语文
yǔ wén
Pinyin

Definition

语文
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yǔ wén
  1. literature and language
  2. (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

中文
Zhōng wén
  1. 1 Chinese language
博文
bó wén
  1. 1 blog article
  2. 2 to write a blog article (netspeak)
原文
yuán wén
  1. 1 original text
文
Wén
  1. 1 surname Wen
文化
wén huà
  1. 1 culture
  2. 2 civilization
  3. 3 cultural
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],種|种[zhǒng]
文字
wén zì
  1. 1 character
  2. 2 script
  3. 3 writing
  4. 4 written language
  5. 5 writing style
  6. 6 phraseology
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
文章
wén zhāng
  1. 1 article
  2. 2 essay
  3. 3 literary works
  4. 4 writings
  5. 5 hidden meaning
  6. 6 CL:篇[piān],段[duàn],頁|页[yè]
文艺
wén yì
  1. 1 literature and art
英文
Yīng wén
  1. 1 English (language)
一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
  1. 1 worthless (idiom)
  2. 2 no use whatsoever
三文鱼
sān wén yú
  1. 1 salmon (loanword)
人文
rén wén
  1. 1 humanities
  2. 2 human affairs
  3. 3 culture
作文
zuò wén
  1. 1 to write an essay
  2. 2 composition (student essay)
  3. 3 CL:篇[piān]
全文
quán wén
  1. 1 entire text
  2. 2 full text
天文
tiān wén
  1. 1 astronomy
天文馆
tiān wén guǎn
  1. 1 planetarium
散文
sǎn wén
  1. 1 prose
  2. 2 essay
文人
wén rén
  1. 1 scholar
  2. 2 literati
文件
wén jiàn
  1. 1 document
  2. 2 file
  3. 3 CL:份[fèn]
文具
wén jù
  1. 1 stationery
  2. 2 item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc)

Idioms (20)

一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
  1. 1 worthless (idiom)
  2. 2 no use whatsoever
一纸空文
yī zhǐ kōng wén
  1. 1 a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
不值一文
bù zhí yī wén
  1. 1 worthless (idiom)
  2. 2 no use whatsoever
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
  1. 1 vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
  1. 1 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
奇文共赏
qí wén gòng shǎng
  1. 1 lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom); universally praised (original meaning)
  2. 2 incomprehensible nonsense
  3. 3 preposterous bullshit
才兼文武
cái jiān wén wǔ
  1. 1 talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
文不加点
wén bù jiā diǎn
  1. 1 to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom)
  2. 2 to be quick-witted and skilled at writing compositions
文人相轻
wén rén xiāng qīng
  1. 1 scholars tend to disparage one another (idiom)
文如其人
wén rú qí rén
  1. 1 the writing style mirrors the writer (idiom)
文山会海
wén shān huì hǎi
  1. 1 a mountain of paperwork and a sea of meetings (idiom)
文房四宝
wén fáng sì bǎo
  1. 1 Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔[bǐ], 墨[mò], 紙|纸[zhǐ] and 硯|砚[yàn]
  2. 2 the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)
文武合一
wén wǔ hé yī
  1. 1 civilians and the military (working) hand in hand (idiom)
文武双全
wén wǔ shuāng quán
  1. 1 well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier
  2. 2 master of pen and sword
文江学海
wén jiāng xué hǎi
  1. 1 river of literacy, sea of learning (idiom); ars longa, vita brevis
文治武功
wén zhì wǔ gōng
  1. 1 political and military achievements (idiom)
文过饰非
wén guò shì fēi
  1. 1 to cover up one's faults (idiom)
  2. 2 to whitewash
望文生义
wàng wén shēng yì
  1. 1 lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning
  2. 2 a far-fetched interpretation
温文尔雅
wēn wén ěr yǎ
  1. 1 cultured and refined (idiom); gentle and cultivated
笔胜于刀文比武强
bǐ shèng yú dāo wén bǐ wǔ qiáng
  1. 1 the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我记得当年我们高考考期是两天，第一天考语文数学，第二天考英语和综合。
wǒ jìde dāngnián wǒmen gāokǎo kǎoqī shì liǎngtiān ，dì yī tiān kǎo yǔwén shùxué ，dì èr tiān kǎo yīngyǔ hé zōnghé 。
I remember back then the college exams lasted for two days. The first day was the language and mathematics exam, the second day was English and general exams.
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这么说吧，考完语文、数学、英语三门基础课后，我是胸有成竹，觉得自己就是上清华北大的料，但考完综合之后我就觉得自己只有留在老家的命了。
zhèmeshuō ba ，kǎo wán yǔwén 、shùxué 、yīngyǔ sān mén jīchǔ kè hòu ，wǒ shì xiōngyǒuchéngzhú ，juéde zìjǐ jiùshì shàng qīnghuáběidà de liào ，dàn kǎo wán zōnghé zhīhòu wǒ jiù juéde zìjǐ zhǐyǒu liú zài lǎojiā de mìng le 。
Let's put it this way, after taking the basic tests in Chinese language, mathematics and English, I'd already got to grips with things, so I felt I'd be able to get into Tsing Hua University or Peking University, but after my general exam I thought I'd just have to remain in my hometown for life.
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可不是嘛，不过听说偏科的都是天才！想我语文这么好，生在科举时代，一定是做大官的。
kěbushì ma ，bùguò tīngshuō piānkē de dōu shì tiāncái ！xiǎng wǒ yǔwén zhème hǎo ，shēngzài kējǔ shídài ，yīdìng shì zuò dàguān de 。
Isn't that exactly the case, but I hear people who are unbalanced across different subjects are geniuses! Given that my Chinese language skills were so good, if I'd been born in the imperial examination era, I'd certainly have been a senior government official.
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语文课，数学课，体育课，物理课，历史课，生物课，化学课，地理课
yǔwén kè ，shùxué kè ，tǐyù kè ，wùlǐ kè ，lìshǐ kè ，shēngwùkè ，huàxué kè ，dìlǐ kè
language arts class, math class, gym class, physics class, history class, biology class, chemistry class, geography class
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哈哈，你们语文老师一定有讲过这些知识吧。
hāhā ，nǐmen yǔwén lǎoshī yīdìng yǒu jiǎng guo zhèxiē zhīshi ba 。
Haha, certainly your language teacher has discussed some of these issues, no?
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