作文

• 拼音: zuò wén
• 汉字拆解: 作 = 亻 (person radical) + 乍 (phonetic); 文 = pictograph of a person with decorative tattoos, meaning 'writing/culture'

含义

Essay; composition; writing assignment. A piece of writing done as schoolwork.

Primarily used in school contexts to refer to student compositions or essays. In Chinese schools, 作文 is a regular assignment and an important part of language education. Can also refer to the skill of essay writing itself.

例句

1. 老师让我们写一篇作文。
2. 他的作文写得很好。
3. 今天的作文题目是'我的家'。

用法指南

语境: school, education

语气: academic

正确说法

• 这篇作文你写了多长时间？(How long did it take you to write this essay?)
• 我不太会写作文。(I'm not very good at writing essays.)

错误说法

• 我做了一个作文。(Don't use 做 with 作文 — use 写 (write). Say 我写了一篇作文.)

起源与历史

Compound of 作 (to make/create) and 文 (writing/text), literally 'to create text' — i.e., the product of creative writing.

文化背景

世代: Students / All ages

社会背景: Universal