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)
2 CL:本[běn]
Idioms (19)
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
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
单丝不成线,独木不成林
dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín
1 one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
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
封沙育林
fēng shā yù lín
1 to plant trees in order to stabilize sand (idiom)
杞梓之林
Qǐ zǐ zhī lín
1 forest of wolfberry and catalpa (Lycium chinense and Catalpa ovata, idiom); fig. great quantity of talent
林子大了,什么鸟都有
lín zi dà le , shén me niǎo dōu yǒu
1 it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom)
独木不成林
dú mù bù chéng lín
1 a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom)
2 one cannot accomplish much on one's own
言谈林薮
yán tán lín sǒu
1 articulate in speech (idiom)
2 eloquent
载酒问字
zài jiǔ wèn zì
1 a scholarly and inquisitive individual (idiom)
酒池肉林
jiǔ chí ròu lín
1 lakes of wine and forests of meat (idiom); debauchery
2 sumptuous entertainment
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)