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Definition
A popular or fashionable literary style of a particular period.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the fashionable or prevailing literary style of a particular historical period, often implying a sense of artifice or rigid convention. It is rarely used in casual daily conversation and is mostly encountered in academic discussions regarding literature or history. It carries a slightly formal or scholarly tone, distinguishing it from general trends or modern fads.
Examples
This style of writing has a very distinct period-specific feel.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 時髦, which refers to modern fashion or being trendy. Using 時文 to describe someone's outfit or a current pop song would be incorrect as it is strictly tied to literary or stylistic movements of the past.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
