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文化

wén huà · wen hua

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Measure words: 个 gè, 种 zhǒng

Meaning

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  1. culture
  2. civilization
  3. cultural
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Tea and culture

  1. Leon

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，为什么(wèishénme)中国人(zhōngguórén)喝茶(hēchá)要(yào)用(yòng)小(xiǎo)杯子(bēizi)？

    Dengdeng, why do Chinese people drink tea from small cups?

  2. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)是(shì)茶(chá)文化(wénhuà)。小(xiǎo)杯子(bēizi)可以(kěyǐ)慢慢(mànmàn)喝(hē)。

    This is tea culture. With small cups you can drink slowly.

  3. Leon

    原来(yuánlái)喝茶(hēchá)也(yě)有(yǒu)文化(wénhuà)！

    So even drinking tea has culture!

  4. Dengdeng

    你们(nǐmen)国家(guójiā)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)文化(wénhuà)？

    What culture does your country have?

  5. Leon

    我们(wǒmen)的(de)咖啡(kāfēi)文化(wénhuà)：一天(yītiān)喝(hē)三杯(sānbēi)！

    Our coffee culture: three cups a day!

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Usage

文化 usually means culture, but can also refer to education or literacy in some contexts.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)了(liǎo)解(jiě)了(le)很(hěn)多(duō)希(xī)腊(là)的(de)文(wén)化(huà)。

I learned a lot about Greek culture.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

很(hěn)多(duō)芬(fēn)兰(lán)人(rén)对(duì)文(wén)化(huà)感(gǎn)兴(xìng)趣(qù)。

Many Finns are interested in culture.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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文
wén

language; culture

化
huà

to make into; to change into

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