文中 (wén zhōng) — (in) the text; within the article

Definition

Refers to something contained within a written text or article (文中提到 = 'mentioned in the text'). Use it when pointing to content inside a specific piece of writing.

noun
(in) the textwithin the article

Examples

  • 文中。
    Zhè ge guān diǎn zài wén zhōng yǒu xiáng xì jiě shì.
    This viewpoint is explained in detail in the text.
  • 文中。
    wén zhōng Tí dào de wèn tí zhí dé wǒ men sī kǎo.
    The issues mentioned in the article are worth our consideration.
  • 文中。
    Cóng wén zhōng kě yǐ kàn chū zuò zhě de tài dù.
    From the text, we can see the author's attitude.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

文wéntext
中zhōnginside

文 means text and 中 means inside; together they refer to the text or what is within it.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

The current form 文 shows a man with head, arms, legs, and chest; the tattoo marks on the chest are no longer drawn.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original picture showed a flagpole with a drum in the middle, set up in the center of a field.

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