文 wén language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67 syn 文化 wén huà culture / civilization / cultural / CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3] syn 文明 wén míng civilized / civilization / culture / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 培养 培養 péi yǎng to cultivate / to breed / to foster / to nurture / to educate / to groom (for a position) / education / fostering / culture (biology) syn 教养 教養 jiào yǎng to educate / to bring up / to nurture / upbringing / breeding / culture syn 平息 píng xī (of wind etc) to subside / to die down / to quell / to smooth over (a dispute etc) / to suppress (a rebellion etc) syn 流畅 流暢 liú chàng flowing (of speech, writing) / fluent / smooth and easy syn 光滑 guāng huá glossy / sleek / smooth syn 安稳 安穩 ān wěn steady / stable / sedate / calm / (of sleep) sound / (of a transition) smooth syn 平稳 平穩 píng wěn smooth / steady syn 主流 zhǔ liú main stream (of a river) / fig. the essential point / main viewpoint of a matter / mainstream (culture etc) syn 孕育 yùn yù to be pregnant / to produce offspring / to nurture (a development, school of thought, artwork etc) / fig. replete with (culture etc) 顺畅 順暢 shùn chàng smooth and unhindered / fluent syn 光光 guāng guāng bright / shiny / smooth / naked / bald / penniless 圆滑 圓滑 yuán huá smooth and evasive / slick and sly syn 细腻 細膩 xì nì (of skin etc) smooth / satiny / delicate / (of a performance, depiction, craftsmanship etc) finely detailed / subtle / exquisite / meticulous syn 舒展 shū zhǎn to roll out / to extend / to smooth out / to unfold syn 体育运动 體育運動 tǐ yù yùn dòng sports / physical culture 平坦 píng tǎn level / even / smooth / flat syn 抚平 撫平 fǔ píng to flatten / to smooth down / to unwrinkle / (fig.) to soothe (emotional wounds) / to heal (scars) 平整 píng zhěng smooth / level / to level off / to flatten (remove bumps) syn 润滑 潤滑 rùn huá smooth / oily / sleek / to lubricate syn 平滑 píng huá flat and smooth syn 滑溜 huá liu smooth / slippery / sticky syn 麻花 má huā fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough) / worn out or worn smooth (of clothes) syn 高丽 高麗 gāo lí Korean Goryeo dynasty, 918-1392 / Korea, esp. in context of art and culture 人文 rén wén humanities / human affairs / culture 同人 tóng rén people from the same workplace or profession / co-worker / colleague / pop culture enthusiasts who create fan fiction etc syn 中华 中華 zhōng huá Zhonghua, historical and cultural term for China, often used to denote Chinese civilization and identity (as in 中華文化|中华文化[Zhong1hua2 wen2hua4] "Chinese culture") / used in the official name of the Republic of China, 中華民國|中华民国[Zhong1hua2 Min2guo2] syn 圆润 圓潤 yuán rùn mellow and full / suave / smooth and round / rich (in voice) syn 八面玲珑 八面玲瓏 bā miàn líng lóng be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations) syn 放养 放養 fàng yǎng to raise (livestock or poultry) in an open environment / to breed (fish, bees, silkworms etc) in a suitable environment / to culture (kelp etc) / to release (a captive animal) into the wild syn 打圆场 打圓場 dǎ yuán chǎng to help to resolve a dispute / to smooth things over syn 平滑肌 píng huá jī smooth muscle (anatomy) / non-striated muscle syn 浑圆 渾圓 hún yuán perfectly round / (fig.) accommodating / considerate / smooth (way of doing things) syn 通顺 通順 tōng shùn smooth / clear and coherent syn 重镇 重鎮 zhòng zhèn (military) strategic town / (fig.) major center (for commerce, culture or tourism etc) syn 平顺 平順 píng shùn smooth / smooth-going / plain sailing syn 培养基 培養基 péi yǎng jī culture medium 溜须拍马 溜鬚拍馬 liū xū pāi mǎ to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom) / to use flatter to get what one wants / to toady / boot-licking syn 文教 wén jiào culture and education 国学 國學 guó xué Chinese national culture / studies of ancient Chinese civilization / the Imperial College (history) syn 国粹 國粹 guó cuì national essence / quintessence of national culture syn 企业文化 企業文化 qǐ yè wén huà corporate culture 精神文明 jīng shén wén míng spiritual culture 韩流 韓流 hán liú Korean Wave, aka Hallyu (the increase in international interest in South Korea and its popular culture since the 1990s) 民族文化 mín zú wén huà ethnic culture 潮汕 