字典

zìdiǎn

noun HSK 2 #9,272

Measure Word

一本字典 běn

Meanings

1 dictionary

Characters

character; word

dictionary; canon

Examples

我需要一本中文字典。

Wǒ xūyào yì běn Zhōngwén zìdiǎn.

I need a Chinese dictionary.

这个字你可以查字典。

Zhège zì nǐ kěyǐ chá zìdiǎn.

You can look up this character in the dictionary.

现在很多人用手机字典。

Xiànzài hěn duō rén yòng shǒujī zìdiǎn.

Nowadays many people use phone dictionaries.

Tips

usage

Strictly, 字典 is for individual characters, while 词典 (cídǐǎn) is for words/phrases. In practice, people use both terms loosely.

Stroke Order

字 zì

典 diǎn