Meaning of 白文
白文 means main text (of an annotated book); body text; unannotated edition (of a book); text-only version. Pronounced bái wén.
- main text (of an annotated book); body text
- unannotated edition (of a book); text-only version
- intaglio inscription (on a seal); characters cut in relief (the negative space)
Definitions & Examples
Xué学
xí习
gǔ古
jí籍
，
jiàn建
yì议
xiān先
tōng通
dú读
bái白
wén文
，
yǐ以
lǐ理
jiě解
qí其
yuán原
yì意
。
When studying ancient texts, it is recommended to first read through the main text to understand its original meaning.
Xiān先
sheng生
jiào教
dǎo导
wǒ我
men们
，
dú读
zhù注
shū疏
zhī之
qián前
yī一
dìng定
yào要
xiān先
dú读
bái白
wén文
。
The teacher instructed us that we must read the main text before reading the annotations.
Zhè这
běn本
《
Lún论
yǔ语
》
de的
bái白
wén文
bù部
fen分
zì字
hěn很
dà大
，
dú读
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
shū舒
fu服
。
The main text part of this edition of the Analects has large print and is very comfortable to read.