国文 (guó wén) — the national written language (i.e., Standard Chinese); Chinese language and literature (as a field of study)
Definition
A traditional term, common in Taiwan and older contexts, meaning either the national written language (Standard Chinese) or the school subject 'Chinese language and literature.' In mainland China today 语文 is the usual school-subject label.
noun
the national written language (i.e., Standard Chinese)Chinese language and literature (as a field of study)
Examples
- 国文。Tā de guó wén shuǐ píng hěn gāo.His level of written Chinese is very high.
- 国文。Tā zài dà xué zhǔ xiū guó wén.He majored in Chinese language and literature at university.
- 国文。Zhè xué qī wǒ xuǎn le guó wén kè.I chose a Chinese language class this semester.
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