wénxué

文学

HSK 3Word · NounTraditional文學

literature; literary art

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

literature; the art of written language

neutral

Encompasses all forms of creative, artistic, and rhetorical writing. Can refer to the body of works (e.g., Chinese literature) or the academic study of such works.

Tā她
dà大
xué学
zhuān专
yè业
shì是
wén文
xué学
 。

Her university major is literature.

Gǔ古
diǎn典
wén文
xué学
yùn蕴
hán含
zhe着
shēn深
kè刻
de的
zhì智
huì慧
 。

Classical literature contains profound wisdom.

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Nuò诺
bèi贝
ěr尔
wén文
xué学
jiǎng奖
shì是
zuò作
jiā家
men们
de的
zuì最
gāo高
róng荣
yù誉
zhī之
yī一
 。

The Nobel Prize in Literature is one of the highest honors for writers.

Tā他
xǐ喜
huān欢
yuè阅
dú读
gè各
zhǒng种
liú流
pài派
de的
wén文
xué学
zuò作
pǐn品
 。

He enjoys reading literary works from various genres.