文坛

文壇

wéntán

noun #51,194

Meanings

1 literary circles
2 the world of letters
3 literary scene

Characters

literature; writing

Examples

她是当代文坛的重要作家。

Tā shì dāngdài wéntán de zhòngyào zuòjiā.

She is a major author in the contemporary literary scene.

这部小说震撼了整个文坛。

Zhè bù xiǎoshuō zhènhàn le zhěnggè wéntán.

This novel shook the entire literary world.

Tips

memory

文 'literature' + 坛 'altar, arena' — literally the 'literary arena'. Same 坛 that appears in 乐坛 (music scene), 体坛 (sports world), 画坛 (art world).

Stroke Order

文 wén

坛 tán