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The Chinese word wenxue - 文学 - wénxué
(literature in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
wénxué
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literature, philology
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文学 ( wenxue / wénxué ) in traditional characters
文學
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 文学 ( wenxue / wénxué ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Ta zai daxue xuexi Deguo wenxue.
Tā zài dàxué xuéxí Déguó wénxué.– English translation: She studies German literature at university.
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composition | to study
文学 ( wenxue / wénxué ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 545)
文学 ( wenxue / wénxué ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 545)
Chinese words containing the word 文学 ( wenxue / wénxué ) :
More words that mean literature in Chinese
wén ( 文 )
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