Chinese word

论文

Pronunciation

Pinyinlùn wén

Meaning

  • nounthesis

Example

我的论文明天要交。wǒ de lùn wén míng tiān yào jiāo

My thesis is due tomorrow.

Illustration for 论文 (thesis)

More examples

他的毕业论文得了导师的好评。tā de bì yè lùn wén dé le dǎo shī de hǎo píng

His graduation thesis received praise from his adviser.

Core concept

A sustained written argument that carries an investigation from a question to a conclusion supported by evidence.

Common phrases

  • 查阅论文chá yuè lùn wén

    consult a thesis

  • 引用论文yǐn yòng lùn wén

    cite a thesis

  • 写毕业论文xiě bì yè lùn wén

    write a graduation thesis

Similar words

报告bào gào: A written record that brings together the results of research, experiments, or work.
文章wén zhāng: A connected piece of writing that expresses ideas, feelings, or information.
作文zuò wén: A relatively short practice or homework piece about personal thoughts or experiences.

Definition in Chinese

为报告研究问题与方法、通过论证与证据支持结论而撰写的正式学术书面成果，常用于发表或学位评审。wèi bào gào yán jiū wèn tí yǔ fāng fǎ tōng guò lùn zhèng yǔ zhèng jù zhī chí jié lùn ér zhuàn xiě de zhèng shì xué shù shū miàn chéng guǒ cháng yòng yú fā biǎo huò xué wèi píng shěn

Word origin

论文 (lùnwén, "academic paper") is built from 论 (lùn, "to discuss or argue") and 文 (wén, "written language"), describing research shaped into an argued text.

Usage tips

  • The surrounding verb often shows where the work is in its academic process, such as being written, handed in, published, or defended.

Other meanings

  • papernoun
  • dissertationnoun

Related words

  • 毕业论文bì yè lùn wéngraduation thesisnoun
  • 论文答辩lùn wén dá biànthesis defensenoun

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