HSK 2 · Studying

作文

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essay; composition

Stroke order of 作文

2 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

作 · 7 strokes文 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

作 is a person 亻 suddenly 乍 making, 文 is writing: producing text.

Parts: 作 make + 文 text

Example sentence

我今天写了一篇作文。

I wrote an essay today.

Words with 作

工作work; job; to work 动作movement; action 叫作to be called 作家writer; author 作业homework 作用effect; function 写作writing; to write 制作to make; to produce 作品work (of art)作者author 创作to create (art); creation 合作to cooperate

Words with 文

课文text (lesson)中文Chinese (language)英文English (language)文件document; file 文章article; essay 文学literature 文字writing; characters 外文foreign language 文化culture 文明civilization; civilized

More words: Studying

笔pen 笔记notes 笔记本notebook; laptop 作业homework 复习to review; to revise 练to practise 练习to practise; exercise 成绩grade; result 分数score; mark 题question; problem 难题difficult problem 听讲to attend a lecture 举to raise; to lift 水平level; standard 提高to raise; to improve

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