| 释义 |
白话文 báihuàwén noun writings in vernacular Chinese ▸ 白话文运动 Vernacular Movement [1917-1919] 白话文Baihuawen (or so-called vernacular Chinese) refers to the style of written language based on vernacular Mandarin Chinese (白话) in contrast to classical Chinese, the traditional form of written Chinese based on classical texts. Baihuawen became widely used in vernacular Chinese literature after the May 4th Movement of 1919, gradually replacing the classical style of writing. |