词典
cí diǎn
Pinyin

Definition

词典
 - 
cí diǎn
  1. dictionary
  2. also written 辭典|辞典[cí diǎn]
  3. CL:部[bù],本[běn]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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
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]
宝典
bǎo diǎn
  1. 1 canonical text
  2. 2 treasury (i.e. book of treasured wisdom)
恩典
ēn diǎn
  1. 1 favor
  2. 2 grace
庆典
qìng diǎn
  1. 1 celebration
瑞典
Ruì diǎn
  1. 1 Sweden
盛典
shèng diǎn
  1. 1 majestic pomp
  2. 2 grand ceremony
词典
cí diǎn
  1. 1 dictionary
  2. 2 also written 辭典|辞典[cí diǎn]
  3. 3 CL:部[bù],本[běn]
雅典
Yǎ diǎn
  1. 1 Athens, capital of Greece
雅典娜
Yǎ diǎn nà
  1. 1 Athena
事典
shì diǎn
  1. 1 encyclopedia
佛典
Fó diǎn
  1. 1 Buddhist scriptures
  2. 2 Buddhist classics
仪典
yí diǎn
  1. 1 ceremony
典
diǎn
  1. 1 canon
  2. 2 law
  3. 3 standard work of scholarship
  4. 4 literary quotation or allusion
  5. 5 ceremony
  6. 6 to be in charge of
  7. 7 to mortgage or pawn

Idioms (2)

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

Sample Sentences

你要买的东西的英文名，你总不会搞错吧？打进去一搜就出来啦。再不行，不是还有在线词典吗？
nǐ yào mǎi de dōngxi de Yīngwén míng ，nǐ zǒng bùhuì gǎo cuò ba ？dǎ jìnqù yī sōu jiù chūlái la 。zài bùxíng ，bùshì háiyǒu zàixiàn cídiǎn ma ？
With the English names of the products you want to buy, surely you can't always get them wrong! It pops up as soon as you type it in and search for it. If you still can't find it, there are online dictionaries, right?
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你那样练肯定没用的。还是背词典最好，能增加词汇量。另外周末去参加外教的课，巩固语法，这叫双保险。
nǐ nàyàng liàn kěndìng méiyòng de 。háishì bèi cídiǎn zuì hǎo ，néng zēngjiā cíhuìliàng 。lìngwài zhōumò qù cānjiā wàijiào de kè ，gǒnggù yǔfǎ ，zhè jiào shuāng bǎoxiǎn 。
Studying that way is useless. It's still best to memorize words from the dictionary. You can increase your vocabulary. On top of that, you can attend some classes taught by a foreign teacher on the weekend and solidify your grammar. That's what I call, 'double insurance'.
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背得再多你能说几句？再说，连上厕所都带着四斤重的牛津词典。唉，你蹲得累不累啊？
bèi de zài duō nǐ néng shuō jǐ jù ？zàishuō ，lián shàng cèsuǒ dōu dài zhe sì jīn zhòng de Niújīn cídiǎn 。ài ，nǐ dūn de lèi bu lèi a ？
But even with all that memorization, how much can you actually say? What's more, you're even lugging around those 2 kilo Oxford dictionaries into the bathroom. Do you get tired when your squatting?
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如果你要查一个词语，就要用词典。
rúguǒ nǐ yào chá yī ge cíyǔ ，jiù yào yòng cídiǎn 。
To look up a word, you have to use a word dictionary.
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