词
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

词

cí

word

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

word

02

statement; speech; lyrics

03

a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝 Sòngcháo (classifier: 首)

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 词

What does 词 mean in Chinese?

词 (cí) means word.

How do you pronounce 词?

词 is pronounced cí.

Is 词 an HSK word?

词 is on the HSK 2 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 词?

词 is used as a 名词 (noun) in Chinese.

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