书面语

書面語

shūmiànyǔ

noun #93,294

Meanings

HSK 4

“购买”是书面语，口语里一般说“买”。

" Gòumǎi " shì shūmiànyǔ, kǒuyǔ lǐ yìbān shuō " mǎi ".

Gòumǎi is written language; in speech people usually just say mǎi "buy".

HSK 7-9

这篇文章书面语太多，读起来有点生硬。

Zhè piān wénzhāng shūmiànyǔ tài duō, dú qǐlai yǒudiǎn shēngyìng.

This article uses too much formal language and reads a bit stiffly.

usage

The opposite is 口语 "spoken language". Many everyday words have a written twin: 此 for 这 "this", 进餐 for 吃饭 "to have a meal", 即将 for 快要 "about to".

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