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diǎn

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Definitions

  1. 1. canon
  2. 2. law
  3. 3. standard work of scholarship
  4. 4. literary quotation or allusion
  5. 5. ceremony
  6. 6. to be in charge of
  7. 7. to mortgage or pawn

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1700267)

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Words Containing 典

经典案例
jīng diǎn àn lì

case study

经典
jīng diǎn

the classics

典雅
diǎn yǎ

refined; elegant

外典写作
wài diǎn xiě zuò

apocryphal writings

操典
cāo diǎn

drill book

典型化
diǎn xíng huà

stereotype

故典
gù diǎn

cause

典型用途
diǎn xíng yòng tú

typical use

犹太法典
yóu tài fǎ diǎn

the Talmud

佛典
fó diǎn

Buddhist scriptures

新古典主义
xīn gǔ diǎn zhǔ yì

neoclassicism

就职典礼
jiù zhí diǎn lǐ

inauguration

宝典
bǎo diǎn

canonical text

非典型肺炎
fēi diǎn xíng fèi yán

atypical pneumonia

类属词典
lèi shǔ cí diǎn

thesaurus

瑞典
ruì diǎn

Sweden

瑞典语
ruì diǎn yǔ

Swedish (language)

药典
yào diǎn

pharmacopoeia

电子词典
diàn zǐ cí diǎn

electronic dictionary

雅典
yǎ diǎn

Athens, capital of Greece

典押
diǎn yā

see 典當|典当[diǎn dàng]

用典
yòng diǎn

to use literary quotations; to use phrases taken from the classics

典礼
diǎn lǐ

celebration

盛典
shèng diǎn

majestic pomp

新古典
xīn gǔ diǎn

neoclassical

典质
diǎn zhì

to mortgage

百科事典
bǎi kē shì diǎn

encyclopedia

成语典故
chéng yǔ diǎn gù

historical or literary anecdote that gives rise to a saying

瑞典人
ruì diǎn rén

Swede

汉语大词典
hàn yǔ dà cí diǎn

Hanyu Da Cidian, the largest Chinese dictionary, with over 375,000 word entries, first published 1986-1994

康熙字典
kāng xī zì diǎn

the Kangxi Dictionary, named after the Kangxi Emperor, who in 1710 ordered its compilation, containing 47,035 single-character entries

古典音乐
gǔ diǎn yīn yuè

classical music

永乐大典
yǒng lè dà diǎn

the Yongle Great Encyclopedia (1408)

典狱长
diǎn yù zhǎng

warden

百科词典
bǎi kē cí diǎn

encyclopedic dictionary

大典
dà diǎn

ceremony

雅典的泰门
yǎ diǎn de tài mén

Timon of Athens, 1607 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚[shā shì bǐ yà]

开幕典礼
kāi mù diǎn lǐ

opening ceremony

唇典
chún diǎn

argot

重典
zhòng diǎn

important classic text

维基词典
wéi jī cí diǎn

Wiktionary (online dictionary)

活字典
huó zì diǎn

walking dictionary

庆典
qìng diǎn

celebration

袖珍辞典
xiù zhēn cí diǎn

pocket dictionary

典章
diǎn zhāng

institution

类语辞典
lèi yǔ cí diǎn

thesaurus

汉语大字典
hàn yǔ dà zì diǎn

Hanyu Da Zidian, one of the most comprehensive Chinese character dictionaries with 54,678 (and later 60,370) entries, first published between 1986-1990

典型
diǎn xíng

model

邪典电影
xié diǎn diàn yǐng

cult film

词典
cí diǎn

dictionary

非典
fēi diǎn

atypical pneumonia

典当
diǎn dàng

to pawn

雅典娜
yǎ diǎn nà

Athena

破土典礼
pò tǔ diǎn lǐ

ground breaking ceremony

古典语言
gǔ diǎn yǔ yán

classical language

恩典
ēn diǎn

favor

典故
diǎn gù

classical story or quote from the literature

古典派
gǔ diǎn pài

classicists

祭典
jì diǎn

sacrificial ceremony

路透金融词典
lù tòu jīn róng cí diǎn

Reuter's Financial Glossary

婚典
hūn diǎn

wedding

古雅典
gǔ yǎ diǎn

ancient Athens

古典乐
gǔ diǎn yuè

classical music (mainly Western)

释典
shì diǎn

Buddhist doctrine

典籍
diǎn jí

ancient books or records

词典学
cí diǎn xué

lexicography

数典忘祖
shǔ diǎn wàng zǔ

to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots

典型登革热
diǎn xíng dēng gé rè

dengue fever

字典
zì diǎn

Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[cí diǎn], which has entries for words of one or more characters)

圣典
shèng diǎn

sacred writing

雅典卫城
yǎ diǎn wèi chéng

the Acropolis (Athens)

古典
gǔ diǎn

classical

法典
fǎ diǎn

legal code

古典文学
gǔ diǎn wén xué

classical literature

毕业典礼
bì yè diǎn lǐ

graduation ceremony

典藏
diǎn cáng

repository of items of cultural significance

经典场论
jīng diǎn chǎng lùn

classical field theory (physics)

引经据典
yǐn jīng jù diǎn

lit. to quote the classics

典范
diǎn fàn

model

仪典
yí diǎn

ceremony

事典
shì diǎn

encyclopedia

民法典
mín fǎ diǎn

civil code

心理词典
xīn lǐ cí diǎn

mental lexicon