Zhōng wén
Chinese
Chinese written language
Chinese writing
běn wén
this text
article
the main body of a book
zhèng wén
main text (as opposed to footnotes)
main body (of a book)
wén zhāng
article
essay
literary works
writings
hidden meaning
CL:篇[pian1],段[duan4],頁|页[ye4]
wén
language
culture
writing
formal
literary
gentle
(old) classifier for coins
Kangxi radical 67
wén zì
character
script
writing
written language
writing style
phraseology
CL:個|个[ge4]
wén huà
culture
civilization
cultural
CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]
wén míng
civilized
civilization
culture
CL:個|个[ge4]
wén kù
collection of documents
library
book series
sequence of data, esp. genome
rén wén
humanities
human affairs
culture
wén xué
literature
CL:種|种[zhong3]
Zhōng wén bǎn
Chinese (language) version
cān kǎo wén xiàn
cited material
reference (to the literature)
bibliography
lùn wén
paper
treatise
thesis
CL:篇[pian1]
to discuss a paper or thesis (old)
bó wén
blog article
to write a blog article (netspeak)
tiáo wén
clause
explanatory section in a document
gǔ wén
old language
the Classics
classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose
classical Chinese as a school subject
wén háo
literary giant
great writer
eminent writer
yìng yòng wén
applied writing
writing for practical purposes (business letters, advertising etc)
wén gǎo
manuscript
article (in newspaper)
draft
wén shū
document
official correspondence
secretary
secretariat
Wén bù
Wenbu or Ombu village in Nyima county 尼瑪縣|尼玛县[Ni2 ma3 xian4], Nagchu prefecture, central Tibet
Tang dynasty equivalent of 吏部, personnel office
yǎo wén jiáo zì
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
xíng wén
writing style (formal)
to send an official written communication
wén xuǎn
compilation
selected works
míng wén
to state in writing (laws, rules etc)
Wén huì bào
Wenwei po or Wenhui bao, Hong Kong newspaper
Wén shū
Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
wén jìng
(of a person's manner or character) gentle and quiet
xué wèi lùn wén
a dissertation
a PhD thesis
wén huǒ
small flame (when cooking, simmering etc)
wén jù
stationery
item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc)
Wén chéng
Wencheng county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[Wen1 zhou1], Zhejiang
wén zhāi
digest (of literature)
to make a digest (of data)
summary
wén wù
cultural relic
historical relic
CL:件[jian4],個|个[ge4]
jiǎ gǔ wén
oracle script
oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)
wén tǐ
genre of writing
literary form
style
literary recreation and sporting activities
Jiàn Wén
Jianwen Emperor, reign name of second Ming Emperor Zhu Yunwen 朱允炆[Zhu1 Yun3 wen2] (1377-1402), reigned 1398-1402
Ōu wén
Owen (name)
Erwin (name)
Irvine, California
jì xù wén
narrative writing
written narration
Huá wén
Chinese language
Chinese script
Dá ěr wén
Charles Darwin (1809-1882), British biologist and author of "On the Origin of Species" 物種起源|物种起源[Wu3 zhong3 Qi3 yuan2]
Darwin, capital of the Northern Territory (Australia) 北領地|北领地[Bei3 Ling3 di4]
wén fáng sì bǎo
Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔[bi3], 墨[mo4], 紙|纸[zhi3] and 硯|砚[yan4]
the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)
Hàn wén
Chinese written language
Chinese literature esp. as taught abroad
Wén gé
Cultural Revolution (1966-76)
abbr. for 文化大革命[Wen2 hua4 Da4 ge2 ming4]
wén zhí
civilian post (as opposed to military)
civil service
administration
pī wén
official written ruling in response to a submission
official approval in writing
wēn wén ěr yǎ
cultured and refined (idiom); gentle and cultivated
Wén ān
Wen'an county in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei
