字典

zì diǎn

HSK level: HSK 3

Meaning

Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[ci2 dian3], which has entries for words of one or more characters); (coll.) dictionary

Measure word: 本

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Characters

字zìcharacter, letter, symbol, word宀子典diǎnlaw, canon; scripture, classic; documentation曲八

Examples

那是我的字典。

nà shi wǒ de zì diǎn。

That's my dictionary.

这是我的字典。

zhè shì wǒ de zì diǎn。

This is my dictionary.

那是汤姆的字典

nà shi Tāng mǔ de zì diǎn

That's Tom's dictionary.