下文 (xià wén) — the following text (in a document or speech); later development; outcome (of an event or situation)
Definition
下文 means 'what follows' in a text — the continuation after this point. Pair it with 上文 ('preceding text'); together they mean 'the following / the above'.
noun
the following text (in a document or speech)later developmentoutcome (of an event or situation)
Examples
- 下文，。Qǐng zǐ xì yuè dú xià wén, rán hòu huí dá wèn tí.Please read the following text carefully, then answer the questions.
- 下文。Zhè jiàn shì dào xiàn zài hái méi yǒu xià wén.There has been no further development on this matter so far.
- ，下文。Wén zhāng de qián bàn bù fēn jiè shào le bèi jǐng, xià wén jiāng tǎo lùn jù tǐ cuò shī.The first half of the article introduces the background; the following text will discuss specific measures.
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