语文 yǔwén literature and language
literature and language; (mainland China) Chinese (as a school subject)
How to remember 语文: 语 language + 文 culture = literature and language.
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How it is used
- Chinese as a school subject (language + literature) - 语文课 (yǔwén kè) Chinese class, 语文老师 the Chinese teacher.
- For Chinese students this is their native-language/literature subject, not 'Chinese' the foreign-language course (that's 汉语/中文).
- Core school-curriculum word alongside 数学, 英语.