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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
词典 cídiǎn	词典 \| 词典* \| *词典	dictionary / also written 辭典｜辞典 / CL: 部, 本	詞典 HSK 3


词语 cíyǔ	词语 \| 词语* \| *词语	word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases) / term (e.g. technical term) / expression	詞語 HSK 4


词汇 cíhuì	词汇 \| 词汇* \| *词汇	variant of 詞彙｜词汇	詞匯 HSK 5


词汇 cíhuì	词汇 \| 词汇* \| *词汇	vocabulary / list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes) / word	詞彙 HSK 5


词 cí	词 \| 词* \| *词	old variant of 詞｜词	䛐


词 cí	词 \| 词* \| *词	word / statement / speech / lyrics / CL: 組｜组, 個｜个 / a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝 / CL: 首	詞


词条 cítiáo	词条 \| 词条* \| *词条	dictionary entry / lexical item / term	詞條


反义词 fǎnyìcí	反义词 \| 反义词* \| *反义词	antonym	反義詞


诗词 shīcí	诗词 \| 诗词* \| *诗词	verse	詩詞


歌词 gēcí	歌词 \| 歌词* \| *歌词	song lyric / lyrics	歌詞


单词 dāncí	单词 \| 单词* \| *单词	word / CL: 個｜个	單詞


名词 míngcí	名词 \| 名词* \| *名词	noun	名詞


词性 cíxìng	词性 \| 词性* \| *词性	part of speech (noun, verb, adjective etc) / lexical category	詞性


台词 táicí	台词 \| 台词* \| *台词	an actor's lines; dialogue / Taiwanese word	臺詞


动词 dòngcí	动词 \| 动词* \| *动词	verb	動詞


词根 cígēn	词根 \| 词根* \| *词根	(linguistics) root	詞根


词法 cífǎ	词法 \| 词法* \| *词法	morphology (linguistics) / word formation and inflection	詞法


证词 zhèngcí	证词 \| 证词* \| *证词	testimony	證詞


近义词 jìnyìcí	近义词 \| 近义词* \| *近义词	synonym / close equivalent expression	近義詞


字词 zìcí	字词 \| 字词* \| *字词	letters or words / words or phrase	字詞


副词 fùcí	副词 \| 副词* \| *副词	adverb	副詞


献词 xiàncí	献词 \| 献词* \| *献词	congratulatory message	獻詞


词意 cíyì	词意 \| 词意* \| *词意	meaning of word / sense	詞意


贺词 hècí	贺词 \| 贺词* \| *贺词	message of congratulation	賀詞


词组 cízǔ	词组 \| 词组* \| *词组	phrase (grammar)	詞組


分词 fēncí	分词 \| 分词* \| *分词	participle / word segmentation	分詞


构词 gòucí	构词 \| 构词* \| *构词	composite word	構詞


词库 cíkù	词库 \| 词库* \| *词库	word stock / lexicon	詞庫


词义 cíyì	词义 \| 词义* \| *词义	meaning of a word	詞義


挽词 wǎncí	挽词 \| 挽词* \| *挽词	an elegy / elegiac words	挽詞


连词 liáncí	连词 \| 连词* \| *连词	conjunction	連詞


实词 shící	实词 \| 实词* \| *实词	(linguistics) content word	實詞


誓词 shìcí	誓词 \| 誓词* \| *誓词	oath / pledge	誓詞


介词 jiècí	介词 \| 介词* \| *介词	preposition	介詞


虚词 xūcí	虚词 \| 虚词* \| *虚词	(linguistics) function word	虛詞


量词 liàngcí	量词 \| 量词* \| *量词	classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word	量詞


词牌 cípái	词牌 \| 词牌* \| *词牌	names of the tunes to which 詞｜词 poems are composed	詞牌


闪烁其词 shǎnshuòqící	闪烁其词 \| 闪烁其词* \| *闪烁其词	to speak evasively (idiom); beating about the bush	閃爍其詞


叹词 tàncí	叹词 \| 叹词* \| *叹词	interjection / exclamation	嘆詞


微词 wēicí	微词 \| 微词* \| *微词	veiled criticism	微詞


祝酒词 zhùjiǔcí	祝酒词 \| 祝酒词* \| *祝酒词	short speech given in proposing a toast	祝酒詞


填词 tiáncí	填词 \| 填词* \| *填词	to compose a poem (to a given tune)	填詞


致词 zhìcí	致词 \| 致词* \| *致词	to make a speech / to make some remarks	致詞


词人 círén	词人 \| 词人* \| *词人	writer of 詞｜词 (a kind of Classical Chinese poem) / person of literary talent	詞人


念念有词 niànniànyǒucí	念念有词 \| 念念有词* \| *念念有词	variant of 念念有詞｜念念有词	唸唸有詞


念念有词 niànniànyǒucí	念念有词 \| 念念有词* \| *念念有词	to mumble / to mutter to oneself	念念有詞


生词 shēngcí	生词 \| 生词* \| *生词	new word (in textbook) / word that is unfamiliar or not yet studied / CL: 組｜组, 個｜个	生詞


词形 cíxíng	词形 \| 词形* \| *词形	form of words (e.g. inflection, conjugation) / morphology (linguistics)	詞形


词藻 cízǎo	词藻 \| 词藻* \| *词藻	rhetoric / flowery language	詞藻


词话 cíhuà	词话 \| 词话* \| *词话	form of writing novels that comprise lots of poetry in the body of the text, popular in the Ming Dynasty	詞話


冠词 guàncí	冠词 \| 冠词* \| *冠词	article (in grammar)	冠詞


含糊其词 hánhúqící	含糊其词 \| 含糊其词* \| *含糊其词	to equivocate / to talk evasively (idiom)	含糊其詞


