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潘基文
Pān Jī wén
Pinyin
Definition
潘基文
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Pān Jī wén
Ban Ki Moon (1944-), Korean diplomat, UN secretary-general from 2006
Character Decomposition
潘
氵
釆
田
基
甘
一
八
土
文
文
Related Words
(20)
中文
Zhōng wén
1
Chinese language
博文
bó wén
1
blog article
2
to write a blog article (netspeak)
原文
yuán wén
1
original text
基本
jī běn
1
basic
2
fundamental
3
main
4
elementary
基础
jī chǔ
1
base
2
foundation
3
basis
4
underlying
5
CL:個|个[gè]
文
Wén
1
surname Wen
文化
wén huà
1
culture
2
civilization
3
cultural
4
CL:個|个[gè],種|种[zhǒng]
文字
wén zì
1
character
2
script
3
writing
4
written language
5
writing style
6
phraseology
7
CL:個|个[gè]
文章
wén zhāng
1
article
2
essay
3
literary works
4
writings
5
hidden meaning
6
CL:篇[piān],段[duàn],頁|页[yè]
文艺
wén yì
1
literature and art
英文
Yīng wén
1
English (language)
语文
yǔ wén
1
literature and language
2
(PRC) Chinese (as a school subject)
诺基亚
Nuò jī yà
1
Nokia (company name)
一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
1
worthless (idiom)
2
no use whatsoever
三文鱼
sān wén yú
1
salmon (loanword)
人文
rén wén
1
humanities
2
human affairs
3
culture
作文
zuò wén
1
to write an essay
2
composition (student essay)
3
CL:篇[piān]
兔斯基
Tù sī jī
1
Tuzki, a popular Chinese illustrated rabbit character
全文
quán wén
1
entire text
2
full text
分文
fēn wén
1
a single penny
2
a single cent
Idioms
(20)
一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
1
worthless (idiom)
2
no use whatsoever
一纸空文
yī zhǐ kōng wén
1
a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
不值一文
bù zhí yī wén
1
worthless (idiom)
2
no use whatsoever
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
1
vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
1
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
奇文共赏
qí wén gòng shǎng
1
lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom); universally praised (original meaning)
2
incomprehensible nonsense
3
preposterous bullshit
才兼文武
cái jiān wén wǔ
1
talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
文不加点
wén bù jiā diǎn
1
to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom)
2
to be quick-witted and skilled at writing compositions
文人相轻
wén rén xiāng qīng
1
scholars tend to disparage one another (idiom)
文如其人
wén rú qí rén
1
the writing style mirrors the writer (idiom)
文山会海
wén shān huì hǎi
1
a mountain of paperwork and a sea of meetings (idiom)
文房四宝
wén fáng sì bǎo
1
Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔[bǐ], 墨[mò], 紙|纸[zhǐ] and 硯|砚[yàn]
2
the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)
文武合一
wén wǔ hé yī
1
civilians and the military (working) hand in hand (idiom)
文武双全
wén wǔ shuāng quán
1
well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier
2
master of pen and sword
文江学海
wén jiāng xué hǎi
1
river of literacy, sea of learning (idiom); ars longa, vita brevis
文治武功
wén zhì wǔ gōng
1
political and military achievements (idiom)
文过饰非
wén guò shì fēi
1
to cover up one's faults (idiom)
2
to whitewash
望文生义
wàng wén shēng yì
1
lit. view a text and interpret (idiom); to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning
2
a far-fetched interpretation
温文尔雅
wēn wén ěr yǎ
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
the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom)
Sample Sentences
您见过潘基文秘书长吗?
nín jiàn guo Pān Jīwén mìshūzhǎng ma ?
Have you met Secretary General Ban Ki-moon?
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