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文言文
wényánwén
Description
文言文是中国古代书面上用的语言，跟我们现在说的白话文很不一样。
文言文 is the written language used in ancient China, quite different from the modern spoken vernacular.
很多学生觉得文言文很难，因为很多字的意思跟现在不同。
Many students find 文言文 difficult because many characters have meanings different from today.
Meanings
文言文wényánwén
classical Chinese; the literary language of ancient China
老师今天教我们读文言文。
The teacher taught us to read classical Chinese today.
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Notes
- Etymology
文言 (literary language) + 文 (writing/text), lit. 'literary-language writing'.
- Nuance
contrasted with 白话文 (vernacular writing), the everyday modern written style.
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