篇章 (piān zhāng) — sections and chapters (of a book); (literary) piece of writing, work; (linguistics) discourse, text
Definition
Literary/formal term for the 'sections, chapters, and whole pieces' of a written work — more elevated than everyday words for a piece of writing (e.g. 文章). Also used in linguistics for 'discourse / text' as a unit of analysis.
noun
sections and chapters (of a book)(literary) piece of writingwork(linguistics) discoursetext
Measure word · 篇
Examples
- 篇章。Zhè běn shū yóu xǔ duō piān zhāng zǔ chéng.This book consists of many chapters.
- 篇章。Tā de zhè piān piān zhāng xiě dé fēi cháng hǎo.This piece of writing of his is very well written.
- 篇章。piān zhāng Yǔ yán xué shì yán jiū yǔ yán jié gòu de xué kē.Discourse linguistics is the discipline that studies the structure of language.
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