国文 (guó wén) Definition & Meaning - What does 国文 mean in Chinese

mín guó shí qī hái méi yǒu hàn yǔ zhōng wén zhè yàng de shuō fa rén men bǎ suǒ jiǎng de yǔ yán chēng wéi guó wén

民国时期，还没有汉语、中文这样的说法，人们把所讲的语言称为国文。

During the period of the Republic of China, there was no such saying as Chinese and Chinese. People called the language they spoke Chinese.