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论文

lùn wén · lun wen

Traditional 論文

HSK 4Old HSK 5Measure word: 篇 piān

Meaning

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  1. paper
  2. treatise
  3. thesis
  4. to discuss a paper or thesis (old)
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A thesis due tomorrow

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)论文(lùnwén)明天(míngtiān)要(yào)交(jiāo)，还(hái)没(méi)写完(xiěwán)。

    My thesis is due tomorrow and I have not finished.

  2. Dengdeng

    只(zhǐ)剩(shèng)一天(yītiān)了(le)！你(nǐ)写(xiě)了(le)多少(duōshao)？

    Only one day left! How much have you written?

  3. Liangliang

    只(zhǐ)写(xiě)了(le)题目(tímù)。

    Only the title.

  4. Dengdeng

    题目(tímù)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What is the title?

  5. Liangliang

    题目(tímù)是(shì)：怎么(zěnme)不(bù)拖延(tuōyán)。

    The title is: how not to procrastinate.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)现在(xiànzài)马上(mǎshàng)开始(kāishǐ)写(xiě)论文(lùnwén)！

    Then start writing your thesis right now!

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01

要(yào)翻(fān)译(yì)那(nà)篇(piān)论(lùn)文(wén)，我(wǒ)最(zuì)少(shǎo)需(xū)要(yào)三(sān)天(tiān)时(shí)间(jiān)。

I'll need at least three days to translate that thesis.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)快(kuài)速(sù)浏(liú)览(lǎn)摘(zhāi)要(yào)，寻(xún)找(zhǎo)要(yào)找(zhǎo)的(de)论(lùn)文(wén)。

He quickly read through the abstracts to find the paper he was looking for.

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

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