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HSK
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
article / essay / literary works / writings / hidden meaning / CL: , , 頁|页
HSK 3
literature
HSK 3
civilized / civilization / culture / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *文* | 文* | *文
language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67
HSK 7-9
(PRC) Ministry of Culture and Tourism
literature and art
HSK 5
cultivated individual; scholar; literati
HSK 7-9
cultural palace
literary work / art work
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *文* | 文* | *文
surname Wen
text editor
grammar
word processing
liberal arts / humanities
HSK 7-9
diploma
HSK 7-9
folder / file (paper)
(newspapers etc) copy / copywriter / (office etc) paperwork / (old) secretary; clerk
history of literature
cultural relic / historical relic / CL: , 個|个
HSK 7-9
Classical Chinese
reference material (used in scholarly study)
HSK 7-9
cultural recreation / entertainment
HSK 6
civil and military officials
illiterate
HSK 7-9
words of truth / moral expressed in words / written article explaining a moral
refined in manner / gentle
Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)
elegant / refined
HSK 7-9
collected works
writer / man of letters / CL: 個|个
the Renaissance
document / official correspondence / secretary / secretariat
cultural tradition
Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔, , 紙|纸 and 硯|砚 / the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)
Wenchang City, Hainan
stationer
stationery / item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc)
HSK 7-9
irrelevant / beside the point
reform of the writing system
stationery store
literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character
Wenshan District in Taipei 臺北市|台北市, Taiwan
creative industries (design, music, publishing etc) (abbr. for 文化創意產業|文化创意产业)
cultural desert
theatrical performance / CL: 場|场
culture shock
the writing style mirrors the writer (idiom)
political and military achievements (idiom)
literary giant / great writer / eminent writer
literary circles
Wen County or Wenxian, a county in Longnan City 隴南市|陇南市, Gansu
scholars tend to disparage one another (idiom)
file server
(Tw) blending of cultural heritage elements with creative modern designs to produce innovative products and services (often used attributively, as in 文創商品|文创商品) (abbr. for 文化創意|文化创意)
Wen Tianxiang (1236-1283), Song dynasty politician and poet, folk hero in resisting Mongol invasion in Jiangxi in 1275
file format
Wenfeng, a district of Anyang City 安陽市|安阳市, Henan
civilian post (as opposed to military) / civil service / administration
cultural fever / cultural craze
Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), Ming painter, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
red tape
genre of writing / literary form / style / literary recreation and sporting activities
product that incorporates traditional culture or local elements with innovative design ideas
literary master
educational level
written statement / proclamation / announcement
Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
writings / writing style
office worker; clerk
to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom) / to be quick-witted and skilled at writing compositions
civilians and the military (working) hand in hand (idiom)
cultural exchange
cultural history
Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
(computer) file; document; documentation
literati / scholar
culture and education
Document Object Model (DOM)
the impact of a piece of writing on the reader / gentle / refined
to tattoo the face / face tattoo / to brand (ancient punishment)
Wen Wei Po (Hong Kong newspaper) / Wenhui News (Shanghai newspaper)
bra
paperwork; clerical tasks / (Tw) word processing
official document
(idiom) to cover up one's faults; to whitewash
promotional material / propaganda
(computing) text box
writing style / (used with 鼎盛) cultural activity
propaganda department
paperwork / official documents and letters / (old) secretary
Brunei
to tattoo / tattoo
Cultural Revolution (1966-76) (abbr. for 文化大革命)
literature and history

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