p8nda
p8nda BETA
Home Dictionary Discord

文明

wénmíng
noun HSK 3 #4,586

Meanings

  1. 1 civilization
  2. 2 civilized; cultured

Examples

古埃及文明非常了不起。
Gǔ Āijí wénmíng fēicháng liǎobuqǐ.
Ancient Egyptian civilization was remarkable.
请文明排队。
Qǐng wénmíng páiduì.
Please line up in a civilized manner.
我们要做文明的人。
Wǒmen yào zuò wénmíng de rén.
We should be civilized people.

Tips

usage
文明 as a noun means 'civilization' (中华文明). As an adjective it means 'civilized/polite' — you'll see 文明 on signs reminding people to be orderly.
usage
Common in public signs: 文明用语 (use polite language), 文明出行 (travel in a civilized way).

Stroke Order

文 wén
明 míng