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典
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Definitions
- 1. canon
- 2. law
- 3. standard work of scholarship
- 4. literary quotation or allusion
- 5. ceremony
- 6. to be in charge of
- 7. to mortgage or pawn
Example Sentences
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Words Containing 典
case study
the classics
refined; elegant
apocryphal writings
drill book
stereotype
cause
typical use
the Talmud
Buddhist scriptures
neoclassicism
inauguration
canonical text
atypical pneumonia
thesaurus
Sweden
Swedish (language)
pharmacopoeia
electronic dictionary
Athens, capital of Greece
see 典當|典当[diǎn dàng]
to use literary quotations; to use phrases taken from the classics
celebration
majestic pomp
neoclassical
to mortgage
encyclopedia
historical or literary anecdote that gives rise to a saying
Swede
Hanyu Da Cidian, the largest Chinese dictionary, with over 375,000 word entries, first published 1986-1994
the Kangxi Dictionary, named after the Kangxi Emperor, who in 1710 ordered its compilation, containing 47,035 single-character entries
classical music
the Yongle Great Encyclopedia (1408)
warden
encyclopedic dictionary
ceremony
Timon of Athens, 1607 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚[shā shì bǐ yà]
opening ceremony
argot
important classic text
Wiktionary (online dictionary)
walking dictionary
celebration
pocket dictionary
institution
thesaurus
Hanyu Da Zidian, one of the most comprehensive Chinese character dictionaries with 54,678 (and later 60,370) entries, first published between 1986-1990
model
cult film
dictionary
atypical pneumonia
to pawn
Athena
ground breaking ceremony
classical language
favor
classical story or quote from the literature
classicists
sacrificial ceremony
Reuter's Financial Glossary
wedding
ancient Athens
classical music (mainly Western)
Buddhist doctrine
ancient books or records
lexicography
to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots
dengue fever
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)
sacred writing
the Acropolis (Athens)
classical
legal code
classical literature
graduation ceremony
repository of items of cultural significance
classical field theory (physics)
lit. to quote the classics
model
ceremony
encyclopedia
civil code
mental lexicon