文明
wén míng
Pinyin

Definition

文明
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wén míng
  1. civilized
  2. civilization
  3. culture
  4. CL:個|个[gè]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

博文
bó wén
  1. 1 blog article
  2. 2 to write a blog article (netspeak)
原文
yuán wén
  1. 1 original text
文化
wén huà
  1. 1 culture
  2. 2 civilization
  3. 3 cultural
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],種|种[zhǒng]
明天
míng tiān
  1. 1 tomorrow
明年
míng nián
  1. 1 next year
明明
míng míng
  1. 1 obviously
  2. 2 plainly
  3. 3 undoubtedly
  4. 4 definitely
明星
míng xīng
  1. 1 star
  2. 2 celebrity
明白
míng bai
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 obvious
  3. 3 unequivocal
  4. 4 to understand
  5. 5 to realize
明显
míng xiǎn
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 obvious
聪明
cōng ming
  1. 1 intelligent
  2. 2 clever
  3. 3 bright
  4. 4 smart
  5. 5 acute (of sight and hearing)
三文鱼
sān wén yú
  1. 1 salmon (loanword)
三明治
sān míng zhì
  1. 1 sandwich (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
不明
bù míng
  1. 1 not clear
  2. 2 unknown
  3. 3 to fail to understand
中文
Zhōng wén
  1. 1 Chinese language
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]
光明
guāng míng
  1. 1 light
  2. 2 radiance
  3. 3 (fig.) bright (prospects etc)
  4. 4 openhearted
光明正大
guāng míng zhèng dà
  1. 1 (of a person) honorable
  2. 2 not devious
  3. 3 (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard
  4. 4 without tricks
  5. 5 openly
  6. 6 (of a situation) out in the open
分明
fēn míng
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 evidently
  4. 4 clearly
天文馆
tiān wén guǎn
  1. 1 planetarium

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
不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
  1. 1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
  1. 1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
  1. 1 self-explanatory
  2. 2 self-evident (idiom)
事后聪明
shì hòu cōng ming
  1. 1 wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
以资证明
yǐ zī zhèng míng
  1. 1 in support or witness hereof (idiom)
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
  1. 1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
冰炭不言，冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
  1. 1 ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
冰雪聪明
bīng xuě cōng ming
  1. 1 exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
  1. 1 vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
另请高明
lìng qǐng gāo míng
  1. 1 please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
  1. 1 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
大放光明
dà fàng guāng míng
  1. 1 great release of light (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
奉若神明
fèng ruò shén míng
  1. 1 to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere
  2. 2 to worship
  3. 3 to deify
  4. 4 to make a holy cow of sth
  5. 5 to put sb on a pedestal
山明水秀
shān míng shuǐ xiù
  1. 1 lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. enchanting scenery
才兼文武
cái jiān wén wǔ
  1. 1 talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
掌上明珠
zhǎng shàng míng zhū
  1. 1 lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)

Sample Sentences

文明
wénmíng
Civilized.
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第七次航行，郑和到了麦加。因为他信奉伊斯兰教，所以也算是了了心愿。他不仅对中华文明的发展有贡献，而且还开辟了许多新的航线，对当时东南亚地区的影响很大。有的地方现在还保留着当时郑和留下的遗迹和习俗呢。
dì qī cì hángxíng ，Zhèng Hé dào le Màijiā 。yīnwèi tā xìnfèng Yīsīlánjiào ，suǒyǐ yě suàn shì liǎo le xīnyuàn 。tā bùjǐn duì zhōnghuáwénmíng de fāzhǎn yǒu gòngxiàn ，érqiě hái kāipì le xǔduō xīn de hángxiàn ，duì dāngshí Dōngnányà dìqū de yǐngxiǎng hěn dà 。yǒude dìfang xiànzài hái bǎoliú zhe dāngshí Zhèng Hé liúxià de yíjì hé xísú ne 。
The seventh time he set sail, Zheng He went to Mecca. Because he believed in Islam he was also fulfilling his religious duty. Not only did he contribute to the development of Chinese society, he also opened many new shipping routes. He had a very big effect on the area of South East Asia at the time. Even now there are places which still retain some traces and customs left behind by Zheng He.
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酒泉、敦煌、吐鲁番、喀什、撒马尔罕、巴格达、君士坦丁堡等古城，宁波、泉州、广州、北海、科伦坡、吉达、亚历山大等地的古港就是记载这段历史的“活化石”。历史告诉我们：文明在开放中发展，民族在融合中共存。
Jiǔquán 、Dūnhuáng 、Tǔlǔfān 、Kāshí 、Sǎmǎěrhǎn 、Bāgédá 、Jūnshìtǎndīngbǎo děng gǔchéng ，Níngbō 、Quánzhōu 、Guǎngzhōu 、Běihǎi 、Kēlúnpō 、Jídá 、Yàlìshāndà děng de de gǔ gǎng jiùshì jìzǎi zhè duàn lìshǐ de “huóhuàshí ”。lìshǐ gàosu wǒmen ：wénmíng zài kāifàng zhōng fāzhǎn ，mínzú zài rónghé zhōng gòngcún 。
Ancient ports, such as Jiuquan, Dunhuang, Turpan, Kashgar, Samarkand, Baghdad, Constantinople, Ningbo, Quanzhou, Guangzhou, Beijing, Colombo, Jeddah and Alexandria are living fossils which carry this era within them. History tells us, civilisation develops with openness, peoples coexist in melting pots.
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不同文明、宗教、种族求同存异、开放包容，并肩书写相互尊重的壮丽诗篇，携手绘就共同发展的美好画卷。
bùtóng wénmíng 、zōngjiào 、zhǒngzú qiútóngcúnyì 、kāifàng bāoróng ，bìngjiān shūxiě xiānghù zūnzhòng de zhuànglì shīpiān ，xiéshǒu huì jiù gòngtóng fāzhǎn de měihǎo huàjuǎn 。
Different civilizations, religions and races must seek common ground, be open and tolerant with one another, coming shoulder to shoulder to write respectful odes to one another, joining hands to forge beautiful parchments marking joint development.
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开放包容。古丝绸之路跨越尼罗河流域、底格里斯河和幼发拉底河流域、印度河和恒河流域、黄河和长江流域，跨越埃及文明、巴比伦文明、印度文明、中华文明的发祥地，跨越佛教、基督教、伊斯兰教信众的汇集地，跨越不同国度和肤色人民的聚居地。
kāifàng bāoróng 。gǔ SīchóuzhīLù kuàyuè NíluóHé liúyù 、DǐgélǐsīHé hé YòufālādǐHé liúyù 、YìndùHé hé HéngHé liúyù 、HuángHé hé Chángjiāngliúyù ，kuàyuè Āijí wénmíng 、Bābǐlún wénmíng 、Yìndù wénmíng 、Zhōnghuá wénmíng de fāxiángdì ，kuàyuè Fójiào 、Jīdūjiào 、Yīsīlánjiào xìnzhòng de huìjí de ，kuàyuè bùtóng guódù hé fūsè rénmín de jùjūdì 。
Openness and Tolerance. The old Silk Road spanned the Nile, Tigris and Euphrates river basins, the Indus and the Ganges river basins, the Yellow river and the Yangtze river deltas, spanning the cradle of the Egyptian, Babylonian, Indian and Chinese civilizations, the gathering places for Buddhists, Christians and Muslims, different nations and the homelands of people of different skin colors.
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古丝绸之路绵亘万里，延续千年，积淀了以和平合作、开放包容、互学互鉴、互利共赢为核心的丝路精神。这是人类文明的宝贵遗产。
gǔ SīchóuzhīLù miángèn WànLǐ ，yánxù qiānnián ，jīdiàn le yǐ hépíng hézuò 、kāifàng bāoróng 、hù xué hù jiàn 、hù lì gòng yíng wèi héxīn de SīLù jīngshén 。zhè shì rénlèi wénmíng de bǎoguì yíchǎn 。
