Civilization in Chinese
civilization · HSK 6
文明
- 文 writing
- 明 bright
这座博物馆展示了古代文明。 This museum showcases ancient civilizations.
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How do you say civilization in Chinese?
Civilization in Chinese is 文明 (wén míng).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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