文章 (wénzhāng): article; essay

Measure Word

一篇文章 piān

Meanings

1 article; essay
2 written composition; literary work

Characters

chapter; section; seal

Examples

这篇文章写得很好。

Zhè piān wénzhāng xiě de hěn hǎo.

This article is very well written.

他每天都写一篇文章。

Tā měitiān dōu xiě yì piān wénzhāng.

He writes an article every day.

你看了那篇文章吗？

Nǐ kàn le nà piān wénzhāng ma?

Have you read that article?

Tips

grammar

The measure word for 文章 is 篇 (piān), used for written works: 一篇文章, 两篇作文.

usage

做文章 is an idiom meaning 'to make an issue of something' or 'to exploit something' — not literally writing an article.

Stroke Order

文 wén

章 zhāng

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