名篇

míngpiān

noun

Meanings

1 famous piece of writing
2 famous poem or essay

Characters

piece of writing

Examples

HSK 3

课本里有很多名篇。

Kèběn lǐ yǒu hěnduō míngpiān.

The textbook has many famous pieces in it.

HSK 5

苏轼的《赤壁赋》是流传千古的名篇。

Sū Shì de 《 Chìbì Fù 》 shì liúchuán qiāngǔ de míngpiān.

Su Shi's "Ode to the Red Cliff" is a famous piece that has been read for centuries.

Tips

usage

名篇 is used for poems, essays and short prose, not for whole books, which are 名著. A classic read for centuries is a 千古名篇.

Stroke Order

名 míng

篇 piān