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Definitions
- 1. word
- 2. statement
- 3. speech
- 4. lyrics
- 5. a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝|宋朝[sòng cháo]
Example Sentences
1 shown我有 词 典。
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Words Containing 词
classifier (in Chinese grammar)
morphological awareness
excuse
polysyllabic word
electronic dictionary
affidavit
dialogue (for stage performance)
transitive verb
all of one voice
personal pronoun
an excuse
numeral-classifier compound (e.g. 一次、三套、五本 etc)
predicate
teleprompter
two-syllable word featuring alliteration or rhyme, such as 玲瓏|玲珑[líng lóng]
subject
encyclopedic dictionary
new expression; neologism
dirty words
traditional parts of speech (grammar)
interjection
particle (grammatical)
word stem (in linguistics)
adverb
vocabulary
to exaggerate
intransitive verb
to twist words and force logic (idiom)
actor's lines (in theater)
forceful (criticism etc)
etymology
to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom); to argue with the courage of one's convictions
keyword
unspoken dialogue in a play, left for the audience to infer
cognate; words having a common origin
wording
derogatory term
compound word
nominal classifier (in Chinese grammar)
word superiority effect
rhetoric
disyllabic word
conjunction
Reuter's Financial Glossary
auxiliary verb; modal verb
morphology (linguistics)
modal verb (e.g. 肯[kěn], 能[néng], 會|会[huì], 要[yào], 該|该[gāi], 得[děi], 願意|愿意[yuàn yì], 可以[kě yǐ], 可能[kě néng], 敢[gǎn], 應該|应该[yīng gāi])
phrase (grammar)
(linguistics) an equivalent; a translation of a term into the target language
calque
onomatopoeia
keyword
term of respect; polite expression
commendation speech
synonym
animate noun
(linguistics) an equivalent; a translation of a term into the target language
prefix
to state one's views
modal particle
(idiom) writer; wordsmith
basic word
interjection (part of speech)
(linguistics) function word
adjectival phrase
set phrase
Anthology of ci poems tunes (1795), edited by Xu Menglan 舒夢蘭|舒梦兰, with 100 accessible poems from Tang through to Qing times
reply
countable noun (in grammar of European languages)
onomatopoeia
each sticks to his own version (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf
preposition
word that contains one or more letters of an alphabet (e.g. HSK, PK, WTO, PO文, PM2.5, γ射線|γ射线[γ shè xiàn])
opening speech (at a conference)
modified compound word
word
separable word (in Chinese grammar)
(linguistics) root
to juggle with words (dishonestly)
to mumble
coordinative compound word
logogen model
pronoun
cardinal numeral
(linguistics) content word
orthography (linguistics)
definite article (grammar)
to equivocate
(idiom) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth
part of speech (noun, verb, adjective etc)
native words (i.e. not derived from Chinese, in Korean and Japanese etc)
article (in grammar)
morphology (linguistics)
word having alternative pronunciations
predicate (in logic and grammar)
to compose a poem (to a given tune)
lexical route
lexical decomposition
memorial speech
technical term
inanimate noun
to be unable to express oneself clearly (idiom)
praise
Wiktionary (online dictionary)
word frequency
word order
determiner (in grammar, i.e. article, demonstrative, possessive pronoun, noun genitive etc)
polymorphemic
word length effect
oath
polyseme
word family (cognate words within a given language)
confession
(linguistics) analytic language
to make an accusation based on fabricated evidence (idiom)
(linguistics) stative verb
usage (of a term)
monosyllabic word
denominal verb
beautiful wordage
ballad tune in southern dialects, usually to sanxian 三弦 or pipa 琵琶 accompaniment
to speak evasively (idiom); beating about the bush
compound word such as 玫瑰[méi guī] or 咖啡[kā fēi], whose meaning is unrelated to the component hanzi, which often cannot be used singly
copula (linguistics)
message of congratulation
verse
abstract word
legal fees
writer of 詞|词[cí] (a kind of Classical Chinese poem)
(of actors) to practice lines together; to rehearse a dialogue
pronoun
to make an excuse
compound word
word access model
mental lexicon
testimony
to make a speech
auxiliary word
euphemism
lexical decision
key word
numeral
synonym
verbal construction (clause)
commentary (for a film etc); caption (for a photo etc)
song lyric
gerund
new word (in textbook)
(linguistics) part of speech
loanword
form of writing novels that comprise lots of poetry in the body of the text, popular in the Ming Dynasty
to make a lot of excuses
foreword
words do not convey the meaning
object (linguistics)
lawsuit
speech of thanks
collective noun (linguistics)
short speech given in proposing a toast
word stock
insult
lexicology (linguistics)
flattery
noun of locality (linguistics)
lexical decision task (psychology)
iCIBA, online dictionary by Kingsoft Corporation, at www.iciba.com
compound word such as 教室[jiào shì] or 國家|国家[guó jiā], whose meaning is related to the component hanzi, unlike compounds such as 玫瑰[méi guī]
litany (text of a prayer)
word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases)
structural particle, such as 的[de], 地[de], 得[de] and 所[suǒ]
adjective
possessive pronoun
uncommon meaning of a common word
form word
superfluous words
pledge of allegiance
proper noun
inscription
dictionary headword
interrogative pronoun (誰|谁, 什麼|什么, 哪兒|哪儿 etc)
libretto; lyrics
nonword repetition test
(linguistics) single-morpheme word
to canvas for lawsuits (idiom); to practice chicanery
names of the tunes to which 詞|词[cí] poems are composed
homophone; homonym
derivative word
to collect words
morpheme access model (MA model)
linking verb
article (in grammar)
expletive (linguistics)
to combine words
a word that rhymes (with another word)
infinitive
(of a singer, actor etc) to forget one's lines
form of words (e.g. inflection, conjugation)
possessive (in grammar)
flattering words
modest word (grammar)
meaning of a word
pseudo-affixation
word
florid but insubstantial remarks
don't let rhetoric spoil the message (idiom); don't get carried away with flowery speech to the detriment of what you want to say
part-of-speech tagging
verbal classifier (in Chinese grammar)
uncountable noun (in grammar of European languages)
morpheme
words and sentences
(linguistics) portmanteau
onomatopoeia
cliché
hyperbole
thesaurus
to keep silent
instruction
lexical decision task
frequency of coincident codes
veiled criticism
lit. having presented a flawed argument, one has nothing further to add (idiom)
acronym
lexeme
dictionary entry
lexical decision task
Hanyu Da Cidian, the largest Chinese dictionary, with over 375,000 word entries, first published 1986-1994
post-lexical access
present participle (in English grammar)
demonstrative pronoun
verb reduplication
concise but unambiguous (idiom)
verb
function word
preposition
an actor's lines; dialogue
categorical logic
dangling participle (grammar)
word frequency effect (psych.)
meaning of word
compound word
severe in both looks and speech (idiom)
obscene words
dictionary
congratulatory speech
preposition
reflexive pronoun
aspect particle, such as 著|着[zhe], 了[le], 過|过[guò]
one side of the story
(grammar) a connective
modal particle
loanword
word similarity effect
letters or words
euphemism
to prompt (an actor or reciter)
indefinite article (e.g. English a, an)
to choose one's words
(linguistics) onomatopoeic word
superfluous words
vocabulary words (in language-learning books)
morphological structure
lexicography
antonym
to prattle on self-importantly (idiom)
to refute
noun
an elegy
proper noun
participle
past participle (in European grammar)
book
conjunction
composite word
common noun (grammar)
congratulatory message
relative pronoun
vocabulary notebook
buzzword
tautology