Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
词
cí
Description
"词"是语言里最小的、有意思的单位，我们说话和写字都要用词。
"词" is the smallest meaningful unit in a language; we use 词 when speaking and writing.
学中文的时候，你会学很多新词。
When learning Chinese, you will learn many new 词.
Meanings
词cí
a word (unit of language)
这个词是什么意思？
What does this word mean?
词cí
lyrics; words of a song
这首歌的词很美。
The lyrics of this song are beautiful.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
词 combines 讠 (speech radical) with a phonetic element, relating to language.
- Nuance
词 is a word/vocabulary item, while 字 refers to a single character.
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