Writing
课文 (kè wén) — how to say "text" in Chinese
课文
Text (lesson)
noun
Character composition
课
lesson
文
text, writing
Radicals / Keys
文
Script
#67 · wén · 4 strokes
言
Speech
#149 · yán · 7 strokes
Collocations
读课文
dú kèwén
read the lesson text
Examples
老师让我们背课文。
The teacher asked us to memorize the text.
我读课文。
I read the text.
Mnemonic
[kè wén-] Kesha the parrot landed on the windowsill and began reading out loud. "Ke! Ke!" he squawked, as if cramming a lesson. His owner opened a notebook and started copying the whole lesson text — 课文 — from him, line by line. 📖🦜
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say "text" in Chinese?
"text" in Chinese is 课文 (kè wén).
课文 meaning in English
课文 (kè wén) means "Text (lesson)".
How is 课文 pronounced?
It is pronounced kè wén (written as ke wen, kewen). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "text" in Chinese characters?
It is written 课文: 课 has 10 strokes, 文 has 4 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 课文?
课文 is on the HSK 3.0 level 3 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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