词典

詞典

cídiǎn

noun HSK 2 #20,876

Measure Word

一本词典 běn

Meanings

1 dictionary

Characters

standard; canon; dictionary

Examples

HSK 1

我买了一本中英词典。

Wǒ mǎi le yī běn Zhōng Yīng cídiǎn.

I bought a Chinese-English dictionary.

HSK 2

你可以查词典。

Nǐ kěyǐ chá cídiǎn.

You can look it up in the dictionary.

HSK 4

这本词典又厚又重。

Zhè běn cídiǎn yòu hòu yòu zhòng.

This dictionary is both thick and heavy.

Tips

usage

词典 focuses on words/phrases. 字典 focuses on individual characters. Both translate to 'dictionary' in English.

Stroke Order

词 cí

典 diǎn