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下文 (xià wén) — the following text (in a document or speech); later development; outcome (of an event or situation)

Definition

下文 means 'what follows' in a text — the continuation after this point. Pair it with 上文 ('preceding text'); together they mean 'the following / the above'.

noun
the following text (in a document or speech)later developmentoutcome (of an event or situation)

Examples

  • 下文，。
    Qǐng zǐ xì yuè dú xià wén, rán hòu huí dá wèn tí.
    Please read the following text carefully, then answer the questions.
  • 下文。
    Zhè jiàn shì dào xiàn zài hái méi yǒu xià wén.
    There has been no further development on this matter so far.
  • ，下文。
    Wén zhāng de qián bàn bù fēn jiè shào le bèi jǐng, xià wén jiāng tǎo lùn jù tǐ cuò shī.
    The first half of the article introduces the background; the following text will discuss specific measures.

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.

下xiàfollowing
文wéntext

下 means following and 文 means text, giving the following text.

Characters in this word

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

下 is drawn as a short horizontal line below a long curved line.

Open 下 →

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 →
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