回文 (huí wén) — palindrome; (historical) Arabic script used by Chinese Muslims (小儿经)
Definition
In modern Chinese, 回文 almost always means a 'palindrome' — a word or sentence that reads the same forwards and backwards. The 'Arabic script used by Chinese Muslims' sense is a historical term, not what learners will meet.
noun
palindrome(historical) Arabic script used by Chinese Muslims (小儿经)
Examples
- 回文，。Zhè ge jù zi shì huí wén, zhèng zháo dú fǎn zhe dú dōu yí yàng.This sentence is a palindrome; it reads the same forwards and backwards.
- 回文。Xué xí huí wén kě yǐ duàn liàn yǔ yán sī wéi néng lì.Learning palindromes can train your language thinking ability.
- ，回文。Lì shǐ shàng, zhōng guó mù sī lín céng yòng huí wén shū xiě hàn yǔ.Historically, Chinese Muslims used Arabic script to write Chinese.
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