文章

wén zhāng

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Common

Definitions

1. article
2. essay
3. literary works
4. writings
5. hidden meaning

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Word relationships

Related words

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论文

lùn wén

paper

An academic or formal article or thesis, as opposed to a general article or essay.

稿件

gǎo jiàn

piece of writing submitted for publication

A manuscript or draft, often submitted for publication, whereas 文章 is the finished article.

Usage notes

Collocations

Collocates with 写 to mean 'write an article': 写文章 (xiě wénzhāng).

Common mistakes

Don't confuse with 句子 (sentence) or 词 (word); 文章 refers to a whole piece of writing.

Example Sentences

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这篇文章对比了两种方法。

This article contrasts two methods.

这篇文章的标题很吸引人。

The title of this article is very attractive.

这篇文章讽刺了社会的不公平现象。

This article satirizes the social injustice.

这篇文章的主题是环保。

The theme of this article is environmental protection.

这篇文章的主体部分很清晰。

The main part of this article is very clear.

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Words Containing 文章

做文章

zuò wén zhāng

to make an issue of sth

大有文章

dà yǒu wén zhāng

some deeper meaning in this

officialese

superficial show

Child Words of 文章

language

chapter

文章