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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

文字 [wénzì]
  1. 1. noun [指符号] script
  2. 2. noun [指文章] writing

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

文字 [wénzì]
  1. 1. characters; script; writing
  2. 2. written language
    文字宣传
    written propaganda
    文字可考的历史
    recorded history
  3. 3. writing (as regards form or style)
    文字清通
    lucid writing

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

文字 [wénzì]
  1. 1. 记录语言的书写符号。
  2. 2. 借指文辞、文章
    文字通顺。
    把近年发表的文字结集出版。

Examples

我只知道这些文字是西文,但不清楚具体是哪国文字
I only know that it is a western languages, but I do not know which one.
汉字不是拼音文字,而是意音文字
Chinese characters are not alphabetic writing but meaning-phonetic writing.
文字和图片的编排
the layout of pictures and articles
文字上作一些变动
make some changes (or alterations) in the wording
文字处理机
word processor
文字活泼
written in a lively style
文字记载的历史
recorded history
内容丰富,文字简练
rich in content and succinct in style
文字虽短,可内容不错。
It's a short piece of writing, but it's meaningful in content.
文字枯涩
a dull and heavy style (of writing)

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