bái wén

白 文

ReadWriteQuiz

1
n.text (of an annotated book); core text of an ancient work, not including annotations
- dú wán bái wén hòu zài dú zhù jiě
  读完白文后再读注解。
  Read the text first and then the notes.
synonym
zhèng wén正文
2
n.an unannotated edition of a book
- tào yìn shū wǎng wǎng dōu shì bái wén zhù wén shěng lüè
  套印书，往往都是白文，注文省略。
  Overprint books are often unannotated with notes omitted.
3
n.(in contrast to ‘characters on a seal carved in relief’) intagliated characters on a seal
- hàn jìn yìn zhāng jiē yòng bái wén
  汉晋印章，皆用白文。
  Characters on seals of the Han and Jin Dynasty were intagliated ones.

白文