cháo shàn Chaoshan, region in the east of Guangdong, encompassing the cities of Chaozhou 潮州市[Chao2 zhou1 Shi4] and Shantou 汕頭市|汕头市[Shan4 tou2 Shi4], with its own distinct language (Chaoshan Min 潮汕話|潮汕话[Chao2 shan4 hua4]) and culture 物质文明 物質文明 wù zhì wén míng material culture 柔滑 róu huá soft / smooth / silky 西方文化 xī fāng wén huà Western culture 摩挲 mó sā to smooth out (with one's hand) syn 平直 píng zhí smooth / level 新文化运动 新文化運動 xīn wén huà yùn dòng the New Culture Movement (mid-1910s and 1920s), intellectual revolution against Confucianism aiming to introduce Western elements, especially democracy and science 油嘴滑舌 yóu zuǐ huá shé glib / oily-mouthed and smooth talking syn 半坡 bàn pō Banpo neolithic Yangshao culture archaeological site east of Xi'an 西安 良渚 liáng zhǔ Liangzhu (c. 3400-2250 BC), neolithic culture of Changjiang delta 茶经 茶經 chá jīng the Classic of Tea, first monograph ever on tea and its culture, written by 陸羽|陆羽[Lu4 Yu3] between 760-780 细胞培养 細胞培養 xì bāo péi yǎng cell culture 畅达 暢達 chàng dá free-flowing / smooth syn 文墨 wén mò writing / culture syn 珠圆玉润 珠圓玉潤 zhū yuán yù rùn lit. as round as pearls and as smooth as jade (idiom) / fig. elegant and polished (of singing or writing) syn 黑陶 hēi táo black eggshell pottery (of the Neolithic Longshan culture) 仰韶文化 yǎng sháo wén huà Yangshao neolithic culture from the central Yellow river basin, with red and black pottery syn 滑 huá to slip / to slide / slippery / smooth / sly / slippery / not to be trusted syn 坦 tǎn flat / open-hearted / level / smooth syn 熨 yù reconciled / smooth syn 畅 暢 chàng free / unimpeded / smooth / at ease / free from worry / fluent syn 佛兰德 佛蘭德 fó lán dé of or relating to Flemish people, language or culture 抿 mǐn to smooth hair with a wet brush / (of a mouth, wing etc) to close lightly / to sip syn 捋 lǚ to smooth or arrange sth using one's fingers / to stroke syn 浆膜 漿膜 jiāng mó serosa / serous membrane (smooth moist delicate membranes lining body cavities) 和稀泥 huò xī ní to try to smooth things over / to paper over the issues / to gloss things over syn 顺溜 順溜 shùn liu orderly / tidy / smooth 东巴文化 東巴文化 dōng bā wén huà Dongba culture of the Nakhi ethnic group of Lijiang 麗江|丽江 in northwest Yunnan 培养液 培養液 péi yǎng yè culture fluid (in biological lab.) syn 莎翁 shā wēng Shakespeare / slang or popular culture abbr. of 莎士比亞|莎士比亚[Sha1 shi4 bi3 ya4] 踧 cù carefully / level / smooth 掭 tiàn to smooth (a brush) against the inkstone (after dipping it in ink) syn 附庸风雅 附庸風雅 fù yōng fēng yǎ (of an uneducated person) to mingle with the cognoscenti / to pose as a culture lover / to be a culture snob / having pretensions to culture 龙山文化 龍山文化 lóng shān wén huà Longshan culture / black pottery culture 丝滑 絲滑 sī huá (of food, skin, hair etc) silky / smooth / (fig.) smooth / effortless / seamless 大众文化 大眾文化 dà zhòng wén huà mass culture / popular culture 物质文明和精神文明 物質文明和精神文明 wù zhì wén míng hé jīng shén wén míng material and spiritual culture / matter and mind / material progress, ideology and culture (philosophic slogan, adopted into Deng Xiaoping theory from 1978) 大汶口文化 dà wèn kǒu wén huà Dawenkou culture (c. 4100-2600 BC), Neolithic culture based in today's Shandong area 山東|山东[Shan1 dong1] 暴力文化与和平文化会议 暴力文化與和平文化會議 Conference on the Culture of Violence and Peace Culture 匀溜 勻溜 yún liu even and smooth syn 江獭 江獺 jiāng tà smooth-coated 充畅 充暢 chōng chàng abundant and fluent / affluent and smooth syn 光溜 guāng liū smooth / slippery syn 光面内质网 光面內質網 guāng miàn nèi zhì wǎng smooth endoplasmic reticulum 既来之，则安之 既來之，則安之 jì lái zhī , zé ān zhī Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy. / Since this is so, we should accept it. / Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth. / If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it. 求学无坦途 求學無坦途 qiú xué wú tǎn tú The path of learning can never be smooth. / There is no royal road to learning. (idiom) 油光水滑 yóu guāng shuǐ huá sleek / shiny and smooth 滑溜溜 huá liū liū smooth / slick / slippery / glossy 缜润 縝潤 zhěn rùn fine and smooth 蹇涩 蹇澀 jiǎn sè awkward / lame / difficulty (esp. in moving) / not smooth 清图 qīng tú fair chart / fair sheet / smooth sheet 贝氏平头鱼 Baird's smooth-head 