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中文

Zhōng wén · zhong wen

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 1Old HSK 4

Meaning

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In a conversation

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Taxi in Chinese

  1. Leon

    我(wǒ)的(de)中文(zhōngwén)还(hái)不太好(bùtàihǎo)。

    My Chinese is still not very good.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)说(shuō)得(de)很好(hěnhǎo)啊(a)！

    You speak very well!

  3. Leon

    我(wǒ)学(xué)了(le)半年(bànnián)中文(zhōngwén)，可是(kěshì)出租车(chūzūchē)司机(sījī)还是(háishi)说(shuō)英文(yīngwén)。

    I have studied Chinese for half a year, but taxi drivers still speak English.

  4. Liangliang

    他(tā)可能(kěnéng)想(xiǎng)练习(liànxí)英文(yīngwén)吧(ba)。

    Maybe they want to practise English.

  5. Leon

    那(nà)我(wǒ)说(shuō)中文(zhōngwén)，他(tā)说(shuō)英文(yīngwén)，我们(wǒmen)都(dōu)会(huì)进步(jìnbù)。

    Then I speak Chinese, he speaks English, and we both improve.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

龙(lóng)猫(māo)说(shuō)： “我(wǒ)不(bú)会(huì)说(shuō)中(Zhōng)文(wén)。”

Totoro says: "I can't speak Chinese."

Tatoeba: Chinese by Vortarulo · English by naganogreen · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

张(Zhāng)老(lǎo)师(shī)每(měi)天(tiān)在(zài)教(jiào)室(shì)教(jiāo)学(xué)生(sheng)中(Zhōng)文(wén)。

Teacher Zhang teaches Chinese to his students at school every day.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by gone2bacolod · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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中
zhōng

within; among; in; middle; center

文
wén

language; culture

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