Chinese word dictionary

用词

yòng cí · usage (of a term); wording; phrasing

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Word information

Simplified用词

Traditional用詞

Pinyinyòng cí

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

用yòng

to use, to employ, to apply; use

词cí

phrase, expression; words, speech

How to learn 用词

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.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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词cí

old variant of 詞|词[ci2]; word; statement; speech; lyrics; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝[Song4 chao2] (CL:首[shou3])

不用búyòng

need not

常用chángyòng

in common usage

词典cídiǎn

dictionary; also written 辭典|辞典[ci2 dian3]; CL:部[bu4],本[ben3]

信用卡xìnyòngkǎ

credit card

用yòng

to use; to make use of; to employ; (coverb) with; using; to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions); usefulness; utility; (bound form) expense; outlay; (courteous) to eat; to drink; (literary) hence; therefore