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茅盾文学奖

Máo Dùn Wén xué jiǎngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Mao Dun Literature Prize, PRC prize for novel writing, awarded since 1982
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

茅盾文學獎 茅盾文学奖 [Mao2 Dun4 Wen2 xue2 jiang3] /Mao Dun Literature Prize, PRC prize for novel writing, awarded since 1982/

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Other forms in these source records: 茅盾文學獎

  • 茅
    máo

    reeds / rushes

    Máo

    surname Mao

  • 盾
    dùn

    shield (CL:面[miàn]) / (currency) Vietnamese dong / currency unit of several countries (Indonesian rupiah, Dutch gulden etc)

  • 文
    wén

    language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67

    Wén

    surname Wen

  • 学
    xué

    to learn / to study / to imitate / science / -ology

  • 奖
    jiǎng

    prize / award / bonus / reward / (bound form) to encourage / to commend / to praise / to award / to give as a reward

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