应用文

應用文

yìngyòngwén

noun

Meanings

1 practical writing (business letters, notices, contracts, reports etc.)
2 applied composition

Characters

Examples

中学语文课会教学生写应用文。

Zhōngxué yǔwén kè huì jiāo xuéshēng xiě yìngyòngwén.

Middle-school Chinese class teaches students how to write practical-purpose texts.

请假条是一种常见的应用文。

Qǐngjiàtiáo shì yī zhǒng chángjiàn de yìngyòngwén.

A leave-request slip is a common kind of practical writing.

Tips

mistakes

应 here is yìng (4th tone, 'to apply') — same as in 应用 (yìngyòng, 'to apply'). Don't confuse with the verb 应该 (yīnggāi, 'should').

culture

School curriculum genre covering: 通知 (notices), 请假条 (leave slips), 申请书 (applications), 合同 (contracts), 简历 (CVs). Distinguished from 文学作品 (literary works).

Stroke Order

应 yīng

用 yòng

文 wén