How to say “article” in Chinese
article, text
“Article” in Chinese is 文章, wén zhāng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
文章 is read wén zhāng: 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
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 “文章”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 文章. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这篇文章写得很好。zhèpiānwénzhāngxiědehěnhǎoThis article is well written.
- 她的文章获奖了tādewénzhānghuòjiǎngleHer article won an award.
- 我的文章获奖了！wǒdewénzhānghuòjiǎngleMy article won an award!
- 他完成了研究，并且写了一篇文章。tāwánchéngleyánjiū,bìngqiěxiěleyìpiānwénzhāngHe finished the research and wrote an article.
- 请概括一下这篇文章的主要内容qǐnggàikuòyíxiàzhèpiānwénzhāngdezhǔyàonèiróngPlease briefly summarize the main points of this article.
- 这篇文章的标题很吸引人zhèpiānwénzhāngdebiāotíhěnxīyǐnrénThis article has a catchy headline.
More words from the lesson “Articles and essays”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “article” in Chinese?
“Article” in Chinese is 文章, pinyin wénzhāng.
What does 文章 mean?
文章 (wénzhāng) means “article, text”.
How do you write 文章?
文章 is 2 characters: 文 (wén) — writing, culture; 章 (zhāng) — chapter, section; seal. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 文章?
文章 is read wénzhāng. Tones: wén — second tone, zhāng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“article” in the lesson “Articles and essays”
This word is from the topic “In class” of HSK 4. 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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