How to say “cultural relic” in Chinese
cultural relic
“Cultural relic” in Chinese is 文物, wén wù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
文物 is read wén wù: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 牛 “ox”; on the right, 勿 wù hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “文物”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 文物. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他们从地下挖出了大量文物。tāmencóngdìxiàwāchūledàliàngwénwùThey dug a large number of relics out of the ground.
- 专家正在修复这件文物zhuānjiāzhèngzàixiūfùzhèjiànwénwùExperts are restoring this relic right now.
- 这些文物是在哪儿发现的？zhèxiēwénwùshìzàinǎrfāxiàndeWhere were these relics found?
- 请爱护文物古迹qǐngàihùwénwùgǔjìPlease take care of cultural relics and historic sites.
More words from the lesson “Excavations and relics”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “cultural relic” in Chinese?
“Cultural relic” in Chinese is 文物, pinyin wénwù.
What does 文物 mean?
文物 (wénwù) means “cultural relic”.
How do you write 文物?
文物 is 2 characters: 文 (wén) — writing, culture; 物 (wù) — thing. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 文物?
文物 is read wénwù. Tones: wén — second tone, wù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“cultural relic” in the lesson “Excavations and relics”
This word is from the topic “China’s history and traditions” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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