Wén shān
Wenshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
Wenshan district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
sī wén
refined
educate
cultured
intellectual
polite
gentle
Shěn Cóng wén
Shen Congwen (1902-1988), novelist
wén bù shěng
ministry of culture (Japanese: monbushō)
Wén lián
abbr. for 中國文學藝術界聯合會|中国文学艺术界联合会, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC)
Yǔ wén
a branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1 bei1] nomadic people
two-character surname Yuwen
wén cǎi
literary talent
literary grace
rich and bright colors
zuò wén
to write an essay
composition (student essay)
CL:篇[pian1]
Chóng wén qū
Chongwen district of central Beijing
Wén Kāng
Wen Kang (mid-19th century), Manchu-born novelist, author of The Gallant Maid 兒女英雄傳|儿女英雄传[Er2 nu:3 Ying1 xiong2 Zhuan4]
wài wén
foreign language (written)
xù wén
preface
foreword
preamble
recital (law)
also written 敘文|叙文[xu4 wen2]
míng wén guī dìng
expressly stipulated (in writing)
jiào kē wén zǔ zhī
UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Zhōng Yīng wén duì zhào
Chinese-English parallel texts
wén yì yǎn chū
theatrical performance
CL:場|场[chang3]
lián hé guó jiào kē wén zǔ zhī
UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
zhèng míng wén jiàn
identification document
documentary proof
bái wén
the text of an annotated book
an unannotated edition of a book
intagliated characters (on a seal)
Xiū Wén
Xiuwen county in Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2], Guizhou
rén wén jǐng guān
place of cultural interest
Wén shān qū
Wenshan district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
Pān Jī wén
Ban Ki Moon (1944-), Korean diplomat, UN secretary-general from 2006
Wén huà Dà gé mìng
Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)
Jiāng Wén
Jiang Wen (1963-), sixth generation Chinese movie director
wén xué jiā
writer
man of letters
CL:個|个[ge4]
Mǎn wén
Manchurian written language
rén wén shè kē
(abbr.) humanities and social sciences
yǔ wén lǎo shī
language and literature teacher
Guó jiā wén wù jú
PRC State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH)
shàng wén
preceding part of the text
Xiāng gǎng Zhōng wén Dà xué
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Yóu wén tú sī
Juventus, Italian football team
wén shū chǔ lǐ
dealing with red tape
paperwork
(Tw) word processing
zuò wén zhāng
to make an issue of sth
to fuss
to make a song and dance
Zhōng wén xì
Chinese language department (of college)
Cài Yīng wén
Tsai Ing-wen (1956-), Taiwanese DPP politician, president of the Republic of China from 2016
Shuō wén
see 說文解字|说文解字[Shuo1 wen2 Jie3 zi4]
Xī wén
Spanish
Western language
foreign languages (in Qing times)
Huǒ xīng wén
lit. Martian language
fig. Internet slang used to communicate secret messages that the general public or government can't understand
Nuò bèi ěr wén xué jiǎng
the Nobel prize for literature
jīng wén
scripture
scriptures
CL:本[ben3]
Wén lái
Brunei Darussalam, independent sultanate in northwest Borneo
Wén fēng
Wenfeng district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市[An1 yang2 shi4], Henan
Hán wén
hangeul 한글, Korean phonetic alphabet
Korean written language
tóu wén zì
initial
first letter of word (in Latin script)
Zàng wén
Tibetan script
Tibetan written language
Tibetan language
Zhōng wén shū rù fǎ
Chinese input methods for computers
Wén dēng
Wendeng county level city in Weihai 威海, Shandong
wén xiàn xué
Philology
Historical Linguistics
dà zhòng wén huà
mass culture
popular culture
Shuō wén jiě zì
Shuowen, the original Han dynasty dictionary by Xu Shen 許慎|许慎
qí wén
remarkable work
peculiar writing
jīn wén
