Dictionary/散文

散文

sǎn wén

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

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Example

tā他bù不shì是shī rén诗人;tā他xiě写de的shì是sǎn wén散文。
他不是诗人;他写的是散文。
He isn't a poet; he's a prose writer.