八股文
bā gǔ wén
Pinyin

Definition

八股文
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bā gǔ wén
  1. eight-part essay one had to master to pass the imperial exams in Ming and Qing dynasties

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

中文
Zhōng wén
  1. 1 Chinese language
八
bā
  1. 1 eight
  2. 2 8
博文
bó wén
  1. 1 blog article
  2. 2 to write a blog article (netspeak)
原文
yuán wén
  1. 1 original text
屁股
pì gu
  1. 1 buttocks
  2. 2 bottom
  3. 3 butt
  4. 4 back part
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
股
gǔ
  1. 1 thigh
  2. 2 part of a whole
  3. 3 portion of a sum
  4. 4 (stock) share
  5. 5 strand of a thread
  6. 6 low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科[kē]
  7. 7 classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc
  8. 8 classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff
  9. 9 classifier for bands of people, gangs etc
  10. 10 classifier for sudden forceful actions
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
七七八八
qī qī bā bā
  1. 1 almost
  2. 2 nearing completion
  3. 3 bits and piece
  4. 4 of all kinds
七上八下
qī shàng bā xià
  1. 1 at sixes and sevens
  2. 2 perturbed state of mind
  3. 3 in a mess
三八
sān bā
  1. 1 International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fù nu:3 jié], 8th March
  2. 2 foolish
  3. 3 stupid
三文鱼
sān wén yú
  1. 1 salmon (loanword)
乱七八糟
luàn qī bā zāo
  1. 1 everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess
  2. 2 at sixes and sevens
五花八门
wǔ huā bā mén
  1. 1 myriad
  2. 2 all kinds of
  3. 3 all sorts of
人文
rén wén
  1. 1 humanities
  2. 2 human affairs
  3. 3 culture

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)
七手八脚
qī shǒu bā jiǎo
  1. 1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
七扭八歪
qī niǔ bā wāi
  1. 1 misshapen
  2. 2 crooked
  3. 3 uneven (idiom)
七零八落
qī líng bā luò
  1. 1 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
不值一文
bù zhí yī wén
  1. 1 worthless (idiom)
  2. 2 no use whatsoever
乱七八糟
luàn qī bā zāo
  1. 1 everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess
  2. 2 at sixes and sevens
八仙过海，各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
  1. 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
割股疗亲
gē gǔ liǎo qīn
  1. 1 to cut flesh from one's thigh to nourish a sick parent (idiom)
  2. 2 filial thigh-cutting
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
四仰八叉
sì yǎng bā chā
  1. 1 sprawled out on one's back (idiom)
四平八稳
sì píng bā wěn
  1. 1 everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary
四通八达
sì tōng bā dá
  1. 1 roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
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
女大十八变
nu:3 dà shí bā biàn
  1. 1 lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a young woman is very different from the little girl she once was
悬梁刺股
xuán liáng cì gǔ
  1. 1 to study assiduously and tirelessly (idiom)
  2. 2 see also 頭懸梁，錐刺股|头悬梁，锥刺股[tóu xuán liáng , zhuī cì gǔ]

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