inscription in bronze
bell-cauldron inscription
Ā lā bó wén
Arabic (language & writing)
dōng xī fāng wén huà
Eastern and Western culture
Lóng wén
Longwen district of Zhangzhou city 漳州市[Zhang1 zhou1 shi4], Fujian
Zhōng guó wén lián
abbr. for 中國文學藝術界聯合會|中国文学艺术界联合会, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC)
chóng wén
repetitious passage
multiple variants of Chinese characters
Xīng wén
Xingwen county in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾[Yi2 bin1], Sichuan
yī wén bù zhí
worthless (idiom)
no use whatsoever
Wén Tiān xiáng
Wen Tianxiang (1236-1283), Song dynasty politician and poet, folk hero in resisting Mongol invasion in Jiangxi in 1275
bái huà wén
writings in the vernacular
qiān zì wén
Thousand character classic, 6th century poem used as traditional reading primer
yī zhǐ kōng wén
a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
Yī téng Bó wén
ITŌ Hirobumi (1841-1909), Japanese Meiji restoration politician, prime minister on four occasions, influential in Japanese expansionism in Korea, assassinated in Harbin
Kuí wén
Kuiwen district of Weifang city 濰坊市|潍坊市[Wei2 fang1 shi4], Shandong
Luó wén
Roman Tam (1949-), Canto-pop singer
Wén dēng shì
Wendeng county level city in Weihai 威海, Shandong
wén wǔ shuāng quán
well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier
master of pen and sword
Wén shān zhōu
abbr. for 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture in Yunnan 雲南|云南
Wén zōng
Wenzong Emperor, reign name of Yuan Dynasty emperor Tugh Temür (1304-1332), reigned 1328-1332
wén zōng
sb whose calligraphy serves as a model
Wén xiàn
Wen county in Longnan 隴南|陇南[Long3 nan2], Gansu
Wén shū Pú sà
Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
Wén shuǐ
Wenshui county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
Kuí wén qū
Kuiwen district of Weifang city 濰坊市|潍坊市[Wei2 fang1 shi4], Shandong
Wén Zhǒng
Wen Zhong (-467 BC), adviser to the state of Yue during Spring and Autumn period
Lù Kè wén
Kevin Rudd (1957-), Australian politician, proficient in Mandarin, prime minister 2007-2010 and 2013
wài wén xì
department of foreign languages
modern languages (college department)
wén chén
civilian court official (in former times)
Liáng zhǔ wén huà
Liangzhu (c. 3400-2250 BC), neolithic culture of Changjiang delta
wén gé
clam
bivalve mollusc, many spp.
Yuè wén
Vietnamese written language
Vietnamese literature
máng wén
Braille (alphabet for the blind)
Zhōu Wén Wáng
King Wen of Zhou state (c. 1152-1056 BC), reigned c. 1099-1056 BC as king of Zhou state, leading figure in building the subsequent Western Zhou dynasty, father of King Wu of Zhou 周武王 the first Zhou dynasty king
Wén chéng xiàn
Wencheng county in Wenzhou 溫州|温州[Wen1 zhou1], Zhejiang
wù zhì wén míng hé jīng shén wén míng
material and spiritual culture
matter and mind
material progress, ideology and culture (philosophic slogan, adopted into Deng Xiaoping theory from 1978)
Shèng wén sēn tè hé Gé lín nà dīng sī
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sī dì wén
Steven (name)
Simon Stevin (1548-1620), Flemish engineer and mathematician, played a key role in introducing the decimal system to Europe
zhòu wén
incantation
spell
to curse
Wén ān xiàn
Wen'an county in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei
Wáng Hóng wén
Wang Hongwen (1935-1992), one of the Gang of Four
Zǐ jīn shān Tiān wén tái
Purple Mountain Observatory
Kǎo wén chuí
Coventry city in West Midlands 西米德蘭茲|西米德兰兹[Xi1 mi3 de2 lan2 zi1], UK
Suí Wén dì
first Sui emperor (541-604) Yang Jian (541-604), reigned 581-604
shì wén
interpreting words
to explain the meaning of words in classic texts
to decipher an old script
Yuè nán wén
