1 Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 詞典|词典[cí diǎn], which has entries for words of one or more characters)
3 mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc)
Idioms (15)
一元复始
yī yuán fù shǐ
1 a new year begins (idiom)
一字一泪
yī zì yī lèi
1 each word is a teardrop (idiom)
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一字千金
yī zì qiān jīn
1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)
2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect
3 each word is highly valued
一字褒贬
yī zì bāo biǎn
1 dispensing praise or blame with a single word (idiom)
2 concise and powerful style
元恶大憝
yuán è dà duì
1 arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)
八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě
1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
3 no sign of success yet
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
1 to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
字字珠玉
zì zì zhū yù
1 every word a gem (idiom); magnificent writing
字里行间
zì lǐ háng jiān
1 between the words and the lines (idiom); implied meaning
2 connotations
行行出状元
háng háng chū zhuàng yuán
1 lit. in every trade, a master appears (idiom); fig. You can produce outstanding achievements in any task, provided you put it enough love and diligence
载酒问字
zài jiǔ wèn zì
1 a scholarly and inquisitive individual (idiom)
只字不提
zhī zì bù tí
1 not to mention (idiom); to say not one word
2 fig. to omit mention (of a non-person or embarrassing topic)