Chinese word

英文

Pronunciation

Pinyinyīng wén

Meaning

  • nounEnglish text

Example

这篇英文我还没读完。zhè piān yīng wén wǒ hái méi dú wán

I haven't finished reading this English text yet.

Illustration for 英文 (English text)

More examples

我用英文写日记。wǒ yòng yīng wén xiě rì jì

I write my diary in English.

Core concept

A stretch of written English viewed as one piece of text.

Common phrases

  • 英文文章yīng wén wén zhāng

    English article

  • 读英文文章dú yīng wén wén zhāng

    read English articles

  • 用英文写yòng yīng wén xiě

    write in English

Similar words

英语yīng yǔ: The English language used in speaking or writing.
文章wén zhāng: A written piece that expresses meaning through a connected group of sentences.
单词dān cí: A single word with its own meaning.
句子jù zi: A group of words that forms a complete thought.

Definition in Chinese

指用英语写成的书面文字或文章，通常指单篇的英文文本或段落。zhǐ yòng yīng yǔ xiě chéng de shū miàn wén zì huò wén zhāng tōng cháng zhǐ dān piān de yīng wén wén běn huò duàn luò

Word origin

英 (yīng, "English") + 文 (wén, "writing") combines the language with the writing that carries it.

Usage tips

  • The English word English can cover both speech and writing, but Chinese uses this word when the focus is on reading or written words.

Other meanings

  • English sentencenoun
  • English documentnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 英文版yīng wén bǎnEnglish-language editionnoun
  • 英文报yīng wén bàoEnglish-language newspapernoun

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