Word information
Simplified字典
Traditional字典
Pinyinzìdiǎn
Part of speech名
HSK 3.03
HSK 2.03
Chinese word dictionary
字典
zìdiǎn · Chinese 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]
Character breakdown
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How to learn 字典
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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汉字Hànzì
Chinese character(s)
名字míngziname (of a person or thing); CL:個|个[ge4]
字zìletter; symbol; character; word; CL:個|个[ge4]; courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
词典cídiǎndictionary; also written 辭典|辞典[ci2 dian3]; CL:部[bu4],本[ben3]
十字路口shízìlùkǒucrossroads; intersection
数字shùzìnumeral; digit; number; figure; amount; digital (electronics etc); CL:個|个[ge4]