辞典 (cí diǎn) — dictionary
Definition
辞典 is a formal written synonym of 词典 (the everyday word for 'dictionary'); both refer to word-reference books. 字典 is narrower — dictionaries of Chinese characters — while 词汇 refers to the vocabulary itself, not a book.
noun
dictionary
Measure word · 本, 部
Easily confused
Examples
- 辞典。Wǒ mǎi le yì běn cí diǎn.I bought a dictionary.
- 辞典。Zhè bù cí diǎn shōu lù le hěn duō chéng yǔ.This dictionary contains many idioms.
- 辞典。Tā jīng cháng yòng cí diǎn chá shēng cí.He often uses a dictionary to look up new words.
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