词 (cí) — word; lyrics; words, speech (as in what one says)
Definition
词 is a single written word or the lyrics of a song. Use 字 for a single character, 词语 for a general term, and 说话/话语 for spoken words.
noun
wordlyricswordsspeech (as in what one says)
Measure word · 组, 个, 首
Easily confused
Examples
- 词？Zhè ge cí nǐ rèn shi ma?Do you know this word?
- 词。Zhè shǒu gē de cí hěn hǎo.The lyrics of this song are good.
- 词，。Tā méi cí le, bù zhī dào shuō shén me.He ran out of words and didn't know what to say.
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