wén zhāng
essay
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这篇文章写得很好。
Zhè piān wénzhāng xiě dé hěn hǎo.
This article is well written.
我正在读一篇文章。
Wǒ zhèngzài dú yī piān wénzhāng.
I am reading an article.
这篇文章很有趣。
Zhè piān wénzhāng hěn yǒuqù.
This article is very interesting.
文章 (wénzhāng)
article
文章 (wénzhāng)
essay
白话 (báihuà)
vernacular
口语 (kǒuyǔ)
spoken language
The Chinese character 文章 (wénzhāng) is composed of two characters: 文 (wén) and 章 (zhāng). 文 originally meant "pattern" or "design", and was used to refer to the patterns on textiles or pottery. It later came to be used in a more general sense to refer to any kind of writing or literature. 章 originally meant "section" or "chapter", and was used to refer to the sections of a book or document. It later came to be used in a more general sense to refer to any kind of article or essay.The combination of 文 and 章 to form 文章 can be understood as "patterned writing" or "structured writing". This term is used to refer to any kind of well-written or well-structured piece of writing, such as an essay, article, or poem. 文章 can also be used in a more general sense to refer to literature or writing in general.In modern Chinese, 文章 is often used to refer to written works that are considered to be of high quality or literary value. It can also be used to refer to the style or structure of a piece of writing. For example, someone might say that a particular article has a good 文章 (wénzhāng), meaning that it is well-written and well-structured.