文明
wénmíng
civilization; civilized
Part of speech · noun / adjective
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文writing
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明bright
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Examples
- 中国是世界四大文明古国之一。China is one of the world’s four great ancient civilizations.
- 我们出门旅游要做文明的游客。When traveling, we should be civilized tourists.
Collocations
古代文明物质文明讲文明文明礼貌
Mnemonic
文 wén "culture/writing" + 明 míng "bright": ① noun "civilization" (古代文明) ② adjective "civilized, well-mannered" (讲文明 = to be civilized). The adjective sense is weak in the Korean cognate. Opposite of 野蛮 (barbaric).
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文化礼貌教养野蛮
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In 讲文明, what does 文明 mean?