课文

• 拼音: kè wén
• 汉字拆解: 课 (lesson) + 文 (text, writing) — the text of a lesson

含义

Text; lesson text. The main reading passage in a textbook lesson.

Refers specifically to the main text or reading passage within a lesson in a textbook. Common activities include 读课文 (read the text aloud), 背课文 (memorise the text), and 学课文 (study the text). A key part of Chinese language education.

例句

1. 请读一下课文。
2. 这篇课文不太长。
3. 老师让我们背课文。

用法指南

语境: school, education

语气: academic

正确说法

• 今天学第三课的课文。(Today we study the text of Lesson 3.)
• 你会背这篇课文吗？(Can you recite this text?)

错误说法

• 我写了一篇课文。(课文 refers to existing textbook text — you don't write a 课文; use 文章 or 作文 instead)

起源与历史

Compound of 课 (lesson) and 文 (text, writing) — the written text of a lesson.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal