénchéng	文成 \| 文成* \| *文成	Wencheng county in Wenzhou 溫州｜温州, Zhejiang


文豪 wénháo	文豪 \| 文豪* \| *文豪	literary giant / great writer / eminent writer


文面 wénmiàn	文面 \| 文面* \| *文面	to tattoo the face / face tattoo / to brand (ancient punishment)


文武双全 wénwǔshuāngquán	文武双全 \| 文武双全* \| *文武双全	well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier / master of pen and sword	文武雙全


文化和旅游部 Wénhuàhé Lǚyóubù	文化…游部 \| 文化…游部* \| *文化…游部	(PRC) Ministry of Culture and Tourism	文化和旅遊部


文理 wénlǐ	文理 \| 文理* \| *文理	arts and sciences


文县 Wénxiàn	文县 \| 文县* \| *文县	Wen county in Longnan 隴南｜陇南, Gansu	文縣


文武 wénwǔ	文武 \| 文武* \| *文武	civil and military


文摘 wénzhāi	文摘 \| 文摘* \| *文摘	digest (of literature) / to make a digest (of data) / summary


文稿 wéngǎo	文稿 \| 文稿* \| *文稿	manuscript / article (in newspaper) / draft


文秘 wénmì	文秘 \| 文秘* \| *文秘	secretary


文本编辑器 wénběnbiānjíqì	文本编辑器 \| 文本编辑器* \| *文本编辑器	text editor	文本編輯器


文峰 Wénfēng	文峰 \| 文峰* \| *文峰	Wenfeng district of Anyang city 安陽市｜安阳市, Henan


文安 Wén'ān	文安 \| 文安* \| *文安	Wen'an county in Langfang 廊坊, Hebei


文号 wénhào	文号 \| 文号* \| *文号	document identifier code (typically including an abbreviation for the name of the issuing organization, the date and a serial number)	文號


文苑 wényuàn	文苑 \| 文苑* \| *文苑	the literary world


文宣 wénxuān	文宣 \| 文宣* \| *文宣	promotional material / propaganda


文静 wénjìng	文静 \| 文静* \| *文静	(of a person's manner or character) gentle and quiet	文靜


文坛 wéntán	文坛 \| 文坛* \| *文坛	literary circles	文壇


文殊 Wénshū	文殊 \| 文殊* \| *文殊	Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness


文采 wéncǎi	文采 \| 文采* \| *文采	literary talent / literary grace / rich and bright colors


文职 wénzhí	文职 \| 文职* \| *文职	civilian post (as opposed to military) / civil service / administration	文職


文登 Wéndēng	文登 \| 文登* \| *文登	Wendeng, county-level city in Weihai 威海, Shandong


文选 wénxuǎn	文选 \| 文选* \| *文选	compilation / selected works	文選


文盲 wénmáng	文盲 \| 文盲* \| *文盲	illiterate


文风 wénfēng	文风 \| 文风* \| *文风	writing style / (used with 鼎盛) cultural activity	文風


文水 Wénshuǐ	文水 \| 文水* \| *文水	Wenshui county in Lüliang 呂梁｜吕梁, Shanxi 山西


文联 Wénlián	文联 \| 文联* \| *文联	abbr. for 中國文學藝術界聯合會｜中国文学艺术界联合会, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC)	文聯


文 Wén	文 \| 文* \| *文	surname Wen


文 wén	文 \| 文* \| *文	language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67


文思 wénsī	文思 \| 文思* \| *文思	the train of thought in writing


文房四宝 wénfángsìbǎo	文房四宝 \| 文房四宝* \| *文房四宝	Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆｜笔, 墨, 紙｜纸 and 硯｜砚 / the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)	文房四寶


文成县 Wénchéngxiàn	文成县 \| 文成县* \| *文成县	Wencheng county in Wenzhou 溫州｜温州, Zhejiang	文成縣


文不对题 wénbùduìtí	文不对题 \| 文不对题* \| *文不对题	irrelevant / beside the point	文不對題


文登市 Wéndēngshì	文登市 \| 文登市* \| *文登市	Wendeng, county-level city in Weihai 威海, Shandong


文士 wénshì	文士 \| 文士* \| *文士	literati / scholar


文宗 Wénzōng	文宗 \| 文宗* \| *文宗	Wenzong Emperor, reign name of Yuan Dynasty emperor Tugh Temür (1304-1332), reigned 1328-1332


