Classical Chinese
Proper noun
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Proper noun
- The written Chinese language used from the Zhou Dynasty (1045 BCE) (especially the Spring and Autumn Period), through to the end of the Han Dynasty (220 CE). In Chinese, 古文 ("Ancient Writing") or, formally, 古典漢語 ("Classical Chinese"). The language of many classics of Chinese literature.
- The written Chinese language used from the Zhou Dynasty (1045 BCE) to the early 20th century.
- French: chinois classique
- German: klassisches Chinesisch
- Italian: cinese classico, lingua cinese classica
- Portuguese: chinês clássico
- Russian: вэнья́нь
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