# 文献 (wénxiàn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 文献 (wénxiàn) means “literature; reference material”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: literature; reference material
- Pinyin: wénxiàn (wen2 xian4)
- Traditional: 文獻
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 写论文前要查阅大量文献。
  Xiě lùnwén qián yào cháyuè dàliàng wénxiàn.
  You need to consult a lot of reference material before writing a thesis.

## Characters

- [文](https://hanziro.com/word/wen-language/) (wén): language; culture
- [献](https://hanziro.com/word/xian-offer/) (xiàn): to offer; to donate

https://hanziro.com/word/wen-xian-literature/

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