Vietnamese written language
Vietnamese literature
wén wǔ bǎi guān
civil and military officials
Lóng shān wén huà
Longshan culture
black pottery culture
hù wén
paired phrases (poetic device)
zhuǎn wén
(Internet) to repost (Tw)
wàng wén shēng yì
lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word-by-word without understanding the meaning
a far-fetched interpretation
wén shì
to polish a text
rhetoric
ornate language
to use florid language to conceal errors
to gloss over
Wén shān Zhuàng zú Miáo zú zì zhì zhōu
Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture in Yunnan 雲南|云南
zī wén
official communication (between gov. offices of equal rank)
report delivered by the head of gov. on affairs of state
Liè zhì wén
Richmond (place name or surname)
Jiàn wén dì
reign name of second Ming emperor, reigned 1398-1402, deposed in 1402 (mysterious disappearance is ongoing conspiracy theory)
Hàn wén dì
fourth Han emperor Han Wendi (202-157 BC), personal name Liu Heng 劉恆|刘恒 reigned 180-157 BC
Xiāng gǎng Wén huà Zhōng xīn
Hong Kong Cultural Center
dǎo wén
litany (text of a prayer)
Máo Dùn Wén xué jiǎng
Mao Dun Literature Prize, PRC prize for novel writing, awarded since 1982
Yǎng sháo wén huà
Yangshao neolithic culture from the central Yellow river basin, with red and black pottery
dà yǒu wén zhāng
some deeper meaning in this
more to it than meets the eye
there's sth behind all this
Lóng wén qū
Longwen district of Zhangzhou city 漳州市[Zhang1 zhou1 shi4], Fujian
yì wén
variant character
loan word
variant written form (for the same word)
different edition
wén huà rè
cultural fever
cultural craze
Wén Zhēng míng
Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), Ming painter, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
Wén Jǐn Dù
Man Kam To (place in Hong Kong)
Jìn Wén gōng
Duke Wen of Jin (697-628 BC, reigned 636-628 BC), one of the Five Hegemons 春秋五霸
fán wén rù jié
convoluted and over-elaborate (document)
unnecessarily elaborate writing
mumbo-jumbo
qí wén gòng shǎng
lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom); universally praised (original meaning)
incomprehensible nonsense
preposterous bullshit
Wén shuǐ xiàn
Wenshui county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
wén xué shì
Bachelor of Arts
B.A.
BA
A.B.
Artium Baccalaureus
pīn yīn wén zì
phonetic alphabet
alphabetic writing system
Tián wén
birth name of Lord Menchang of Qi, Chancellor of Qi and Wei during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)
Yáo Wén yuán
Yao Wenyuan (1931-2005), one of the Gang of Four
Zhōng wén guǎng bō
Chinese language broadcast
Xiū Wén xiàn
Xiuwen county in Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2], Guizhou
Tóng wén guǎn
the first modern Chinese library established in 1898 by William A.P. Martin 丁韙良|丁韪良, becoming the foundation for Peking University library
Wén shān xiàn
Wenshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
wén yǐ zài dào
words of truth
moral expressed in words
written article explaining a moral
Xīng wén xiàn
Xingwen county in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾[Yi2 bin1], Sichuan
dú lì Zhōng wén bǐ huì
Independent Chinese PEN center
biǎo yì wén zì
ideograph
ideographical writing system
Wèi Wén dì
Cao Pi 曹丕, emperor of Wei 220-226
Wén fēng qū
Wenfeng district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市[An1 yang2 shi4], Henan
Dōng bā wén huà
Dongba culture of the Nakhi ethnic group of Lijiang 麗江|丽江 in northwest Yunnan
Jiā ěr wén
Calvin (1509-1564), French protestant reformer
jiǎ gǔ wén zì
oracle script
oracle bone character (an early form of Chinese script)
è gǎo wén huà
