Word: 散文 (sǎnwén) 散文 dictionary entry sǎnwén prose (as opposed to verse); free-form literary prose, such as essays, sketches and reflections Full dictionary entry for 散文 Example sentences using 散文 3 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 他不是诗人；他写的是散文。 Tā bú shì shīrén; tā xiě de shì sǎnwén. He isn't a poet; he's a prose writer. 他不是诗人；他是个散文作家。 Tā bú shì shīrén; tā shì gè sǎnwén zuòjiā. He isn't a poet; he's a prose writer. 昨天我们写了我们的散文。 Zuótiān wǒmen xiěle wǒmen de sǎnwén. Yesterday we wrote our essays.