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

词 stroke order diagram
词 stroke order animation

WORDS

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