词典 (cí diǎn) — dictionary
Definition
词典 is a general dictionary, usually for words and phrases. 字典 focuses on single Chinese characters; 辞典 is a more formal written variant of 词典.
noun
dictionary
Measure word · 部, 本
Easily confused
Examples
- 词典。Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yì běn hàn yǔ cí diǎn.I want to buy a Chinese dictionary.
- 词典，。Zhè běn cí diǎn hěn hǎo yòng, nǐ chá chá dān cí ba.This dictionary is very useful; go look up the words.
- 词典？。Nǐ yòng nà bù cí diǎn le ma? wǒ xiǎng jiè yí xià.Did you use that dictionary? I want to borrow it.
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