civilization in Chinese
civilization in Chinese is 文明, 文化 — civilization means a large, organised society with its own culture, institutions, and level of development, often spanning a nation or region.
civilization in Chinese
文明
Pronounced: wén míng
An organized culture encompassing many communities, often on the scale of a nation or a people; a stage or system of social, political, or technical development.
文化
Pronounced: wén huà
(uncountable) Human society, particularly civil society.
文明
Pronounced: wén míng
(inherently emic, sometimes, capitalized) Collectively, those people and places of the world considered to have a high standard of behavior and / or a high level of development. Commonly subjectively used by people of one society to exclusively refer to their society, or their elite sub-group, or a few associated societies, implying all others, in time or geography or status, as something less than civilised, as savages or barbarians. (Compare refinement, elitism, civilised society, the Civilised World.
What does "civilization" mean?
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noun A large, organised society with its own culture, institutions, and level of development, often spanning a nation or region.
"Historians study how ancient civilizations rose and fell."
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noun Human society as a whole, especially in its organised, "civil" form.
"The hikers were glad to get back to civilization after a week in the wilderness."
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civilization in a sentence
- Historians study how ancient civilizations rose and fell.
- The internet has reshaped modern civilization.
- The hikers were glad to get back to civilization after a week in the wilderness.
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What is "civilization" in Chinese?
"civilization" in Chinese is 文明, 文化. civilization means: A large, organised society with its own culture, institutions, and level of development, often spanning a nation or region.
How do you pronounce 文明?
"civilization" in Chinese is 文明, pronounced "wén míng".
How do you use "civilization" in a sentence?
Example: "Historians study how ancient civilizations rose and fell." In Chinese, "civilization" is 文明, 文化.
Are there other ways to say "civilization" in Chinese?
Yes — Chinese has 2 translations listed for "civilization": 文明, 文化.
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