散文
sǎn wén
Pinyin

Definition

散文
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sǎn wén
  1. prose
  2. essay

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)
散
sàn
  1. 1 variant of 散[sàn]
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)
不见不散
bù jiàn bù sàn
  1. 1 lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Be sure to wait!
  3. 3 See you there!
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
分散
fēn sàn
  1. 1 to scatter
  2. 2 to disperse
  3. 3 to distribute
分文
fēn wén
  1. 1 a single penny
  2. 2 a single cent
咨文
zī wén
  1. 1 official communication (between gov. offices of equal rank)
  2. 2 report delivered by the head of gov. on affairs of state
天文
tiān wén
  1. 1 astronomy

Idioms (20)

一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
  1. 1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一拍两散
yī pāi liǎng sàn
  1. 1 (of marriage or business partners) to break up (idiom)
  2. 2 to separate
一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
  1. 1 worthless (idiom)
  2. 2 no use whatsoever
一盘散沙
yī pán sǎn shā
  1. 1 lit. like a sheet of loose sand
  2. 2 fig. unable to cooperate (idiom)
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
不见不散
bù jiàn bù sàn
  1. 1 lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Be sure to wait!
  3. 3 See you there!
作鸟兽散
zuò niǎo shòu sàn
  1. 1 lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to head off in various directions
  3. 3 to flee helter-skelter
千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席
qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí
  1. 1 even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
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
天下没有不散的筵席
tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yán xí
  1. 1 all good things must come to an end (idiom)
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
好聚好散
hǎo jù hǎo sàn
  1. 1 to part without hard feelings (idiom)
  2. 2 to cut the knot as smoothly as you tied it
如鸟兽散
rú niǎo shòu sàn
  1. 1 to scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
  2. 2 to flee in all directions
妻离子散
qī lí zǐ sàn
  1. 1 a family wrenched apart (idiom)
才兼文武
cái jiān wén wǔ
  1. 1 talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
披头散发
pī tóu sàn fà
  1. 1 with dishevelled hair (idiom)
  2. 2 with one's hair down
散兵游勇
sǎn bīng yóu yǒng
  1. 1 lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom); fig. disorganized uncoordinated action
散心解闷
sàn xīn jiě mèn
  1. 1 to divert one's mind from boredom (idiom)

Sample Sentences

真正的文学啊，不是言情小说、不是武侠小说、也不是成功励志、心灵修养，是有思想的散文，或是能够反映真实人生的小说。
zhēnzhèng de wénxué ā ，bùshì yánqíng xiǎoshuō 、bùshì wǔxiá xiǎoshuō 、yě bùshì chénggōng lìzhì 、xīnlíng xiūyǎng ，shì yǒu sīxiǎng de sǎnwén ，huòshì nénggòu fǎnyìng zhēnshí rénshēng de xiǎoshuō 。
Real literature, not romance novels, not martial arts novels, not inspirational books, not spiritual books, prose with thinking behind it or novels that reflect real life.
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