English–Chinese

“article” in Chinese

Chinese

Also文章 (wén zhāng)

Pronunciation

Pinyinpiān

Example

我读了一篇文章，很有意思。wǒ dú le yì piān wén zhāng hěn yǒu yì si

I read an article, and it was very interesting.

Illustration for 篇 (article)

How to say “article” in Chinese

“Article” in Chinese is 篇 (piān).

Written content gathered together and treated as one countable piece.

Full entry for 篇: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 篇

我写了两篇作文，老师说写得很好。wǒ xiě le liǎng piān zuò wén lǎo shī shuō xiě de hěn hǎo

I wrote two essays, and the teacher said they were very well written.

Tips for using 篇

  • Unlike English, Chinese places 篇 (piān, "article") between a number and the name of a written work when counting it.

Other Chinese words for “article”

这篇文章很有意思。zhè piān wén zhāng hěn yǒu yì si

This article is very interesting.

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