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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

文章 [wénzhāng]
  1. 1. noun [著作] essay
  2. 2. noun [含义] implication

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

文章 [wénzhāng]
  1. 1. essay; article;paper
  2. 2. literary works; writings
  3. 3. hidden meaning; implied meaning
    其中大有文章
    There is a lot behind all this.
    话里有文章
    There is an insinuation in that remark. or That's an insinuating remark.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

文章 [wénzhāng]
  1. 1. 独立成篇的文字;也泛指著作。
  2. 2. 借指人对某件事的思考和主意;将要采取的行动
    别看他嘴上没说,心里却早有文章|
    做好国企改革的大文章
  3. 3. 事情里暗含的意思
    她之所以这样做,其中必有文章

Examples

文章时遣词不当,可能会令人看不懂文章的意思呢。
Inappropriate wording may make people unable to understand the meaning of the article.
读了这篇文章以及对这篇文章的分析之后,收获很大。
这篇文章白字连篇。
There're so many wrong characters in this piece.
这篇文章没有表现出作者平素的笔力
This essay lacks the vigour and vitality which characterize the author's usual style.
他那番话不过是表面文章
He was merely paying lip service.
请你给墙报写些东西。不拘形式,文章、诗,都可以。
Please write something for the wall newspaper. Any form will do—poetry or prose.
不可捉摸的哲理文章
intangible philosophical essays
文章写得不通。
The article is badly written.
这篇文章苍白无力。
This article is flat writing.
这篇文章侧重讨论交通运输问题。
In this article, special emphasis is laid on problems of communications and transportation.

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Related Measure Words

  [duàn] |  一段文章
  [jiē] |  一节文章
  [piān] |  一篇文章
  [zǔ] |  一组文章

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