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文明

wén míng

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Measure word 个

文明 (wén míng) means "civilized". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 文明 means

1. civilized
2. civilization
3. culture

The characters in 文明

• 文wénlanguage; culture; writing
• 明míngbright; opposite: dark 暗; (of meaning) clear

Example sentences

• 文明用语。
  Mind your language.
• 爱是文明的奇迹。
  Love is the miracle of civilization.
• 玛雅文明繁荣了多久？
  Mǎyǎ wénmíng fánróng le duōjiǔ?
  For how long did the Maya culture flourish?
• 爱是人类文明的奇迹。
  Love is the miracle of civilization.
• 向前一步，走向文明。
  One step forward is a step forward for civilization.
• 这是一个高度发展的文明。
  Zhè shì yī gè gāodù fāzhǎn de wénmíng.
  This is a highly developed civilisation.

Words starting with 文明

• 文明化wén míng huàcivilize
• 文明病wén míng bìnglifestyle diseases
• 文明小史Wén míng Xiǎo shǐShort History of Civilization, late Qing novel by Li Boyuan 李伯元

Words containing 文明

• 精神文明jīng shén wén míngspiritual culture
• 物质文明wù zhì wén míngmaterial culture
• 东方文明Dōng fāng wén míngEastern civilization
• 古文明gǔ wén míngancient civilization
• 两河文明Liǎng hé wén míngMesopotamian civilization
• 物质文明和精神文明wù zhì wén míng hé jīng shén wén míngmaterial and spiritual culture; matter and mind; material progress, ideology and culture…

Sounds the same

Read wén míng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 闻名well-known; famous; renowned

Where 文明 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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• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read wén míng correctly.
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