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辞典

辞典 (cí diǎn): Dictionary (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

辞典 consists of 2 characters.

to resign, to decline, to take leave

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

canon, standard, or important text

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Pinyincí diǎn

MeaningDictionary

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word辞典

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3.

How to Use 辞典 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 辞典 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith本

yī一

běn本

cí辞

diǎn典

neutral

a dictionary

Verb + Object

chá查

cí辞

diǎn典

neutral

look up in a dictionary

Adjective + Nounwith现代汉语

Xiàn现

dài代

Hàn汉

yǔ语

Cí辞

diǎn典

4.

Example Sentences with 辞典

zhè这

shì是

yī一

běn本

cí辞

diǎn典

。

biān编

zuǎn纂

cí辞

diǎn典

formalWritten

compile a dictionary

formal

Modern Chinese Dictionary

This is a dictionary.

wèi为

le了

què确

bǎo保

fān翻

yì译

de的

zhǔn准

què确

xìng性

，

tā他

chá查

yuè阅

le了

duō多

bù部

zhuān专

yè业

cí辞

diǎn典

。

To ensure the accuracy of the translation, he consulted multiple specialized dictionaries.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

méi没

yǒu有

yì一

běn本

cí辞

diǎn典

lái来

hé核

duì对

zhè这

ge个

cí词

de的

yòng用

fǎ法

ma吗

？

Don't you have a dictionary to check the usage of this word?

wǒ我

jīng经

cháng常

yòng用

cí辞

diǎn典

chá查

shēng生

cí词

。

I often use a dictionary to look up new words.

tā他

shēng声

chēng称

nà那

běn本

cí辞

diǎn典

yǐ已

jīng经

guò过

shí时

，

suǒ所

yǐ以

jù拒

jué绝

shǐ使

yòng用

tā它

。

He claimed that the dictionary was outdated, so he refused to use it.

suī虽

rán然

wǎng网

luò络

sōu搜

suǒ索

hěn很

fāng方

biàn便

，

dàn但

zhǐ纸

zhì质

cí辞

diǎn典

réng仍

yǒu有

qí其

bù不

kě可

tì替

dài代

de的

jià价

zhí值

。

Although online searches are convenient, paper dictionaries still have their irreplaceable value.

zhè这

běn本

diàn电

zi子

cí辞

diǎn典

gōng功

néng能

hěn很

quán全

，

hái还

néng能

fā发

yīn音

。

This electronic dictionary has many functions and can even pronounce words.

wǒ我

jiàn建

yì议

nǐ你

mǎi买

yì一

běn本

quán权

wēi威

de的

cí辞

diǎn典

，

zhè这

duì对

xué学

xí习

hěn很

yǒu有

bāng帮

zhù助

。

I suggest you buy an authoritative dictionary; it's very helpful for learning.

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