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CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
书面语
written language
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
written language
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 书面语 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 书面语 appears in 3 of the 89,190 sentences we searched. Sentences without a published English translation are shown in Chinese only.
I'm actually relatively good at written language, but with spoken language I often can't remember the tone on some word.
No published English translation for this sentence.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 书面语.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 书面语.
Directly before
- 比书面语1
- 有书面语1
Directly after
- 书面语我1
- 书面语更1
- 书面语和1
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 书面语
What does 书面语 mean in Chinese?
书面语 (shūmiànyǔ) means written language.
How do you pronounce 书面语?
书面语 is pronounced shūmiànyǔ.
Is 书面语 an HSK word?
书面语 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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