Word information
Simplified词典
Traditional詞典
Pinyincídiǎn
Part of speech名
HSK 3.03
HSK 2.04
Chinese word dictionary
词典
cídiǎn · dictionary; also written 辭典|辞典[ci2 dian3]; CL:部[bu4],本[ben3]
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 词典
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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])
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]
词语cíyǔword (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term); expression
词汇cíhuìvariant of 詞彙|词汇[ci2 hui4]; vocabulary; list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes); word
歌词gēcísong lyric; lyrics
经典jīngdiǎnthe classics; scriptures; classical; classic (example, case etc); typical