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文本 (wén běn) — text (written material, document); version (of a document, software, etc.)

Definition

Refers to the written content or data of a document or software (in computing, a specific edition/release). More formal and technical than 文章 ('article, essay').

noun
text (written material, document)version (of a document, software, etc.)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 文本。
    Qǐng zǐ xì yuè dú zhè fèn wén běn.
    Please read this text carefully.
  • 文本。
    Zhè ge ruǎn jiàn yǒu sān gè bù tóng de wén běn.
    This software has three different versions.
  • 文本，。
    Nǐ yòng de wén běn tài jiù le, xū yào gēng xīn.
    The version you are using is too old and needs an update.

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
本běnbook; edition

文 (text) and 本 (book/edition) combine to mean a written text or version.

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.

Open 文 →

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

本 adds a stroke at the bottom of a tree shape to mark the roots, giving the sense of foundation or original.

Open 本 →
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