# 斯文 (sīwén)

In Mandarin Chinese, 斯文 (sīwén) means “refined; cultured”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: refined; cultured
- Pinyin: sīwén (si1 wen2)
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他说话很客气，看起来很斯文。
  Tā shuōhuà hěn kèqi, kàn qǐlái hěn sīwén.
  He speaks very politely and looks quite refined.

## Characters

- 斯 (sī): (phonetic); this
- [文](https://hanziro.com/word/wen-language/) (wén): language; culture

https://hanziro.com/word/si-wen-refined/

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