古文 gǔwén

  1. gǔwén proper noun Classical Chinese
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: The term 'Classical Chinese' usually refers to the written form of Chinese from the end of the Spring and Autumn period through to the end of the Han Dynasty (CC-CEDICT '古文'; Guoyu '古文' 1; Norman 1988, p. 83)
  2. gǔwén noun classical texts
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '古文'; Guoyu '古文' 2)
  3. gǔwén noun classical style of writing
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As defined by Tang dynasty literary critics (Guoyu '古文' 3)
  4. gǔwén noun old Chinese; literary Chinese
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: As opposed to modern spoken Chinese (Guoyu '古文' 3)

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