Chinese–English

古文

gǔ wén · gu wen

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. old language
  2. the Classics
  3. Classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose
  4. Classical Chinese as a school subject

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