文物

• Pinyin: wén wù
• Desglose de hanzi: 文 (culture, civilisation); 物 = 牛 + 勿 (thing, object — cattle as the original standard of value)

Significado

Bienes culturales; reliquias culturales; artefactos históricos.

China has one of the world's richest collections of cultural relics. The State Administration of Cultural Heritage (国家文物局) oversees their protection. Smuggling cultural relics is a serious legal offence. 国宝级文物 refers to state-level national treasures.

Ejemplos

1. 这件青铜器是商代的文物，距今已有三千多年的历史，极具研究价值。
2. 博物馆正在对馆藏文物进行数字化保护，建立永久性的电子档案。
3. 他因非法倒卖出土文物被依法追究刑事责任。

Guía de uso

Contexto: history, culture, museum, law

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 国家投入大量资金用于修复和保护珍贵的出土文物，以传承中华历史文明。(The state has invested heavily in restoring and protecting precious excavated relics to pass on Chinese historical civilisation.)
• 海外流失的文物回归祖国，是每一位中国人心中深切的期盼与心愿。(The return of cultural relics lost overseas to the motherland is a heartfelt wish of every Chinese person.)

Incorrecto

• 这件古董是很好的文物 — not all antiques are 文物; 文物 has specific legal and cultural significance; privately owned old items are 古董 or 古玩, not necessarily 文物

Origen e historia

文 (culture, civilisation) + 物 (object, thing)

Contexto cultural

Época: Ancient to modern

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal