书面语

written language

abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1]

book / letter / document / CL:本[ben3],冊|册[ce4],部[bu4] / to write

face / side / surface / aspect / top / classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc

variant of 麵|面[mian4]

flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless

dialect / language / speech

to tell to

in writing / written