文章

wénzhāng

article; essay; literary works

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  • zhāngsurname ZhangB6
  • 出口成章chūkǒu-chéngzhāng(idiom) (of one's speech) eloquentB7
  • 断章取义duànzhāng-qǔyì(idiom) to quote out of contextB7
  • 规章guīzhāngruleB7
  • 顺理成章shùnlǐ-chéngzhānglogicalB7
  • 违章wéizhāngto break the rulesB7
  • 勋章xūnzhāngmedalB7

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这篇文章很长。

This article is very long.

我读了一篇文章。

I read an article.