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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

西方文化

Pronunciation / Transliteration: xīfāng wénhuà

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Western culture/ˈwɛs.tərn ˈkʌl.tʃər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"西方文化强调个人主义和民主价值观。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The heritage of social norms, ethical values, traditional customs, belief systems, political systems, and artifacts that have their origin in or are associated with Europe and the Western world.

    "Globalisation has facilitated a significant exchange between Eastern and Western culture."
  2. 2

    The collective worldview and arts characteristic of countries influenced by European history.

    "Modern architecture in major metropolitan areas often reflects elements of Western culture."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English 'westerne', meaning situated in the west, combined with the Latin 'cultura', meaning cultivation or tending. The compound term developed in the modern era to describe the heritage of social norms, ethical values, traditional customs, belief systems, and specific artifacts associated with Europe and heavily influenced by Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian traditions.

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