English–Chinese
“documents” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinwén xiàn
Example
我需要一些文献作为参考资料。wǒ xū yào yì xiē wén xiàn zuò wéi cān kǎo zī liào
I need some documents to use as reference material.
How to say “documents” in Chinese
“Documents” in Chinese is 文献 (wén xiàn).
A body of written sources gathered and kept so ideas can be checked and cited.
Example sentences with 文献
他在论文中引用了大量的文献。tā zài lùn wén zhōng yǐn yòng le dà liàng de wén xiàn
He cited a large number of documents in his paper.
Tips for using 文献
- In everyday conversation, this noun sounds formal and usually belongs to research or study, while a single item is often named more specifically as a book, article, or record.