zuò wén

作 文

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n.composition; writing; essay; article a student writes for practice
- tā de zuò wén shì yōu xiù
  他的作文是优秀。
  His composition was rated excellent.
- tā bǎ zuò wén chóng xīn xiě le yī biàn
  他把作文重新写了一遍。
  He wrote his composition a new.
- chú le yǒu jǐ gè pīn xiě cuò wù wài tā de zuò wén zhěng tǐ shang xiě de hěn hǎo
  除了有几个拼写错误外，他的作文整体上写得很好。
  His composition is good except for some spelling mistakes.
synonym
wén zhāng文章
2
v.(of students) write a composition; write an essay
- zuò wén bìng bù shì yī jiàn jiǎn dān de shì qing
  作文并不是一件简单的事情。
  It is difficult to write a composition.

Separable word
"作" and "文" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他作不出这样的文。
  He can't write such a composition.
- 这是谁作的文？
  Who wrote this composition?
- 你作过这样的文吗？
  Have you ever written such a composition?
common measure word
"作文" is often matched with measure word "篇".
- 一篇作文
  one composition

作文