言词 yáncí	言词 \| 言词* \| *言词	variant of 言辭｜言辞	言詞


不定冠词 bùdìngguàncí	不定冠词 \| 不定冠词* \| *不定冠词	indefinite article (e.g. English a, an)	不定冠詞


词缀 cízhuì	词缀 \| 词缀* \| *词缀	prefix or suffix of a compound word / affix (linguistics)	詞綴


助词 zhùcí	助词 \| 助词* \| *助词	particle (grammatical)	助詞


数词 shùcí	数词 \| 数词* \| *数词	numeral	數詞


大放厥词 dàfàngjuécí	大放厥词 \| 大放厥词* \| *大放厥词	to prattle on self-importantly (idiom)	大放厥詞


词讼 císòng	词讼 \| 词讼* \| *词讼	lawsuit / legal case	詞訟


夸大其词 kuādàqící	夸大其词 \| 夸大其词* \| *夸大其词	to exaggerate	誇大其詞


语词 yǔcí	语词 \| 语词* \| *语词	word / phrase / (old) (grammar) function word / predicate	語詞


词类 cílèi	词类 \| 词类* \| *词类	(linguistics) part of speech / word class / lexical category	詞類


一面之词 yīmiànzhīcí	一面之词 \| 一面之词* \| *一面之词	one side of the story / one-sided statement	一面之詞


词源 cíyuán	词源 \| 词源* \| *词源	etymology / origin of a word	詞源


词频 cípín	词频 \| 词频* \| *词频	word frequency	詞頻


遣词 qiǎncí	遣词 \| 遣词* \| *遣词	to choose one's words / wording	遣詞


陈词 chéncí	陈词 \| 陈词* \| *陈词	to state one's views / speech / statement / plea	陳詞


悼词 dàocí	悼词 \| 悼词* \| *悼词	memorial speech / eulogy	悼詞


各执一词 gèzhíyīcí	各执一词 \| 各执一词* \| *各执一词	each sticks to his own version (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf	各執一詞


唱词 chàngcí	唱词 \| 唱词* \| *唱词	libretto; lyrics	唱詞


辩词 biàncí	辩词 \| 辩词* \| *辩词	an excuse	辯詞


题词 tící	题词 \| 题词* \| *题词	inscription / dedication	題詞


强词夺理 qiǎngcíduólǐ	强词夺理 \| 强词夺理* \| *强词夺理	to twist words and force logic (idiom) / sophistry / loud rhetoric making up for fallacious argument / shoving false arguments down people's throats	強詞奪理


同源词 tóngyuáncí	同源词 \| 同源词* \| *同源词	cognate; words having a common origin	同源詞


词不达意 cíbùdáyì	词不达意 \| 词不达意* \| *词不达意	words do not convey the meaning / poorly expressed / senseless / inarticulate	詞不達意


提词 tící	提词 \| 提词* \| *提词	to prompt (an actor or reciter)	提詞


训词 xùncí	训词 \| 训词* \| *训词	instruction / admonition	訓詞


词尾 cíwěi	词尾 \| 词尾* \| *词尾	suffix	詞尾


谓词 wèicí	谓词 \| 谓词* \| *谓词	predicate (in logic and grammar)	謂詞


象声词 xiàngshēngcí	象声词 \| 象声词* \| *象声词	onomatopoeia	象聲詞


发刊词 fākāncí	发刊词 \| 发刊词* \| *发刊词	foreword / preface (to a publication)	發刊詞


措词 cuòcí	措词 \| 措词* \| *措词	wording / way of expressing something / turn of phrase / diction	措詞


陈词滥调 chéncílàndiào	陈词滥调 \| 陈词滥调* \| *陈词滥调	cliché / commonplace / truism / stereotype	陳詞濫調


众口一词 zhòngkǒuyīcí	众口一词 \| 众口一词* \| *众口一词	all of one voice / unanimous	眾口一詞


弹词 táncí	弹词 \| 弹词* \| *弹词	ballad tune in southern dialects, usually to sanxian 三弦 or pipa 琵琶 accompaniment	彈詞


词序 cíxù	词序 \| 词序* \| *词序	word order	詞序


理屈词穷 lǐqūcíqióng	理屈词穷 \| 理屈词穷* \| *理屈词穷	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	理屈詞窮


对口词 duìkǒucí	对口词 \| 对口词* \| *对口词	dialogue (for stage performance)	對口詞


振振有词 zhènzhènyǒucí	振振有词 \| 振振有词* \| *振振有词	to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom); to argue with the courage of one's convictions	振振有詞


严词 yáncí	严词 \| 严词* \| *严词	forceful (criticism etc) / to use strong words	嚴詞


词干 cígàn	词干 \| 词干* \| *词干	word stem (in linguistics)	詞幹


热词 rècí	热词 \| 热词* \| *热词	buzzword	熱詞


托词 tuōcí	托词 \| 托词* \| *托词	to make an excuse / pretext / excuse	託詞


主词 zhǔcí	主词 \| 主词* \| *主词	subject	主詞


赞词 zàncí	赞词 \| 赞词* \| *赞词	praise	贊詞


颂词 sòngcí	颂词 \| 颂词* \| *颂词	commendation speech / eulogy / ode	頌詞


发语词 fāyǔcí	发语词 \| 发语词* \| *发语词	form word / in Classical Chinese, the first character of phrase having auxiliary grammatical function	發語詞


戏词 xìcí	戏词 \| 戏词* \| *戏词	actor's lines (in theater)	戲詞


键词 jiàncí	键词 \| 键词* \| *键词	keyword	鍵詞


词令 cílìng	词令 \| 词令* \| *词令	variant of 辭令｜辞令	詞令

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