作文 zuòwén in a sentence
Write an essay (written composition)
作文 (zuòwén) means Write an essay (written composition). Below are 5 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他的 作文 写得很好。
Tā de zuò wén xiě de hěn hǎo.
His composition is very well written.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 作文
老师让我们写一篇 作文 。
Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen xiě yì piān zuò wén.
The teacher asked us to write an essay.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 作文
作文 的题目是什么？
Zuòwén de tímù shì shénme?
What is the title of the composition?
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 题目
请围绕主题写 作文 。
Qǐng wéirào zhǔtí xiě zuòwén.
Please write your essay around the topic.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 主题
老师称赞了他的 作文 。
Lǎoshī chēngzàn le tā de zuòwén.
The teacher praised his composition.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 称赞
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How is 作文 used in a sentence?
This page shows 5 sentences using 作文 (zuòwén, "Write an essay (written composition)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
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Is 作文 an HSK word?
Yes — 作文 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
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