culture; literacy
Meanings
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the totality of material and spiritual wealth created throughout human social history; specifically spiritual wealth
Used broadly to refer to arts, literature, education, science, customs, beliefs, and shared practices of a society.
Chinese culture has a long history of five thousand years.
The city hosted an international cultural exchange festival.
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Protecting intangible cultural heritage is very important.
Language is an important carrier of culture.
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archaeological term: a complex of relics and remains from the same historical period, characterized by common tools, utensils, and manufacturing techniques
technicalA technical term in archaeology for classifying prehistoric societies (e.g., Yangshao Culture).
The Yangshao Culture is an important Neolithic culture in the middle reaches of the Yellow River.
Archaeologists discovered pottery belonging to the Longshan Culture here.
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literacy; general knowledge
Used to describe a person's level of education or basic knowledge.
He is an educated person who has read many books.
We need to raise the educational level of the citizens.
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We must work hard to learn cultural knowledge.