Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
字典
zìdiǎn
Description
字典是一本书，可以帮你查汉字的读音和意思。
A 字典 is a book that helps you look up the pronunciation and meaning of Chinese characters.
学中文的时候，很多人都会用字典。
Many people use a 字典 when learning Chinese.
Meanings
字典zìdiǎn
a dictionary (of Chinese characters)
我不认识这个字，我要查字典。
I don't know this character; I need to look it up in the dictionary.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
字 (character) + 典 (canon/standard book), literally a book of characters.
- Nuance
字典 focuses on single characters, while 词典 covers multi-character words.
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