spoofing culture (web based genre in PRC acquiring cult status from 2005, involving humorous, satirical or fantastical videos, photo collections, texts, poems etc)
wén huà céng
culture level (in archaeological site)
wén zhì wǔ gōng
political and military achievements (idiom)
wén zì gǎi gé
reform of the writing system
fán wén
convoluted
elaborate formalities
Kāi ěr wén
Lord Kelvin 1824-1907, British physicist (William Thomson)
Kelvin (temperature scale)
shí gǔ wén
early form of Chinese characters inscribed in stone, a precursor of the small seal 小篆[xiao3 zhuan4]
jué mì wén jiàn
top secret document
classified papers
xiē xíng wén zì
cuneiform (Babylonian script)
biàn wén
a popular form of narrative literature flourishing in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) with alternate prose and rhymed parts for recitation and singing (often on Buddhist themes)
qián hòu wén
context
the surrounding words
same as 上下文
wén shān huì hǎi
a mountain of paperwork and a sea of meetings (idiom)
chéng wén
petition (submitted to a superior)
Dé wén
Devon (county of southwest England)
Wén shū shī lì Pú sà
Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
gǔ wén yùn dòng
cultural movement aspiring to study and emulate classic works, at different periods of history, esp. Tang and Song
Zhōng guó Wén xué Yì shù jiè Lián hé huì
China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC)
abbr. to 文聯|文联
Bā lì wén
Pali, language of Theravad Pali canon
Wén dàng Duì xiàng Mó xíng
Document Object Model (DOM)
wén chāng yú
lancelet (Branchiostoma lanceolatum), a primitive fish
Wén shèng qū
Wensheng district of Liaoyang city 遼陽市|辽阳市[Liao2 yang2 shi4], Liaoning
wén tóng
a person studying for the imperial examinations
rén wén shè huì xué kē
humanities and social sciences
chāo wén běn biāo jì yǔ yán
hypertext markup language
HTML
Suí Wén dì Yáng jiān
first Sui emperor (541-604) Yang Jian (541-604), reigned 581-604
wén zì xué jiā
expert on writing systems
tiān wén dān wèi
Astronomical Unit
AU
149,567,892 km
zhòng wén qīng wǔ
to value letters and belittle arms (idiom); to stress civil matters and neglect the military
to prefer the pen to the sword
Shuō wén jiě zì zhù
Commentary on Shuowen (1815) by Duan Yucai 段玉裁
Tán Wén zōng
Emperor Wenzong of Tang (809-840), reign name of fifteenth Tang emperor 李昂[Lǐ Áng], reigned 827-840
Sī dì wén sēn
Stevenson or Stephenson (name)
Dá wén xī Mì mǎ
see 達芬奇密碼|达芬奇密码[Da2 fen1 qi2 Mi4 ma3]
bù míng yī wén
without a penny to one's name
penniless
stony-broke
bù zhí yī wén
worthless (idiom)
no use whatsoever
shí wén duàn zì
literate
a cultured person
zhōng dǐng wén
bell-cauldron script
the 籀文 form of Chinese character used in metal inscriptions
shéng wén
Jyōmon period of Japanese prehistory, with rope pattern pottery
jīn wén jīng xué
former Han dynasty school of Confucian scholars
zhòu wén
seal script used throughout the pre-Han period
Wáng shū wén
Wang Shuwen (735-806), famous Tang dynasty scholar, Go player and politician, a leader of failed Yongzhen reform 永貞革新|永贞革新 of 805
jīn gǔ wén
former Han dynasty study or rewriting of classical texts such as the Confucian six classics 六經|六经
Kǎ wén dí shí
Cavendish (name)
Henry Cavendish (1731-1810), English nobleman and pioneer experimental scientist
yàn wén
hangeul 한글, Korean phonetic alphabet
Wén fēng zhèn
Wenfeng town (common place name)
Guó jiā wén wù jiàn dìng wěi yuán huì
National Commission for the identification of cultural heritage
Sī wén · Hè dìng
Sven Hedin (1865-1952), famous Swedish adventurer and archaeologist, whose 1894-1900 Central Asian expeditions uncovered Kroraina or Loulan 樓蘭|楼兰
Wén yuàn yīng huá
