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文明
wénmíng
1. civilized
2. civilization
3. culture
4. CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 4%

Character Breakdown

文
wén
culture, literature, writing
HSK 3 4 丶
明
míng
bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
HSK 1 8 丶

Compound Words (9)

古文明
gǔwénmíng
ancient civilization
文明化
wénmínghuà
civilize
文明病
wénmíngbìng
lifestyle diseases
两河文明
liǎnghéwénmíng
Mesopotamian civilization
文明小史
WénmíngXiǎoshǐ
Short History of Civilization, late Qing novel by Li Boyuan [[李伯元<LǐBóyuán>]] or Li Baojia [[李寶嘉|李宝嘉<LǐBǎojiā>]] describing the turmoil after the 1900 Eight-Nation Alliance [[八國聯軍|八国联军<BāguóLiánjūn>]]
东方文明
Dōngfāngwénmíng
Eastern civilization
物质文明
wùzhìwénmíng
material culture
精神文明
jīngshénwénmíng
spiritual culture
物质文明和精神文明
wùzhìwénmínghéjīngshénwénmíng
material and spiritual culture

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