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word / statement; speech; lyrics / a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝 (CL:)
HSK 2
dictionary / also written 辭典|辞典 / CL: ,
HSK 2
word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression
HSK 2
new word (in textbook) / word that is unfamiliar or not yet studied / CL: 組|组, 個|个
HSK 2
vocabulary / list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes) / word
HSK 4
variant of 詞彙|词汇
HSK 4
song lyric / lyrics
HSK 6
participle / word segmentation
excuse / pretext
classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word
particle (grammatical)
buzzword
compound word
verse
(linguistics) function word
gerund
adjective
(linguistics) part of speech / word class / lexical category
to juggle with words (dishonestly) / to be a hypocrite and hide behind florid rhetoric
synonym
subject
word / CL: 個|个
(linguistics) noun / term (name for a concept)
predicate (in logic and grammar)
to compose a poem (to a given tune)
homophone; homonym
technical term / proper noun
verb
pronoun / synonym / byword
adverb
to make a speech / to make some remarks
entry (in a dictionary)
testimony
prefix or suffix of a compound word / affix (linguistics)
part of speech (noun, verb, adjective etc) / lexical category
polyseme / polysemous word
phrase (grammar)
new expression; neologism
to prattle on self-importantly (idiom)
to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom); to argue with the courage of one's convictions
to twist words and force logic (idiom) / sophistry / loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument / shoving false arguments down people's throats
word stock / lexicon
veiled criticism
etymology / origin of a word
meaning of a word
each sticks to his own version (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf
forceful (criticism etc) / to use strong words
one side of the story / one-sided statement
to not know what to say; to be lost for words
to exaggerate
(formal) to state one's views (esp. in court) / stale rhetoric; clichéd remarks
writer of 詞|词 (a kind of Classical Chinese poem) / person of literary talent
morphology (linguistics) / word formation and inflection
pronoun
composite word
(linguistics) root
meaning of word / sense
flattering words / inflated praise
form of writing novels that comprise lots of poetry in the body of the text, popular in the Ming Dynasty
conjunction
commentary (for a film etc); caption (for a photo etc)
(of actors) to practice lines together; to rehearse a dialogue
modal particle
to speak evasively (idiom); beating about the bush
(linguistics) stative verb
instruction / admonition
libretto; lyrics
basic word
cognate; words having a common origin
word stem (in linguistics)
onomatopoeia
conjunction
demonstrative pronoun
lit. having presented a flawed argument, one has nothing further to add (idiom) / fig. unable to provide a convincing argument to support one's position / to not have a leg to stand on
derivative word
lexicology (linguistics)
ballad tune in southern dialects, usually to sanxian 三弦 or pipa 琵琶 accompaniment
loanword
wording / way of expressing something / turn of phrase / diction
uncountable noun (in grammar of European languages)
definite article (grammar)
(linguistics) content word
onomatopoeia
commendation speech / eulogy / ode
lawsuit / legal case
transitive verb
loanword / pretext
compound word
numeral-classifier compound (e.g. 一次三套五本 etc)
linking verb
interjection / exclamation
onomatopoeia
short speech given in proposing a toast
to mumble / to mutter to oneself
word / phrase / (old) (grammar) function word / predicate
oath / pledge
confession; statement / Taiwan pr. [gong1ci2]
noun of locality (linguistics)
preposition
to equivocate / to talk evasively (idiom)

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