短文 (duǎn wén) — short article; essay

Definition

Examples

• 这篇短文写得很好。
  Zhè piān duǎn wén xiě dé hěn hǎo.
  This short article is well written.
• 老师让我们读了一篇关于环保的短文。
  Lǎo shī ràng wǒ men dú le yì piān guān yú huán bǎo de duǎn wén.
  The teacher had us read a short article about environmental protection.
• 他每天都会在报纸上发表一篇短文。
  Tā měi tiān dōu huì zài bào zhǐ shàng fā biǎo yì piān duǎn wén.
  He publishes a short article in the newspaper every day.