文宗 wénzōng	文宗 \| 文宗* \| *文宗	(literary) writer whose works are venerated as exemplary; eminent writer


文汇报 Wénhuì Bào	文汇报 \| 文汇报* \| *文汇报	Wen Wei Po (Hong Kong newspaper) / Wenhui News (Shanghai newspaper)	文彙報


文质彬彬 wénzhìbīnbīn	文质彬彬 \| 文质彬彬* \| *文质彬彬	refined in manner / gentle	文質彬彬


文牍 wéndú	文牍 \| 文牍* \| *文牍	paperwork / official documents and letters / (old) secretary	文牘


文竹 wénzhú	文竹 \| 文竹* \| *文竹	setose asparagus


文本框 wénběnkuàng	文本框 \| 文本框* \| *文本框	text box (computing)


文饰 wénshì	文饰 \| 文饰* \| *文饰	to polish a text / rhetoric / ornate language / to use florid language to conceal errors / to gloss over	文飾


文武百官 wénwǔbǎiguān	文武百官 \| 文武百官* \| *文武百官	civil and military officials


文化圈 wénhuàquān	文化圈 \| 文化圈* \| *文化圈	sphere of cultural influence


文曲星 Wénqǔxīng	文曲星 \| 文曲星* \| *文曲星	constellation governing scholarship and examinations; (fig.) renowned literary genius / brand name of handheld electronic dictionaries made by Beijing company Golden Global View


文告 wéngào	文告 \| 文告* \| *文告	written statement / proclamation / announcement


文辞 wéncí	文辞 \| 文辞* \| *文辞	language; use of words; phraseology / articles; essays; writing	文辭


文蛤 wéngé	文蛤 \| 文蛤* \| *文蛤	clam / bivalve mollusk, many spp.


文抄公 wénchāogōng	文抄公 \| 文抄公* \| *文抄公	plagiarist


文气 wénqì	文气 \| 文气* \| *文气	the impact of a piece of writing on the reader / gentle / refined	文氣


文绉绉 wénzhōuzhōu	文绉绉 \| 文绉绉* \| *文绉绉	bookish / genteel / erudite	文縐縐


文身 wénshēn	文身 \| 文身* \| *文身	to tattoo


文弱书生 wénruòshūshēng	文弱书生 \| 文弱书生* \| *文弱书生	(idiom) frail scholar	文弱書生


文墨 wénmò	文墨 \| 文墨* \| *文墨	writing / culture


文火 wénhuǒ	文火 \| 文火* \| *文火	small flame (when cooking, simmering etc)


文过饰非 wénguòshìfēi	文过饰非 \| 文过饰非* \| *文过饰非	(idiom) to cover up one's faults; to whitewash	文過飾非


文以载道 wényǐzàidào	文以载道 \| 文以载道* \| *文以载道	words of truth / moral expressed in words / written article explaining a moral	文以載道


文约 wényuē	文约 \| 文约* \| *文约	contract / written agreement	文約


文人 wénrén	文人 \| 文人* \| *文人	scholar / literati


文人相轻 wénrénxiāngqīng	文人相轻 \| 文人相轻* \| *文人相轻	scholars tend to disparage one another (idiom)	文人相輕


文如其人 wénrúqírén	文如其人 \| 文如其人* \| *文如其人	the writing style mirrors the writer (idiom)


文不加点 wénbùjiādiǎn	文不加点 \| 文不加点* \| *文不加点	to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom) / to be quick-witted and skilled at writing compositions	文不加點


文昌鱼 wénchāngyú	文昌鱼 \| 文昌鱼* \| *文昌鱼	lancelet (Branchiostoma lanceolatum), a primitive fish	文昌魚


文昌 Wénchāng	文昌 \| 文昌* \| *文昌	Wenchang City, Hainan


文部 Wénbù	文部 \| 文部* \| *文部	Wenbu or Ombu village in Nyima county 尼瑪縣｜尼玛县, Nagchu prefecture, central Tibet / Tang dynasty equivalent of 吏部, personnel office


文旅 wénlǚ	文旅 \| 文旅* \| *文旅	cultural tourism


文艺作品 wényìzuòpǐn	文艺作品 \| 文艺作品* \| *文艺作品	literary work / art work	文藝作品


文革 Wéngé	文革 \| 文革* \| *文革	Cultural Revolution (1966-76) (abbr. for 文化大革命)

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