Classical Chinese

noun

1. a written form of Chinese used from about the 5th century b.c. to 220 a.d.

Example Sentences

“For two years, I ferreted through court documents, biographies and local histories, all in classical Chinese, trying to find the patches of historical forest in the midst of dense linguistic trees” on the Oboi Regency, he wrote in 2014 in Perspectives on History, the American Historical Association’s newsmagazine.

From New York Times

On Wednesday, the museum announced that the Kosovo-born artist Petrit Halilaj will take over the museum’s Roof Garden in April with a meditation on conflict; the South Korean sculptor Lee Bul will transform the facade in September with futuristic statues; and the Taiwanese artist Tong Yang-Tze will design two new works of calligraphy featuring classical Chinese texts for the Great Hall in November.

From New York Times

To test Baidu’s claim that Ernie has better Chinese language abilities than GPT-4, we asked the two chatbots to compose a piece of poetry in a classical Chinese form:

From New York Times

The cavernous Long Beach Terrace Theater echoes with classical Chinese music as more than a dozen dancers expertly manipulate colorful fans that sweep like wind and snap like fire.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Bao read widely, from classical Chinese texts to Anne Rice’s “The Vampire Chronicles,” his son said.

From New York Times