Character
HSK | 3 |
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FREQUENCY | 959th character |
RADICAL | ⾔ (149.5) |
STROKES | 7 |
INDEX # | 897 |
TRADITIONAL | 詞 |
words; phrase, expression
HSK 3
#959
DEFINITIONS
- words
- phrase, expression
- old variant of 詞|词[ci2]
- word
- statement
- speech
- lyrics
- CL:組|组[zu3],個|个[ge4]
- a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝|宋朝[Song4 chao2]
- CL:首[shou3]
STROKES

WORDS
含糊其词 hán hú qí cí | to equivocate; to talk evasively (idiom) |
众口一词 zhòng kǒu yī cí | all of one voice; unanimous |
助动词 zhù dòng cí | auxiliary verb; modal verb |
各执一词 gè zhí yī cí | each sticks to his own version (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf |
念念有词 niàn niàn yǒu cí | variant of 念念有詞|念念有词[nian4 nian4 you3 ci2]; to mumble; to mutter to oneself |
严词 yán cí | forceful (criticism etc); to use strong words |
外来词 wài lái cí | loanword |
生词 shēng cí | new word (in textbook); word that is unfamiliar or not yet studied; CL:組|组[zu3],個|个[ge4] |
解说词 jiě shuō cí | a commentary |
词典学 cí diǎn xué | lexicography |
词尾 cí wěi | suffix |
贺词 hè cí | message of congratulation |
连词 lián cí | conjunction |
饰词 shì cí | excuse; pretext |
不定冠词 bù dìng guàn cí | indefinite article (e.g. English a, an) |
合成词 hé chéng cí | compound word |
多义词 duō yì cí | polyseme; polysemous word |
振振有词 zhèn zhèn yǒu cí | to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom); to argue with the courage of one's convictions |
数词 shù cí | numeral |
派生词 pài shēng cí | derivative word |
答词 dá cí | reply; thank-you speech |
词汇学 cí huì xué | lexicology (linguistics) |
词形 cí xíng | form of words (e.g. inflection, conjugation); morphology (linguistics) |
词缀 cí zhuì | prefix or suffix of a compound word; affix (linguistics) |
语助词 yǔ zhù cí | auxiliary word |