散 文

sǎnwén

Meaning

(broadly) prose (as opposed to verse)
(more narrowly) free-form literary prose, such as essays, sketches and reflections

Example

他不是诗人；他写的是散文。

He isn't a poet; he's a prose writer.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

sànHSK 312 strokesscattered wénHSK 14 strokeslanguage

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