字典 zì diǎn ㄗˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ zi6 din2 HSK 2 基礎級 · Level 2
- Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典 詞典 cí diǎn ㄘˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ , which has entries for words of one or more characters)
- (coll.) dictionary
- CL: 本 běn ㄅㄣˇ
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More words with these characters
字
- 八字 bā zì ㄅㄚ ㄗˋ baat3 zi6 the character 8 or 八
- 名字 míng zi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄗ ming4 zi6 name (of a person or thing)
- 字幕 zì mù ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˋ zi6 mok6 subtitles; captions (of a movie etc)
- 字样 字樣 zì yàng ㄗˋ ㄧㄤˋ zi6 joeng6 model or template character
- 字母 zì mǔ ㄗˋ ㄇㄨˇ zi6 mou5 letter (of the alphabet)
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- 字眼 zì yǎn ㄗˋ ㄧㄢˇ zi6 ngaan5 wording
- 字迹 字跡 zì jì ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˋ zi6 zik1 handwriting
- 字体 字體 zì tǐ ㄗˋ ㄊㄧˇ zi6 tai2 calligraphic style
- 打字 dǎ zì ㄉㄚˇ ㄗˋ daa2 zi6 to type (using a keyboard, typewriter or phone etc)
- 数字 數字 shù zì ㄕㄨˋ ㄗˋ sou3 zi6 numeral
- 文字 wén zì ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ man4 zi6 character
- 汉字 漢字 hàn zì ㄏㄢˋ ㄗˋ hon3 zi6 Chinese character(s)
- 生字 shēng zì ㄕㄥ ㄗˋ saang1 zi6 new character (in textbook)
- 签字 簽字 qiān zì ㄑㄧㄢ ㄗˋ cim1 zi2 to sign (one's name)
- 识字 識字 shí zì ㄕˊ ㄗˋ sik1 zi6 to learn to read
- 赤字 chì zì ㄔˋ ㄗˋ cek3 zi6 (financial) deficit
- 错字 錯字 cuò zì ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄗˋ co3 zi6 incorrect character
- 写字楼 寫字樓 xiě zì lóu ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄗˋ ㄌㄡˊ se2 zi6 lau4 office building
- 写字台 寫字檯 xiě zì tái ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄗˋ ㄊㄞˊ se2 zi6 toi2 writing desk
- 简体字 簡體字 jiǎn tǐ zì ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄧˇ ㄗˋ gaan2 tai2 zi6 simplified Chinese character, as opposed to traditional Chinese character 繁体字
典
- 典型 diǎn xíng ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ din2 jing4 model
- 典礼 典禮 diǎn lǐ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧˇ din2 lai5 ceremony; celebration
- 典范 典範 diǎn fàn ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄢˋ din2 faan6 model
- 典雅 diǎn yǎ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄚˇ din2 ngaa5 refined; elegant
- 古典 gǔ diǎn ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ gu2 din2 classical
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- 庆典 慶典 qìng diǎn ㄑㄧㄥˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ hing3 din2 celebration
- 经典 經典 jīng diǎn ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ging1 din2 the classics
- 词典 詞典 cí diǎn ㄘˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ci4 din2 dictionary
- 辞典 辭典 cí diǎn ㄘˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ci4 din2 dictionary (variant of 词典)
- 引经据典 引經據典 yǐn jīng jù diǎn ㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄩˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ jan5 ging1 geoi3 din2 lit. to quote the classics
- 事典 shì diǎn ㄕˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ si6 din2 encyclopedia
- 佛典 Fó diǎn ㄈㄛˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ fat6 din2 Buddhist scriptures
- 仪典 儀典 yí diǎn ㄧˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ji4 din2 ceremony
- 典座 diǎn zuò ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ din2 zo6 (Buddhism) the kitchen manager in a monastery
- 典押 diǎn yā ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄚ din2 aat3 see 典当
- 典故 diǎn gù ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨˋ din2 gu3 classical story or quote from the literature
- 典当 典當 diǎn dàng ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄤˋ din2 dong3 to pawn
- 典章 diǎn zhāng ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄓㄤ din2 zoeng1 institution
- 典籍 diǎn jí ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧˊ din2 zik6 ancient books or records
- 典藏 diǎn cáng ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄤˊ din2 cong4 repository of items of cultural significance
Idioms with these characters
- 敬惜字纸 敬惜字紙 jìng xī zì zhǐ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧ ㄗˋ ㄓˇ ging3 sik1 zi6 zi2 to treasure written material as a cultural resource (idiom)
- 识文断字 識文斷字 shí wén duàn zì ㄕˊ ㄨㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄗˋ sik1 man4 dyun3 zi6 (idiom) able to read; literate
- 天文数字 天文數字 tiān wén shù zì ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄗˋ tin1 man4 sou2 zi6 (idiom) astronomical figure
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- 咬文嚼字 yǎo wén jiáo zì ㄧㄠˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠˊ ㄗˋ ngaau5 man4 zoek3 zi6 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
- 一字褒贬 一字褒貶 yī zì bāo biǎn ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄅㄠ ㄅㄧㄢˇ jat1 zi6 bou1 bin2 lit. to dispense praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
- 一字不差 yī zì bù chà ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄚˋ jat1 zi6 bat1 caa1 (idiom) word for word; verbatim; without a single mistake or omission
- 一字不提 yī zì bù tí ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧˊ jat1 zi6 bat1 tai4 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
- 一字千金 yī zì qiān jīn ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ jat1 zi6 cin1 gam1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
- 一字一泪 一字一淚 yī zì yī lèi ㄧ ㄗˋ ㄧ ㄌㄟˋ jat1 zi6 jat1 leoi6 each word is a teardrop (idiom)
- 载酒问字 載酒問字 zài jiǔ wèn zì ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄣˋ ㄗˋ zoi3 zau2 man6 zi6 a scholarly and inquisitive individual (idiom)
Example sentences
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我 有 字典 。
I have the dictionary.
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你 有 字典 吗 嗎 ？
Do you have a dictionary?
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我 有 本字 典 。
I have a dictionary.
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记得 記得 查 字典 ！
Remember to use the dictionary!
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这 這 是 我 的 字典 。
This is my dictionary.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY). Readings are generated automatically.