shuō
míng
wén

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Meaning of 说明文

说明文 means expository writing; explanatory essay; informative text explaining things or reasoning. Pronounced shuō míng wén.

  • expository writing; explanatory essay; informative text explaining things or reasoning

Definitions & Examples

Lǎo
shī
yāo
qiú
men
jīn
tiān
xiě
piān
shuō
míng
wén
 

The teacher asked us to write an expository essay today.

Shuō
míng
wén
lùn
wén
zuì
de
bié
zài
qián
zhě
zhòng
zài
shuō
míng
 
hòu
zhě
zhòng
zài
lùn
zhèng
 

The biggest difference between expository and argumentative writing is that the former focuses on explanation while the latter focuses on proof.

Zhè
piān
shuō
míng
wén
qīng
de
jiè
shào
le
kǒng
lóng
de
miè
jué
guò
chéng
 

This expository essay clearly explains the extinction process of dinosaurs.

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