---
title: "Kewen Meaning: 课文 (kèwén) Means “text”"
description: "课文 (traditional 課文, kèwén) means “text; lesson (in a textbook)”. Hear its tones, see what 课 and 文 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kewen"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 课文 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

课文 kèwén

## text; lesson (in a textbook)

## Its characters

1. 课 kè class
2. 文 wén writing

## In a sentence

请大家把课文读一遍。 Everyone, please read the text through once.

我念给他听，他就点点头，好像老师在听学生背**课文**。

From [两个饭团 · The old man who buys two rice balls](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-old-man-who-buys-two-rice-balls#library-word-147-149)

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## More words with 课 or 文

- [发疯文学 fāfēng-wénxué](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fafengwenxue)
- [功课 gōngkè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongke)
- [课程 kèchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kecheng)
- [课堂 kètáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ketang)
- [课题 kètí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/keti)
- [论文 lùnwén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lunwen)
- [人文 rénwén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/renwen)
- [上课 shàngkè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shangke)
- [天文 tiānwén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tianwen)
- [文档 wéndàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wendang)

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