Finest blossoms in the garden of literature, Song dynasty collection of poetry, odes, songs and writings compiled during 982-986 under Li Fan 李昉, Xu Xuan 徐鉉|徐铉, Song Bai 宋白 and Su Yijian 蘇易簡|苏易简, 1000 scrolls
Zhào Huì wén Wáng
King Huiwen of Zhao 趙國|赵国, reigned 298-266 BC during the Warring States Period
Lā dīng wén zì
the alphabet
latin letters
xū wén
dead letter
rule no longer in force
empty formality
Hàn wén dì Liú héng
Liu Heng (202-157 BC), the fourth Han emperor Han Wendi, reigned 180-157 BC
Qín Huì wén Wáng
King Huiwen of Qin 秦國|秦国, ruled 338-211 BC during the Warring States Period
liǎng hé wén míng
Mesopotamian civilization
Lā wén nà
Ravenna on the Adriatic coast of Italy
Jié xī · Ōu wén sī
Jesse Owens (1913-1980), American athlete
Hán wén zì mǔ
hangeul 한글, Korean phonetic alphabet
Korean letters
Zhōng Rì Hán tǒng yī biǎo yì wén zì
China Japan Korea (CJK) unified ideographs
Unihan
Wáng Shū wén
Wang Shuwen (personal name)
Wén míng xiǎo shǐ
Short history of civilization, late Qing novel by Li Boyuan 李伯元 or Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉 describing the turmoil after the 1900 Eight nation intervention
Miǎn wén
Burmese (language, esp. written)
wén wǔ hé yī
civilians and the military (working) hand in hand (idiom)
néng shī shàn wén
highly literate
lit. capable at poetry, proficient at prose
jīn wén jīng
former Han dynasty school of Confucian scholars
sǐ wén zì
dead language
indecipherable script
bù lǔ kè hǎi wén guó jiā shí yàn shì
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Xù lì yà wén
Syriac language (from c. 2nd century BC)
the Syriac script
jīng jì shè huì jí wén huà quán lì guó jì gōng yuē
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
cái jiān wén wǔ
talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
Yú Wén bào
Yu Wenbao (lived around 1240), prolific Song dynasty poet
Dá ěr wén gǎng
Darwin, capital of the Northern Territory, Australia
jīng líng wén
Elvish (language of elves)
chāo wén běn chuán sòng xié yì
hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP)
Qū lú wén
Kharosthi (ancient language of central Asia)
Jìn wèi Wén mǒ
Prince KONOE Fumimaro (1891-), Japanese nobleman and militarist politician, prime minister 1937-1939 and 1940-1941
wén fēng bù dòng
absolutely still
fig. not the slightest change
also written 紋風不動|纹风不动
fǎn wén páng
(colloquial) grapheme 攵 (variant form of Kangxi radical 66, 攴)
Tiān chéng wén
Devanagari alphabet used in India and Nepal
jī běn duō wén zhǒng píng miàn
basic multilingual plane (BMP)
Zhōng wén biāo zhǔn jiāo huàn mǎ
CSIC, Chinese standard interchange code used from 1992
wén jiāng xué hǎi
river of literacy, sea of learning (idiom); ars longa, vita brevis
Yóu lǐ sī · Yī wén sī
Joris Ivens (1898-1989), Dutch documentary filmmaker and committed communist
diào wén
paper prayers for the dead burnt at funerals
Yè Wěi wén
alias of 葉偉民|叶伟民[Ye4 Wei3 min2]
dà wén gé
giant clam
geoduck (Panopea abrupta)
elephant trunk clam
same as 象拔蚌[xiang4 ba2 bang4]
bù lǔ kè hǎi wén shí yàn shì
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Luó bó tè · Lù yì sī · Sī dì wén sēn
Robert Louis Stevenson (novelist), author of Treasure Island 金銀島|金银岛
Sì Wén mìng
Si Wenming, personal name of Yu the Great 大禹[Da4 Yu3]
Shèng Wén sēn hé Gé lín nà dīng
St Vincent and Grenadines, Caribbean island in Lesser Antilles
chāo wén jiàn chuán shū xié dìng
hypertext transfer protocol
HTTP
Wén bù xiāng
Wenbu or Ombu village in Nyima county 尼瑪縣|尼玛县[Ni2 ma3 xian4], Nagchu prefecture, central Tibet
Guó jiā wén wù wěi yuán huì
National Committee of Cultural Heritage
hēi kè wén
hacker terminology
leetspeak
Sī wén · Hǎi dìng
Sven Hedin (1865-1952), famous Swedish adventurer and archaeologist, whose 1894-1900 Central Asian expeditions uncovered Kroraina or Loulan 樓蘭|楼兰
