文物 (wén wù) — cultural relic, historical relic

Definition

文物 are physical artifacts from the past (bronze vessels, scrolls, tombs) kept in museums or excavated by archaeologists. Distinct from 文化 ('culture' as abstract civilization) and 藏品 (any collected item, not necessarily historical).

noun

cultural relichistorical relic

Measure word · 件, 个

Examples

文物。
Zhè jiàn wén wù shì liǎng qiān nián qián de qīng tóng qì.
This cultural relic is a bronze vessel from two thousand years ago.
文物。
Bó wù guǎn de wén wù dōu xū yào tuǒ shàn bǎo hù.
All cultural relics in the museum need proper protection.
文物。
Kǎo gǔ xué jiā fā xiàn le yì pī zhēn guì de wén wù.
Archaeologists discovered a batch of precious cultural relics.