词 cí — works; phrases; classical Chinese poem; word; diction
这个词我不认识，要查字典。Zhè ge cí wǒ bú rèn shi, yào chá zì diǎn.I do not know this word; I need to look it up in the dictionary.
Common words: 词语 (cí yǔ)、词典 (cí diǎn)、生词 (shēng cí)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "diction"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "diction", including 词 (cí), 辞 (cí). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "diction" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 词 (cí), 辞 (cí) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters happen to share the reading cí, so lean on the words and written forms to tell them apart. The example sentences further down show how 词 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 词 cíworks; phrases; classical Chinese poem; word; dictionUseful words: 词语, 词典
- 辞 cíbid farewell; diction; resign; say goodbye; take leave; declineUseful words: 辞职, 辞典
Common words for these 2 "diction" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 词 (cí) — so "diction" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "diction".
辞 cí — bid farewell; diction; resign; say goodbye; take leave; decline
离别的时候，他向大家辞行。Lí bié de shí hou, tā xiàng dà jiā cí xíng.When leaving, he bid farewell to everyone.
Common words: 辞职 (cí zhí)、辞典 (cí diǎn)、推辞 (tuī cí)
All 2 characters
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