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word / statement; speech; lyrics / a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝 (CL:)
HSK 2
new word (in textbook) / word that is unfamiliar or not yet studied / CL: 組|组, 個|个
HSK 2
song lyric / lyrics
HSK 6
wording / way of expressing something / turn of phrase / diction
uncountable noun (in grammar of European languages)
coordinative compound word
usage (of a term) / wording / phrasing
(linguistics) auxiliary word; function word; particle
verb
to equivocate / to talk evasively (idiom)
loanword / pretext
(linguistics) noun / term (name for a concept)
new expression; neologism
compound word
adverb
technical term / proper noun
synonym
to compose a poem (to a given tune)
(linguistics) content word
(linguistics) function word
hyperbole / exaggeration
adjective
conjunction
keyword
congratulatory message
preposition
to combine words / word formation
to keep silent / to make no comment
participle / word segmentation
letters or words / words or phrase
indefinite article (e.g. English a, an)
derivative word
calque
buzzword
near-synonym
tautology / superfluous words
antonym
to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom); to argue with the courage of one's convictions
possessive pronoun
word / CL: 個|个
onomatopoeia
word that contains one or more letters of an alphabet (e.g. HSK, PK, WTO, PO, PM2.5, γ射線|γ射线)
(linguistics) stative verb
intransitive verb
personal pronoun
each sticks to his own version (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf
cognate; words having a common origin
nominal classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word applying mainly to nouns
abstract word
all of one voice / unanimous
(linguistics) single-morpheme word / simple word
synonym
classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word
loanword
short speech given in proposing a toast
compound word, such as 玫瑰 or 咖啡, whose meaning is unrelated to the individual characters (Note: These characters are often not used independently in modern Chinese.)
pronoun
polyseme / polysemous word
term of respect; polite expression
(linguistics) onomatopoeic word
an excuse
keyword
proper noun
memorial speech / eulogy
flattering words / inflated praise
commentary (for a film etc); caption (for a photo etc)
inscription / dedication
compound word
gerund
countable noun (in grammar of European languages)
libretto; lyrics
an elegy / elegiac words
article (in grammar)
proper noun
interjection (part of speech) / exclamation
to make a speech / to make some remarks
opening speech (at a conference)
pronoun / synonym / byword
(formal) to state one's views (esp. in court) / stale rhetoric; clichéd remarks
numeral-classifier compound (e.g. 一次三套五本 etc)
monosyllabic word
relative pronoun
verbal classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word applying mainly to verbs
object (linguistics)
to be unable to express oneself clearly (idiom)
onomatopoeia
present participle (in English grammar)
(semantics) hypernym
linking verb
article (in grammar)
transitive verb
a word that rhymes (with another word)
superfluous words
testimony
collective noun (linguistics)
aspect particle, such as 著|着, , 過|过
modal particle
interjection / exclamation
unspoken dialogue in a play, left for the audience to infer; subtext / (fig.) implicit assertion
foreword / preface (to a publication)

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