论文 (lùn wén) — academic paper; thesis; treatise
Definition
论文 (lùnwén) is a formal written work — a paper, thesis, or treatise in an academic context. It refers to the completed work itself, not the act of arguing a point (that's 论述).
noun
academic paperthesistreatise
Measure word · 篇
Examples
- 论文。Tā xiě le yì piān guān yú jīng jì xué de lùn wén.He wrote an economics paper.
- 论文。Zhè piān lùn wén hái xū yào xiū gǎi yí xià.This paper still needs some revision.
- 论文？Nǐ de lùn wén shén me shí hou fā biǎo?When will your thesis be published?
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