The ancient Silk Road stretched tens of thousands of miles over one thousand years, leaving us with a Silk Road spirit of peaceful cooperation, openness and tolerance, mutual learning, mutual study, and win-win mutual benefit at its core. This is the precious inheritance of human civilization.
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靡不有初，鲜克有终。”实现中华民族伟大复兴需要一代又一代人为之努力。中华民族创造了具有五千多年历史的灿烂文明，也一定能够创造出更加灿烂的明天。
mí bù yǒu chū ，xiǎn kè yǒu zhōng 。”shíxiàn zhōnghuámínzú wěidà fùxīng xūyào yī dài yòu yī dài rén wèi zhī nǔlì 。zhōnghuámínzú chuàngzào le jùyǒu wǔ qiān duōnián lìshǐ de cànlàn wénmíng ，yě yīdìng nénggòu chuàngzào chū gèngjiā cànlàn de míngtiān 。
"We should never start that which we cannot finish.” To implement the great renaissance of the Chinese people, we need hard work in generation after generation. The Chinese people created a brilliant civilization of over 5000 years of history, and they are surely able to create a more brilliant tomorrow.
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面对侵略者中华儿女不屈不挠浴血奋战彻底打败了日本军国主义侵略者捍卫了中华民族五千多年发展的文明成果捍卫了人类和平事业，铸就了战争史上的奇观中华民族的壮举
miànduì qīnlu:èzhě Zhōnghuá érnǚ bùqūbùnáo yù xuè fènzhàn chèdǐ dǎbài le Rìběn jūnguózhǔyì qīnlu:èzhě hànwèi le zhōnghuámínzú wǔ qiān duōnián fāzhǎn de wénmíng chéngguǒ hànwèi le rénlèi hépíng shìyè ，zhùjiù le zhànzhēng shǐ shàng de qíguān zhōnghuámínzú de zhuàngjǔ
In the face of the invaders, the sons and daughters of China were unyielding in a bloodsoaked and hard-fought battle, completely defeating the militaristic Japanese invaders, defending the civilization that was the result of over five thousand years of development of the Chinese people, defending the cause of human peace, casting in memory a wonder in military history and the heroic feats of the Chinese people.
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我断章取义？难道管仲这么说，不是期待人能够从物质的满足进步到文化精神层面？你瞧那些来自穷苦家庭的人，有了钱就会花，这根本还是处在贫穷的心态下，缺乏精神文明呐。
wǒ duàn zhāng qǔ yì ？nándào Guǎnzhòng zhèmeshuō ，bùshì qīdài rén nénggòu cóng wùzhì de mǎnzú jìnbù dào wénhuà jīngshén céngmiàn ？nǐ qiáo nàxiē láizì qióngkǔ jiātíng de rén ，yǒu le qián jiù huì huā ，zhè gēnběn háishì chù zài pínqióng de xīntài xià ，quēfá jīngshénwénmíng na 。
I'm taking his words out of context? So you think Guan Zhong wasn't hoping that people would progress from material satisfaction to the spiritual and cultural level? Just look at those people from poor families. They spend money as soon as they get their hands on it. That's pretty much still being trapped in an impoverished mentality, which is uncivilized.
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你这也太武断了吧？物质条件优越确实相对地能促进精神文明，却不是要人们去用知识的积累来相互比较，这种比较带来的歧视也不显得比较文明吧。
nǐ zhè yě tài wǔduàn le ba ？wùzhì tiáojiàn yōuyuè quèshí xiāngduì de néng cùjìn jīngshénwénmíng ，quèbù shì yào rénmen qù yòng zhīshi de jīlěi lái xiānghù bǐjiào ，zhèzhǒng bǐjiào dàilái de qíshì yě bù xiǎnde bǐjiào wénmíng ba 。
You're really very subjective on this, no? The better off you are in terms of material wealth does in fact allow you to progress spiritually and become more civilized, but it's not that he wants people to compare themselves against others through the accumulation of knowledge. This prejudice that these kinds of comparisons bring don't make you any more civilized, do they?
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