English Explanatory Dictionary

Classical Chinese

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Meanings

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  1. The written Chinese language used from the Zhou Dynasty (1045 B.C.E.) (especially the Spring and Autumn Period), through to the end of the Han Dynasty (220 C.E.). In Chinese, 古文 (gǔwén, “Ancient Writing”) or, formally, 古典漢語 /古典汉语 (“Classical Chinese”). The language of many classics of Chinese literature.
  2. The written Chinese language used from the Zhou Dynasty (1045 B.C.E.) to the early 20th century.

Word forms

Classical Chinese

Synonyms

Literary Chinese

Translations

Chinese Cantonese: 文言文 Chinese Cantonese: 文言 Chinese Cantonese: 古文 Chinese: 文言 Chinese Mandarin: 文言文 Chinese Mandarin: 文言 Chinese Mandarin: 古文 Chinese Mandarin: 漢文 /汉文 Finnish: klassinen kiina French: chinois classique German: klassisches Chinesisch Indonesian: bahasa Tionghoa Klasik Italian: cinese classico Italian: lingua cinese classica Japanese: 漢文 Korean: 한문 Malay: bahasa Cina Klasik Portuguese: chinês clássico Russian: вэнья́нь Russian: класси́ческий кита́йский язы́к Spanish: chino clásico Swedish: klassisk kinesiska Vietnamese: Hán văn Vietnamese: cổ văn
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