文化

wénhuà

noun HSK 3 #2,970

Meanings

中国文化历史悠久。

Zhōngguó wénhuà lìshǐ yōujiǔ.

Chinese culture has a long history.

我对日本文化很感兴趣。

Wǒ duì Rìběn wénhuà hěn gǎn xìngqù.

I'm very interested in Japanese culture.

文化交流对两国都有好处。

Wénhuà jiāoliú duì liǎng guó dōu yǒu hǎochu.

Cultural exchange benefits both countries.

usage

文化 can also mean 'education level' in some contexts: 他没什么文化 means 'He doesn't have much education,' not 'He has no culture.'

usage

Common compounds: 文化遗产 (cultural heritage), 文化差异 (cultural differences), 跨文化 (cross-cultural).

文 wén

化 huà