HSK 1
中文 meaning in Chinese
Zhōngwén
Without tone marks: zhongwen
Listen to 中文
Chinese language
noun
How to use 中文
中文 refers to the Chinese language, often including written Chinese. 学中文 means to learn Chinese, and 说中文 means to speak Chinese. 普通话 refers more specifically to standard spoken Mandarin.
Everyday examples
我在学中文。
Wǒ zài xué Zhōngwén.
I am learning Chinese.
你会说中文吗？
Nǐ huì shuō Zhōngwén ma?
Can you speak Chinese?
Dayword examples
Example
布朗先生让他儿子学了中文。
bùlǎng xiānsheng ràng tā érzi xué le zhōngwén.
Mr. Brown made his son learn Chinese.
English glosses are adapted from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences are written by Dayword or taken from Tatoeba contributors under CC BY 2.0 FR, with a link on each Tatoeba sentence.
Practice 中文 on your Lock Screen
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