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văn

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văn means writing; language.

Chinese characters: 文

Meanings of văn in English

Noun

  1. writing
    • đoạn văna paragraph
    • giỏi văngood at writing
    • văn hay chữ đẹpeloquent expression, beautiful handwriting
  2. only in fixed expressions language
    • văn nóispoken language; speech
    • văn viếtwritten language; text
  3. abbreviation clipping of văn học (“literature”)
  4. abbreviation clipping of ngữ văn (“secondary Vietnamese”)

Words with văn

Anh vănbất thành vănchính văncổ văncông văndiễn vănđạo vănđiện vănHán vănhành vănluận vănnguyên vănngữ vănnhà vănnhân văntản vănthiên vănthuỷ văntoàn vănvăn bảnvăn bằngvăn chươngvăn hàovăn hiếnvăn hoávăn họcvăn khoavăn kiệnvăn lívăn miếu

Example sentences with văn

  • Dịch đoạn văn này sẽ rất dễ. Translating this text will be very easy.
  • Đây là một câu văn dài bất thường. This is an unusually long sentence.
  • Hồi còn đi học, tớ viết văn kém lắm. When I was a student, I was the worst at composition.
  • Hồi còn đi học, tôi viết văn rất tệ. When I was a student, I was the worst at composition.
  • Mỗi câu văn trong quyển sách này đầu rất quan trọng. Every sentence in this book is important.
  • Đề tài của bài văn của tôi là bảo vệ môi trường. The topic of my essay is environment protection.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 文.

Frequently asked questions

What does văn mean in English?

văn (noun) means "writing; language".

How do you pronounce văn?

IPA: Hanoi [van˧˧]; Saigon [vaŋ˧˧]. Tones: văn — level tone (ngang).

Is văn a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. văn is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 文.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.