文化 wénhuà culture
culture; civilization
How to remember 文化: 文 culture + 化 change = culture.
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How it is used
- Culture/civilization - 中国文化 (Zhōngguó wénhuà) Chinese culture, 文化差异 (wénhuà chāyì) cultural differences.
- Also 'literacy/education' colloquially: 有文化 (yǒu wénhuà) educated/cultured, 没文化 uneducated.
- 文化 = the culture/knowledge sense; 文明 (wénmíng) = civilization/being civilized.
- 文化程度 (wénhuà chéngdù) = level of education on a form.
Example sentences
- 他很有文化。 Tā hěn yǒu wénhuà.He's very well-cultured.
- 文化交流很重要。 Wénhuà jiāoliú hěn zhòngyào.Cultural exchange is important.
- 他熟悉日本文化。 Tā shúxī rìběn wénhuà.He is familiar with Japanese culture.