also written 斯文·赫定
pián ǒu wén fēng
early Tang literary style despised as shallow by the classicists
yì wén bǐ shì
strange writing by rustic or illiterate
chāo wén běn chuán shū xié dìng
hypertext transfer protocol
HTTP
guó jiā biāo zhǔn Zhōng wén jiāo huàn mǎ
CNS 11643, Chinese character coding adopted in Taiwan, 1986-1992
Āi wén máo sī
Avonmouth in southwest England
same as the Bristol channel 布里斯托爾海峽|布里斯托尔海峡[Bu4 li3 si1 tuo1 er3 hai3 xia2]
shēn céng wén zì
deep orthography (not governed by simple rules)
qiǎn céng wén zì
shallow orthography (governed by simple rules)
bǐ shèng yú dāo wén bǐ wǔ qiáng
the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom)
wén zé zì fù
the author takes sole responsibility for the views expressed here (disclaimer)
wén guò shì fēi
to cover up one's faults (idiom)
to whitewash
Wén bù shěng
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Japan), ceased to exist in 2001 when it was merged with another ministry
wén miàn
to tattoo the face
face tattoo
to brand (ancient punishment)
wén xū què
(bird species of China) bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus)
bān wén niǎo
(bird species of China) scaly-breasted munia (Lonchura punctulata)
Sī wén · Hǎi dìng
Sven Hedin (1865-1952), famous Swedish adventurer and archaeologist, whose 1894-1900 Central Asian expeditions uncovered Kroraina or Loulan 樓蘭|楼兰[Lou2 lan2]
also written 斯文·赫定
Sī wén · Hè dìng
Sven Hedin (1865-1952), famous Swedish adventurer and archaeologist, whose 1894-1900 Central Asian expeditions uncovered Kroraina or Loulan 樓蘭|楼兰
Xīn Wén huà Yùn dòng
the New Culture Movement (mid-1910s and 1920s), intellectual revolution against Confucianism aiming to introduce Western elements, especially democracy and science
wén dú
literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character
wén yì bīng
PLA military personnel who specialize in literary or artistic pursuits
Wén míng Xiǎo shǐ
Short History of Civilization, late Qing novel by Li Boyuan 李伯元[Li3 Bo2 yuan2] or Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉[Li3 Bao3 jia1] describing the turmoil after the 1900 Eight-Nation Alliance 八國聯軍|八国联军[Ba1 guo2 Lian2 jun1]
wén qì
the impact of a piece of writing on the reader
gentle
refined
wén dú
paperwork
official documents and letters
(old) secretary
wén yuē
contract
written agreement
Wén yuàn Yīng huá
Finest Blossoms in the Garden of Literature, Song dynasty collection of poetry, odes, songs and writings compiled during 982-986 under Li Fang 李昉[Li3 Fang3], Xu Xuan 徐鉉|徐铉[Xu2 Xuan4], Song Bai 宋白[Song4 Bai2] and Su Yijian 蘇易簡|苏易简[Su1 Yi4 jian3], 1000 scrolls
Fāng Wén shān
Vincent Fang (1969-), Taiwanese multi-Golden Melody Award lyricist
Shuō wén Jiě zì Zhù
Commentary on Shuowen Jiezi (1815) by Duan Yucai 段玉裁[Duan4 Yu4 cai2]
Nuò bèi ěr Wén xué Jiǎng
Nobel Prize in Literature
zhuǎi wén
see 轉文|转文[zhuai3 wen2] (Tw)
zhuǎi wén
to parade by interspersing one's speech or writing with literary allusions
Taiwan pr. [zhuan3 wen2]
Dá wén xī
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian renaissance painter (Tw)
Fēi wù zhì Wén huà Yí chǎn
(UNESCO) Intangible Cultural Heritage
yán wén zì
Japanese-style emoticon, e.g. (⇀‸↼‶)
Shuō wén Jiě zì
Shuowen Jiezi, the original Han dynasty Chinese character dictionary with 10,516 entries, authored by Xu Shen 許慎|许慎[Xu3 Shen4] in 2nd century
biǎo miàn wén zhāng
superficial show
going through the motions
Kē Wén zhé
Ko Wen-je (1959-), Taiwanese independent politician, Mayor of Taipei City from 2014
lì fù wén niǎo
(bird species of China) chestnut munia (Lonchura atricapilla)
yáng wén
