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初文
chū wén
Pinyin
Definition
初文
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chū wén
archaic (and simpler) form of a Chinese character
Character Decomposition
初
衤
刀
文
文
Related Words
(20)
初
chū
1
at first
2
(at the) beginning
3
first
4
junior
5
basic
初一
chū yī
1
first day of lunar month
2
New Year's Day
3
first year in junior middle school
初级
chū jí
1
junior
2
primary
博文
bó wén
1
blog article
2
to write a blog article (netspeak)
原文
yuán wén
1
original text
文
Wén
1
surname Wen
文化
wén huà
1
culture
2
civilization
3
cultural
4
CL:個|个[gè],種|种[zhǒng]
文章
wén zhāng
1
article
2
essay
3
literary works
4
writings
5
hidden meaning
6
CL:篇[piān],段[duàn],頁|页[yè]
文艺
wén yì
1
literature and art
当初
dāng chū
1
at that time
2
originally
一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
1
worthless (idiom)
2
no use whatsoever
三文鱼
sān wén yú
1
salmon (loanword)
中文
Zhōng wén
1
Chinese language
人文
rén wén
1
humanities
2
human affairs
3
culture
作文
zuò wén
1
to write an essay
2
composition (student essay)
3
CL:篇[piān]
初三
chū sān
1
third year in junior middle school
初中
chū zhōng
1
junior high school
2
abbr. for 初級中學|初级中学[chū jí zhōng xué]
初二
chū èr
1
2nd year in junior middle school
2
2nd day of a lunar month
3
2nd day of lunar New Year
初出茅庐
chū chū máo lú
1
venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
2
young and inexperienced
3
novice
4
greenhorn
初学者
chū xué zhě
1
beginning student
Idioms
(20)
一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
1
worthless (idiom)
2
no use whatsoever
一纸空文
yī zhǐ kōng wén
1
a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
不值一文
bù zhí yī wén
1
worthless (idiom)
2
no use whatsoever
初出茅庐
chū chū máo lú
1
venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
2
young and inexperienced
3
novice
4
greenhorn
初生之犊不畏虎
chū shēng zhī dú bù wèi hǔ
1
lit. a new-born calf has no fear of the tiger (idiom)
2
fig. the fearlessness of youth
初生牛犊不怕虎
chū shēng niú dú bù pà hǔ
1
lit. newborn calves do not fear tigers (idiom)
2
fig. the young are fearless
初露头角
chū lù tóu jiǎo
1
lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
2
first sign of emerging talent
3
budding genius
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
1
vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
1
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
奇文共赏
qí wén gòng shǎng
1
lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom); universally praised (original meaning)
2
incomprehensible nonsense
3
preposterous bullshit
悔不当初
huǐ bù dāng chū
1
to regret one's past deeds (idiom)
情窦初开
qíng dòu chū kāi
1
first awakening of love (usually of a girl) (idiom)
才兼文武
cái jiān wén wǔ
1
talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
文不加点
wén bù jiā diǎn
1
to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom)
2
to be quick-witted and skilled at writing compositions
文人相轻
wén rén xiāng qīng
1
scholars tend to disparage one another (idiom)
文如其人
wén rú qí rén
1
the writing style mirrors the writer (idiom)
文山会海
wén shān huì hǎi
1
a mountain of paperwork and a sea of meetings (idiom)
文房四宝
wén fáng sì bǎo
1
Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔[bǐ], 墨[mò], 紙|纸[zhǐ] and 硯|砚[yàn]
2
the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)
文武合一
wén wǔ hé yī
1
civilians and the military (working) hand in hand (idiom)
文武双全
wén wǔ shuāng quán
1
well versed in letters and military technology (idiom); fine scholar and soldier
2
master of pen and sword
Sample Sentences