批文

pīwén
noun #35,892

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 written approval (from an authority)
  2. 2 official ruling document

Examples

HSK 4
Xiàngmù yǐjīng nádào le zhèngfǔ pīwén.
The project has already received government approval.
HSK 7-9
Méiyǒu pīwén bùnéng kāigōng.
Without the approval document, construction cannot start.

Tips

usage
(to approve / comment on) + (document). In Chinese bureaucracy, a 批文 is the physical written green-light from a regulator to list shares, start construction, import goods, or issue a drug. 拿批文 ('get the approval') is a recurring phrase in Chinese business.

Stroke Order

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