How to say “writing system” in Chinese
writing system, text
“Writing system” in Chinese is 文字, wén zì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
文字 is read wén zì: 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
宀 “roof” and 子 “child”. In 名字 it is read with the neutral tone: zi.
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 “文字”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 文字. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 把这段文字粘贴到文档里bǎzhèduànwénzìzhāntiēdàowéndàngliPaste this piece of text into the document.
- 这部电影有中文字幕吗？zhèbùdiànyǐngyǒuZhōngwénzìmùmaDoes this film have Chinese subtitles?
More words from the lesson “Articles and essays”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “writing system” in Chinese?
“Writing system” in Chinese is 文字, pinyin wénzì.
What does 文字 mean?
文字 (wénzì) means “writing system, text”.
How do you write 文字?
文字 is 2 characters: 文 (wén) — writing, culture; 字 (zì) — sign, character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 文字?
文字 is read wénzì. Tones: wén — second tone, zì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“writing system” 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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