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Chinese language
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text / CL:
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English (language)
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to write an essay / composition (student essay) / CL:
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character / script / writing / written language / writing style / phraseology / CL: 個|个
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literature / CL: 種|种
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article / essay / literary works / writings / hidden meaning / CL: , , 頁|页
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foreign language (written)
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culture / civilization / cultural / CL: 個|个, 種|种
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document / file / CL:
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civilized / civilization / culture / CL: 個|个
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paper / treatise / thesis / CL: / to discuss a paper or thesis (old)
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astronomy
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literature and art
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prose / essay
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cultural recreation / entertainment
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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
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language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67
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entire text / full text
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stationery / item of stationery (pen, pencil, eraser, pencil sharpener etc)
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diploma
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cultural relic / historical relic / CL: , 個|个
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cultivated individual; scholar; literati
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elegant / refined
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liberal arts / humanities
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illiterate
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humanities / human affairs / culture
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document
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main text (as opposed to footnotes) / main body (of a book)
culture and education
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
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surname Wen
(coll.) to post a message
Japanese (language)
file format
to write an article
Spanish / Western language / foreign languages (in Qing times)
Owen (name) / Erwin (name) / Irvine, California
Cao Pi 曹丕, emperor of Wei 220-226
manuscript / article (in newspaper) / draft
scripture / scriptures / CL:
literature and language / (PRC) Chinese (as a school subject)
clause / explanatory section in a document
classical literature
Kevin (person name)
French language
folder / file (paper)
setose asparagus
Chinese written language / Chinese literature esp. as taught abroad
Wenchang City, Hainan
Chinese language / Chinese script
Kazakh written language
repetitious passage / multiple variants of Chinese characters
Calvin (1509-1564), French protestant reformer
(computer) file; document; documentation
grammar
Jesse Owens (1913-1980), American athlete
blog article / to write a blog article (netspeak)
to issue a document / document issued by an authority / outgoing messages / (Internet) to post an article online
astronomical observatory
Cultural Revolution (1966-76) (abbr. for 文化大革命)
hangul, Korean phonetic alphabet
constellation governing scholarship and examinations; (fig.) renowned literary genius / brand name of handheld electronic dictionaries made by Beijing company Golden Global View
astronomy
Classical Chinese writing
a text (article, script, contract etc) / version of a text (copy, translation, abridged version etc) / (computing) text
ideograph / ideographical writing system
old language / the Classics / Classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose / Classical Chinese as a school subject
(of a person's manner or character) gentle and quiet
refined / educate / cultured / intellectual / polite / gentle
the author takes sole responsibility for the views expressed here (disclaimer)
stationery store
oracle script / oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)
German (language)
to solicit articles, essays or pieces of literature (on a subject or in commemoration of an event)
digest (of literature) / to make a digest (of data) / summary
cultural exchange
translated text
civil and military
collection of documents / library / book series / sequence of data, esp. genome
cited material / reference (to the literature) / bibliography
writer / man of letters / CL: 個|个
promotional material / propaganda
quotation / citation
young person who adopts an outwardly artistic or intellectual style (abbr. for 文藝青年|文艺青年)
civilian court official (in former times)
(newspapers etc) copy / copywriter / (office etc) paperwork / (old) secretary; clerk
Xiuwen County in Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳, Guizhou
Slovenia
Wen Kang (mid-19th century), Manchu-born novelist, author of The Gallant Maid 兒女英雄傳|儿女英雄传
philology
Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)
palindrome
compilation / selected works
paperwork; clerical tasks / (Tw) word processing
genre of writing / literary form / style / literary recreation and sporting activities
refined in manner / gentle
Sanskrit
(old) official communication (between government offices of equal rank) / report delivered by the head of government on affairs of state
dissertation; thesis
interpreting words / to explain the meaning of words in classic texts / to decipher an old script

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