Chinese Word of the Day

词典
cí diǎn

dictionary

Definitions

Chinese > English
词典
1. Simplified form of 詞典
詞典	cídiǎn
1. n. dictionary
牛津英語詞典 - Oxford English Dictionary
西班牙語詞典 - Spanish dictionary
英漢詞典 - tr=Yīng–Hàn cídiǎn, English–Chinese dictionary
俄英詞典 - Russian-English dictionary
電子詞典 - e-dictionary
普什圖語漢語詞典 - tr=Pǔshítúyǔ–Hànyǔ cídiǎn, Pashto–Chinese dictionary
你最好買一本好詞典。 - You had better buy a good dictionary.
2. usage. When used to refer to a Chinese dictionary, a (m-self, zh, 詞典) will include definitions for both Chinese characters and Chinese words. Compare to 字典, which in the strict sense refers to a dictionary t
English > Chinese
dictionary
1. 名词. 字典，辞典。
Components
词
1. Simplified form of 詞
詞	cí
1. word; term (1900s–)
詞典 - (word) dictionary
單詞 - (distinct) word
詞語 - word, term
2. phrase; expression; speech; statement; lyrics
3. (literature) ci; a form of poetry originating in the Tang dynasty and flourishing during the Song dynasty
Synonyms: 詩餘
4. (traditional lexicology, obsolete) function word; particle
典	diǎn
1. law; canon
2. documentation
3. classic; scripture
4. (internet slang)) (Literally "classic, typical", used usually alone to complain that a person's words hit one of the typicals of the similar ridiculous expressions.)
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