Word information
Simplified典型
Traditional典型
Pinyindiǎnxíng
Part of speech名、形
HSK 3.06
HSK 2.06
Chinese word dictionary
典型
diǎnxíng · model; typical case; archetype; typical; representative
Character breakdown
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How to learn 典型
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词典cídiǎn
dictionary; also written 辭典|辞典[ci2 dian3]; CL:部[bu4],本[ben3]
字典zìdiǎnChinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[ci2 dian3], which has entries for words of one or more characters); (coll.) dictionary; CL:本[ben3]
大型dàxínglarge; large-scale
经典jīngdiǎnthe classics; scriptures; classical; classic (example, case etc); typical
类型lèixíngtype; kind; category; (computer programming) type
小型xiǎoxíngsmall scale; small size