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文学

wén xué

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 文學

文学 (wén xué) means "literature". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 文学 means

1. literature

The characters in 文学

• 文wénlanguage; culture; writing
• 学xuéto learn; to study; to imitate

Example sentences

• 文学是美丽的。
  Literature is beautiful.
• 他主修英国文学。
  He majors in English literature.
• 他学习现代文学。
  He studies contemporary literature.
• 做一次文学讲座。
  Give a lecture on literature.
• 我也很喜欢文学。
  I, too, like literature very much.
• 你的英文学得如何？
  How are you getting along with your English study?

Words starting with 文学

• 文学家wén xué jiāwriter; man of letters
• 文学士wén xué shìBachelor of Arts; B.A.; BA
• 文学博士wén xué bó shìDoctor of Letters
• 文学史wén xué shǐhistory of literature
• 文学巨匠wén xué jù jiàngliterary master

Words containing 文学

• 天文学tiān wén xuéastronomy
• 古典文学gǔ diǎn wén xuéclassical literature
• 报告文学bào gào wén xuéreportage
• 比较文学bǐ jiào wén xuécomparative literature
• 天文学家tiān wén xué jiāastronomer
• 人文学rén wén xuéhumanities
• 天文学大成Tiān wén xué Dà chéngthe Almagest by Ptolemy
• 达尔文学说Dá ěr wén xué shuōDarwinism
• 诺贝尔文学奖Nuò bèi ěr Wén xué JiǎngNobel Prize in Literature
• 凡尔赛文学Fán ěr sài wén xué(slang) social media post whose purpose is to humblebrag
• 茅盾文学奖Máo Dùn Wén xué jiǎngMao Dun Literature Prize, PRC prize for novel writing, awarded since 1982
• 中国文学艺术界联合会Zhōng guó Wén xué Yì shù jiè Lián hé huìChina Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC); abbr. to 文联

Where 文学 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Warmth, Smiles & Gentle Care (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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