foreign language (esp. Western) (old)
Hàn Wén dì
Emperor Wen of Han (202-157 BC), fourth Han emperor, personal name Liu Heng 劉恆|刘恒[Liu2 Heng2], reigned 180-157 BC
Wáng Shū wén
Wang Shuwen (735-806), famous Tang dynasty scholar, Go player and politician, a leader of failed Yongzhen Reform 永貞革新|永贞革新[Yong3 zhen1 Ge2 xin1] of 805
bái yāo wén niǎo
(bird species of China) white-rumped munia (Lonchura striata)
cū lǔ bù wén
crude and ill-educated (idiom)
Shèng Wén sēn jí Gé ruì nà dīng
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Tw)
Lián hé guó Jiào Kē Wén Zǔ zhī
UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Qí jiā wén huà
Qijia neolithic culture, centered around the Gansu Corridor 河西走廊[He2 xi1 Zou3 lang2] c. 2000 BC
bó wén yuē lǐ
vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
Gǔ wén Guān zhǐ
Guwen Guanzhi, an anthology of essays written in Literary Chinese, compiled and edited by Wu Chucai and Wu Diaohou of Qing dynasty
Zhōu Wén wáng
King Wen of Zhou state (c. 1152-1056 BC), reigned c. 1099-1056 BC as king of Zhou state, leading figure in building the subsequent Western Zhou dynasty, father of King Wu of Zhou 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] the first Zhou dynasty king
Táng Wén zōng
Emperor Wenzong of Tang (809-840), reign name of fifteenth Tang emperor 李昂[Li3 Ang2], reigned 827-840
Guó jiā Wén wù jú
PRC State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH)
Guó jiā Wén wù Jiàn dìng Wěi yuán huì
National Commission for the Identification of Cultural Heritage
Guó jì Wén chuán Diàn xùn shè
Interfax, Russian non-governmental news agency
Dà wèn kǒu wén huà
Dawenkou culture (c. 4100-2600 BC), Neolithic culture based in today's Shandong area 山東|山东[Shan1 dong1]
Qiān zì wén
Thousand Character Classic, 6th century poem used as a traditional reading primer
chū wén
archaic (and simpler) form of a Chinese character
fēn wén
a single penny
a single cent
Shì jiè Wén huà Yí chǎn
(UNESCO) World Cultural Heritage
lái wén
received document
sent document
Jié xī · Ōu wén sī
Jesse Owens (1913-1980), American athlete
yǔn wén yǔn wǔ
equally proficient in intellectual and military affairs
Quán guó Zhòng diǎn Wén wù Bǎo hù Dān wèi
Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level
bā gǔ wén
eight-part essay one had to master to pass the imperial exams in Ming and Qing dynasties
wén rú qí rén
the writing style mirrors the writer (idiom)
wén yú
cultural recreation
entertainment
wén zì yù
literary inquisition
official persecution of intellectuals for their writing
wén xuān
promotional material
propaganda
Wén shān xiàn
Taipei Metro Wenshan Line (known as the Muzha Line 木柵線|木栅线[Mu4 zha4 xian4] prior to October 8, 2009)
wén kāng huó dòng
cultural and recreational activities (Tw)
Wén huì Bào
Wen Wei Po (Hong Kong newspaper)
Wenhui News (Shanghai newspaper)
wén gào
written statement
proclamation
announcement
wén huà quān
sphere of cultural influence
wén chuàng chǎn yè
creative industries (design, music, publishing etc)
abbr. for 文化創意產業|文化创意产业
Yóu lǐ sī · Yī wén sī
Joris Ivens (1898-1989), Dutch documentary filmmaker and committed communist
Bù lǔ kè hǎi wén Guó jiā Shí yàn shì
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Bù lǔ kè hǎi wén Shí yàn shì
Brookhaven National Laboratory
pī zhǔn wén hào
(drug etc) approval number
Jiào Kē Wén Zǔ zhī
UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
wén bù jiā diǎn
to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom)
to be quick-witted and skilled at writing compositions
wén bù duì tí
irrelevant
beside the point
wén rén xiāng qīng
scholars tend to disparage one another (idiom)
wén sī
the train of thought in writing