文学 wénxué literature
How to remember 文学: 文 culture + 学 learn = literature.
Characters
How it is used
- Literature (as an art form / field of study) - 中国文学 (Zhōngguó wénxué) Chinese literature; 文学作品 literary works.
- The discipline and body of creative writing. 文学家 = literary writer; 文学史 = literary history.
- Distinguish from 文章 (wénzhāng, an article/essay) and 语文 (yǔwén, the school subject language-and-literature). 文学 is the art of literature.
Example sentences
- 他学习现代文学。 Tā xuéxí xiàndàiwénxué.He studies contemporary literature.