字典
zì diǎn
Pinyin

Definition

字典
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zì diǎn
  1. Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[cí diǎn], which has entries for words of one or more characters)
  2. CL:本[běn]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

名字
míng zi
  1. 1 name (of a person or thing)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
字
zì
  1. 1 letter
  2. 2 symbol
  3. 3 character
  4. 4 word
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
  6. 6 courtesy or style name traditionally given to males aged 20 in dynastic China
数字
shù zì
  1. 1 numeral
  2. 2 digit
  3. 3 number
  4. 4 figure
  5. 5 amount
  6. 6 digital (electronics etc)
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
文字
wén zì
  1. 1 character
  2. 2 script
  3. 3 writing
  4. 4 written language
  5. 5 writing style
  6. 6 phraseology
  7. 7 CL:個|个[gè]
经典
jīng diǎn
  1. 1 the classics
  2. 2 scriptures
  3. 3 classical
  4. 4 classic (example, case etc)
  5. 5 typical
典型
diǎn xíng
  1. 1 model
  2. 2 typical case
  3. 3 archetype
  4. 4 typical
  5. 5 representative
典故
diǎn gù
  1. 1 classical story or quote from the literature
典礼
diǎn lǐ
  1. 1 celebration
  2. 2 ceremony
典范
diǎn fàn
  1. 1 model
  2. 2 example
  3. 3 paragon
典雅
diǎn yǎ
  1. 1 refined
  2. 2 elegant
十字
shí zì
  1. 1 cross road
  2. 2 cross-shaped
  3. 3 crucifix
  4. 4 the character ten
十字架
shí zì jià
  1. 1 cross
  2. 2 crucifix
  3. 3 yoke one has to endure
十字绣
shí zì xiù
  1. 1 cross-stitch
十字路口
shí zì lù kǒu
  1. 1 crossroads
  2. 2 intersection
古典
gǔ diǎn
  1. 1 classical
大典
dà diǎn
  1. 1 ceremony
  2. 2 collection of classical writings
字典
zì diǎn
  1. 1 Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[cí diǎn], which has entries for words of one or more characters)
  2. 2 CL:本[běn]
字幕
zì mù
  1. 1 caption
  2. 2 subtitle
字数
zì shù
  1. 1 number of written characters
  2. 2 number of words
  3. 3 word count
字样
zì yàng
  1. 1 model or template character
  2. 2 written slogan or phrase
  3. 3 mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc)

Idioms (14)

一字一泪
yī zì yī lèi
  1. 1 each word is a teardrop (idiom)
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
  1. 1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
  2. 2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
  3. 3 each word is highly valued
一字褒贬
yī zì bāo biǎn
  1. 1 dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
  2. 2 concise and powerful style
八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
  1. 1 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
字字珠玉
zì zì zhū yù
  1. 1 every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
字里行间
zì lǐ háng jiān
  1. 1 between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
  2. 2 connotations
引经据典
yǐn jīng jù diǎn
  1. 1 lit. to quote the classics
  2. 2 to quote chapter and verse (idiom)
数典忘祖
shǔ diǎn wàng zǔ
  1. 1 to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots
载酒问字
zài jiǔ wèn zì
  1. 1 a scholarly and inquisitive individual (idiom)
只字不提
zhī zì bù tí
  1. 1 not to mention (idiom); to say not one word
  2. 2 fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic)
  3. 3 to censor

Sample Sentences

好，那么首先我们先要来认识这样一个概念，那就是词汇是语言的信息库，根据乔姆斯基的词库理论，词库就是大脑内的一部字典、一个储存库。
hǎo ，nàme shǒuxiān wǒmen xiān yàolái rènshi zhèyàng yī gè gàiniàn ，nà jiùshì cíhuì shì yǔyán de xìnxīkù ，gēnjù Qiáomǔsījī de cíkù lǐlùn ，cíkù jiùshì dànǎo nèi de yī bù zìdiǎn 、yī gè chǔcúnkù 。
OK. So first of all we have to understand a concept. The concept that vocabulary is the repository of a language. According to Noam Chomsky's theory lexicon, the lexicon is the brain's internal dictionary, a repository.
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字典借来了，你用吧。
zìdiǎn jièlái le ，nǐ yòng ba 。
We borrowed the dictionary. Go ahead and use it.
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乱查字典。
luàn chá zìdiǎn 。
To randomly check the dictionary.
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学语言的人经常需要字典。
xué yǔyán de rén jīngcháng xūyào zìdiǎn 。
People learning a language often need a dictionary.
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查字典
chá zìdiǎn
To check the dictionary.
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查字典
chá zìdiǎn
To check the dictionary.
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我觉得应该给宝宝取一个独一无二的名字。你把字典拿来。
wǒ juéde yīnggāi gěi bǎobao qǔ yī ge dúyīwú èr de míngzi 。nǐ bǎ zìdiǎn nálái 。
I think we should give the baby a unique name. Bring over that dictionary.
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嗯，我也是！我今年最重要的计划就是一定要把英语学好。我决定参加英语辅导班，每天背字典，读英语报纸。我就不信学不好！因为语言的问题，我已经错过了好几个升职机会。
ng4 ，wǒ yě shì ！wǒ jīnnián zuì zhòngyào de jìhuà jiùshì yīdìng yào bǎ yīngyǔ xué hǎo 。wǒ juédìng cānjiā Yīngyǔ fǔdǎobān ，měitiān bèi zìdiǎn ，dú yīngyǔ bàozhǐ 。wǒ jiù bù xìn xué bù hǎo ！yīnwèi yǔyán de wèntí ，wǒ yǐjīng cuòguò le hǎo jǐge shēngzhí jīhuì 。
Yeah, me too. This year, my most important plan is to learn English. I have decided to join an English tutorial class, memorize words from the dictionary every day, and read the English newspaper. I just won’t believe that I can’t learn it! Because of language problems, I have already missed out on several promotion opportunities.
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中文字典太难查了。还要分析什么部首。
Zhōngwén zìdiǎn tài nán chá le 。hái yào fēnxī shénme bùshǒu 。
Chinese dictionaries are too hard to use. And you have to analyze stuff like "radicals."
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可以查字典啊！
kěyǐ chá zìdiǎn a ！
You can look them up in the dictionary!
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