文学史
wén xué shǐ
Pinyin

Definition

文学史
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wén xué shǐ
  1. history of literature

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
历史
lì shǐ
  1. 1 history
  2. 2 CL:門|门[mén],段[duàn]
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
分文
fēn wén
  1. 1 a single penny
  2. 2 a single cent
史
Shǐ
  1. 1 surname Shi
史上
shǐ shàng
  1. 1 in history
史前
shǐ qián
  1. 1 prehistory
史密斯
Shǐ mì sī
  1. 1 Smith (name)

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
以史为鉴
yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn
  1. 1 to learn from history (idiom)
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
  1. 1 vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ
  1. 1 lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
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

Sample Sentences

我的文学史教授是个古怪的人，即使电脑已经这么发达，他所有的上课材料都是手写的，而且要求学生用文言文写试卷，还不准写太长。
wǒ de wénxuéshǐ jiàoshòu shì gè gǔguài de rén ，jíshǐ diànnǎo yǐjīng zhème fādá ，tā suǒyǒu de shàngkè cáiliào dōu shì shǒuxiě de ，érqiě yāoqiú xuésheng yòng wényánwén xiě shìjuàn ，hái bù zhǔn xiě tài cháng 。
My history professor is an eccentric man. Despite the advancements of technology in the classroom, he still insists on handwriting all his class materials. He also asks the students to write their exams in classical Chinese, but they're not allow to write answers that are too long.
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