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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 / CL: 種|种
HSK 3
civilized / civilization / culture / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
literature and art
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *文* | 文* | *文
language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67
HSK 7-9
cultural recreation / entertainment
HSK 6
cultivated individual; scholar; literati
HSK 7-9
diploma
HSK 7-9
Brunei
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *文* | 文* | *文
surname Wen
file server
grammar
liberal arts / humanities
HSK 7-9
(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
cultural relic / historical relic / CL: , 個|个
HSK 7-9
Classical Chinese
writing style / (used with 鼎盛) cultural activity
civil and military officials
illiterate
HSK 7-9
Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)
elegant / refined
HSK 7-9
(of a person's manner or character) gentle and quiet
Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
collected works
refined in manner / gentle
(computer) file; document; documentation
Wenchang City, Hainan
stationer
text file
stationery / item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc)
HSK 7-9
reform of the writing system
stationery store
folder / file (paper)
cultural desert
reference material (used in scholarly study)
HSK 7-9
text editor
the writing style mirrors the writer (idiom)
political and military achievements (idiom)
literary giant / great writer / eminent writer
(idiom) (of a nation) to denounce and threaten with military force; to try to coerce
product that incorporates traditional culture or local elements with innovative design ideas
Wen Tianxiang (1236-1283), Song dynasty politician and poet, folk hero in resisting Mongol invasion in Jiangxi in 1275
file format
Doctor of Letters
theatrical performance / CL: 場|场
to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom) / to be quick-witted and skilled at writing compositions
(idiom) to cover up one's faults; to whitewash
to polish a text / rhetoric / ornate language / to use florid language to conceal errors / to gloss over
Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔, , 紙|纸 and 硯|砚 / the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)
educational level
written statement / proclamation / announcement
Wenshan District in Taipei 臺北市|台北市, Taiwan
Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
bookish / genteel / erudite
document / official correspondence / secretary / secretariat
civilians and the military (working) hand in hand (idiom)
cultural exchange
cultural history
(PRC) Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Bachelor of Arts / B.A. / BA / A.B. / Artium Baccalaureus
paperwork; clerical tasks / (Tw) word processing
red tape
writings / writing style
cultural tradition
culture shock
writer / man of letters / CL: 個|个
cultural heritage
literati / scholar
culture and education
to tattoo the face / face tattoo / to brand (ancient punishment)
bra
official document
(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)
promotional material / propaganda
Brunei Darussalam
a mountain of paperwork and a sea of meetings (idiom)
(computing) text box
creative industries (design, music, publishing etc) (abbr. for 文化創意產業|文化创意产业)
propaganda department
PLA military personnel who specialize in literary or artistic pursuits
to tattoo / tattoo
Cultural Revolution (1966-76) (abbr. for 文化大革命)
literature and history
philology
the impact of a piece of writing on the reader / gentle / refined
Wen Zhong (-467 BC), adviser to the state of Yue during Spring and Autumn period
contract / written agreement
cultural desert
digest (of literature) / to make a digest (of data) / summary
a text (article, script, contract etc) / version of a text (copy, translation, abridged version etc) / (computing) text
civilian court official (in former times)
absolutely still / fig. not the slightest change / also written 紋風不動|纹风不动

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