文艺 (wén yì) — literature and art; the arts

Definition

Examples

• 这部文艺作品在国际上获得了大奖。
  Zhè bù wén yì zuò pǐn zài guó jì shàng huò dé le dà jiǎng.
  This literary and artistic work won a major international award.
• 今晚的文艺演出非常精彩，吸引了上千名观众。
  Jīn wǎn de wén yì yǎn chū fēi cháng jīng cǎi, xī yǐn le shàng qiān míng guān zhòng.
  Tonight's cultural performance was excellent and attracted thousands of spectators.
• 他从小就对文艺充满热情，后来成为了一名作家。
  Tā cóng xiǎo jiù duì wén yì chōng mǎn rè qíng, hòu lái chéng wéi le yì míng zuò jiā.
  He has been passionate about the arts since childhood, and later became a writer.

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