铭文 (míng wén) — inscription (on metal, stone, or bronze); epigraph
Definition
An inscription carved or cast on durable material — bronze vessels, stone steles, bells. Refers to the text itself, not the object it sits on.
noun
inscription (on metal, stone, or bronze)epigraph
Measure word · 段
Examples
- 铭文。Zhè jiàn qīng tóng qì shàng de míng wén jì zǎi le dāng shí de zhòng dà shì jiàn.The inscription on this bronze vessel records major events of that time.
- 铭文。Kǎo gǔ xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū shí bēi shàng de gǔ dài míng wén.Archaeologists are studying the ancient inscriptions on the stone stele.
- 铭文。Zhè xiē míng wén wèi lì shǐ yán jiū tí gōng le bǎo guì zī liào.These inscriptions provide valuable material for historical research.
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