图文 (tú wén) — pictures and text (combined content); (linguistics) pictographic writing; logographic script

Definition

图文 literally pairs 图 ('pictures') + 文 ('text/writing') and means 'pictures and text together' — as in a magazine or book layout. In linguistics it labels a pictographic or logographic writing system (e.g. ancient Chinese characters).

noun
pictures and text (combined content)(linguistics) pictographic writinglogographic script

Examples

  • 图文
    Zhè běn zá zhì de tú wén nèi róng fēi cháng fēng fù.
    The pictures and text content of this magazine are very rich.
  • 图文
    Zhè běn shū tú wén bìng mào, hěn shì hé hái zi yuè dú.
    This book has excellent pictures and text; it's very suitable for children.
  • 图文
    Gǔ dài hàn zì shì yì zhǒng tú wén wén zì xì tǒng.
    Ancient Chinese characters are a pictographic writing system.

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