How to say “composition” in Chinese
composition, essay
“Composition” in Chinese is 作文, zuò wén: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
作文 is read zuò wén: 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, 亻 “person”.
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 “作文”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 作文. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 老师让我们写一篇作文lǎoshīràngwǒmenxiěyìpiānzuòwénThe teacher had us write an essay.
- 这次的作文你写完了吗？zhècìdezuòwénnǐxiěwánlemaHave you finished your essay?
- 老师让我把作文重写一遍。lǎoshīràngwǒbǎzuòwénchóngxiěyíbiànThe teacher made me rewrite my essay.
- 老师帮我修改了作文。lǎoshībāngwǒxiūgǎilezuòwénThe teacher helped me revise my essay.
- 老师，您能帮我看一下作文吗？lǎoshī,nínnéngbāngwǒkànyíxiàzuòwénmaTeacher, could you take a look at my essay?
More words from the lesson “Articles and essays”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “composition” in Chinese?
“Composition” in Chinese is 作文, pinyin zuòwén.
What does 作文 mean?
作文 (zuòwén) means “composition, essay”.
How do you write 作文?
作文 is 2 characters: 作 (zuò) — do; work; 文 (wén) — writing, culture. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 作文?
作文 is read zuòwén. Tones: zuò — fourth tone, wén — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“composition” 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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