Chinese Traditional: 散文
Chinese Simplified: 散文
Pinyin: san3 wen2
Zhuyin: ㄙㄢˇ ㄨㄣˊ
English Meaning: essay, prose
Classifier: (pian1)

Example Sentences:

我剛剛寫了這篇散文。
我刚刚写了这篇散文。
wo3 gang1 gang1 xie3 le5 zhe4 pian1 san4 wen2.
I just wrote this essay.
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Related Words:

 

sǎn

1. loose, loosened, scattered 2. leisurely, idle 3. powdered medicine

Here: loose, loosened, scattered

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wén

1. language, literature 2. composition, writing 3. culture 4. formal, literary 5. gentle 6. (old measure word for coins) 7. Wen (Chinese surname)

Here: composition, writing

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