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Chinese

middle; centre; within
middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
 
language; culture; writing
language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle
 
simp. and trad.
(中文)
anagram 文中
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Pronunciation


Note: zung1 man4 - attributive.

Noun

中文

  1. Chinese (language)
    中文好聽 [Cantonese, trad.]
    中文好听 [Cantonese, simp.]
    ngo5 zung1 man4-2 meng4-2 m4 hou2 teng1. [Jyutping]
    My Chinese name sounds terrible.
    1. written Chinese
      中文書寫文章 [MSC, trad.]
      中文书写文章 [MSC, simp.]
      zhōngwén shūxiě de wénzhāng [Pinyin]
      an article written in Chinese
      美國唔識中文 [Cantonese, trad.]
      美国唔识中文 [Cantonese, simp.]
      keoi5 hai2 mei5 gwok3 daai6, m4 sik1 tai2 zung1 man4-2. [Jyutping]
      He grew up in the United States and can't read Chinese.
    2. spoken Chinese, including all dialects and varieties
      中文授課中文授课  ―  zhōngwén shòukè  ―  to teach in Chinese
      中文中文  ―  Nǐ shuō zhōngwén ma?  ―  Do you speak Chinese?
  2. (Mainland China, Taiwan, proscribed) Mandarin
  3. (Hong Kong, Macau) Cantonese

Synonyms

  • (Chinese language):
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  • (Mandarin):
  • (Cantonese):

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of Chinese language): 外文 (wàiwén)

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (中文):

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ちゅう
Grade: 1
ぶん
Grade: 1
on'yomi kan'on

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 中文 (MC trjuwng|trjuwngH mjun).

Pronunciation

Noun

(ちゅう)(ぶん) (chūbun

  1. a text written in Chinese
  2. abbreviation of 中国文学 (chūgoku bungaku, Chinese literature)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

中文 (jungmun) (hangeul 중문)

  1. hanja form? of 중문 (written work in Modern Standard Chinese)