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文字

wénzì

writing

Usage note

文字表示书写的字,也可表示语言文字

wén zì biǎo shì shū xiě de zì, yě kě biǎo shì yǔ yán wén zì。

Writing means written characters and can also refer to language and script.

Context note

文字常用于阅读、说明和电脑。

wén zì cháng yòng yú yuè dú 、 shuō míng hé diàn nǎo。

Writing often appears in reading, explanation, and computers.

5 examples

这几个文字很清楚。
zhè jǐ gè wén zì hěn qīng chǔ。
These characters are very clear.
文字很漂亮。
wén zì hěn piào liang。
The writing is beautiful.
请看文字
qǐng kàn wén zì。
Please look at the text.
他会写文字
tā huì xiě wén zì。
He knows how to write characters.
这段文字很短。
zhè duàn wén zì hěn duǎn。
This text is very short.

5 mini stories

老师让我们抄文字
lǎo shī ràng wǒ men chāo wén zì。
The teacher asked us to copy the text.
我在手机上看见一段文字
wǒ zài shǒu jī shàng kàn jiàn yí duàn wén zì。
I saw a piece of text on my phone.
这些文字说明了意思。
zhè xiē wén zì shuō míng le yì sī。
These words explained the meaning.
文字要写得工整。
wén zì yào xiě dé gōng zhěng。
Writing should be neat.
他把文字记在本子上。
tā bǎ wén zì jì zài běn zi shàng。
He wrote the text in a notebook.

Mini dialogue

学文字

A
这个文字是什么意思?我不认识。
Zhège wénzì shì shénme yìsi? Wǒ bù rènshi.
What does this character mean? I don't recognize it.
B
这个文字是‘爱’,就是爱的意思。
Zhège wénzì shì 'ài', jiùshì ài de yìsi.
This character is 'love', it means love.

看文字

A
这本书上的文字好小,我看不清楚。
Zhè běn shū shàng de wénzì hǎo xiǎo, wǒ kàn bù qīngchu.
The text in this book is so small, I can't see it clearly.
B
你可以用放大镜看文字
Nǐ kěyǐ yòng fàngdàjìng kàn wénzì.
You can use a magnifying glass to see the text.

Related words and contrasts

similar
汉字
Hànzì
Chinese character

汉字 specifically means Chinese characters, while 文字 can mean writing in general.

related
to read

You use your eyes to 读 文字.

related
xiě
to write

You use a pen or pencil to 写 文字.

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