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How do you say "literature" in Chinese?
文学
wén xué
In Chinese, "literature" is 文学.
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Pronunciation
Say 'wun' (rising tone) then 'shweh' (rising tone). Two syllables.
Writing and usage
Two characters. 文 means writing or culture (four strokes), 学 means study or learning (eight strokes).
Example sentence
我喜欢英文学。
I like English literature.
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How to remember 文学
文 is writing and culture, 学 is study. 文学 is the study of written cultural works.
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- drawing 图画 tú huà
- education 教育 jiào yù
- fire extinguisher 灭火器 miè huǒ qì
- folder 文件夹 wén jiàn jiā
- maths 数学 shù xué
- music 音乐 yīn yuè
- paint 涂料 tú liào
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Questions about 文学
How do you say "literature" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "literature" is 文学. It is a noun.
How is 文学 written in Chinese?
Two characters. 文 means writing or culture (four strokes), 学 means study or learning (eight strokes).
How is 文学 used in a sentence?
Use 文学 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 我喜欢英文学。 (I like English literature.).
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