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互文
hù wén
Pinyin
Definition
互文
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hù wén
paired phrases (poetic device)
Character Decomposition
互
一
彑
文
文
Related Words
(20)
中文
Zhōng wén
1
Chinese language
互相
hù xiāng
1
each other
2
mutually
3
mutual
互粉
hù fěn
1
to follow each other's accounts (on Weibo etc)
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]
文字
wén zì
1
character
2
script
3
writing
4
written language
5
writing style
6
phraseology
7
CL:個|个[gè]
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
英文
Yīng wén
1
English (language)
一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
1
worthless (idiom)
2
no use whatsoever
三文鱼
sān wén yú
1
salmon (loanword)
互
hù
1
mutual
互助
Hù zhù
1
Huzhu Tuzu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[Hǎi dōng dì qū], Qinghai
互动
hù dòng
1
to interact
2
interactive
互惠
hù huì
1
mutual benefit
2
mutually beneficial
3
reciprocal
互换
hù huàn
1
to exchange
互联
hù lián
1
interconnected
互联网
Hù lián wǎng
1
Internet
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
互别苗头
hù bié miáo tou
1
to compete with (idiom) (Tw)
2
to pit oneself against
互为因果
hù wéi yīn guǒ
1
mutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined
2
interdependent
互相推诿
hù xiāng tuī wěi
1
mutually shirking responsibilities (idiom); each blaming the other
2
passing the buck to and fro
3
each trying to unload responsibilities onto the other
互诉衷肠
hū sù zhōng cháng
1
to confide in each other (idiom)
互通有无
hù tōng yǒu wú
1
mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
2
to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls
3
to reciprocate with material assistance
4
scratch each other's back
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
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
文江学海
wén jiāng xué hǎi
1
river of literacy, sea of learning (idiom); ars longa, vita brevis
Sample Sentences