词典 (詞典)
cí diǎn
Pinyin
Definition
词典 (詞典)
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- dictionary
- also written 辭典|辞典[cí diǎn]
- CL:部[bù],本[běn]
Character Decomposition
Idioms (2)
引经据典
- 1 lit. to quote the classics
- 2 to quote chapter and verse (idiom)
数典忘祖
- 1 to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots
Sample Sentences
你要买的东西的英文名,你总不会搞错吧?打进去一搜就出来啦。再不行,不是还有在线词典吗?
With the English names of the products you want to buy, surely you can't always get them wrong! It pops up as soon as you type it in and search for it. If you still can't find it, there are online dictionaries, right?
你那样练肯定没用的。还是背词典最好,能增加词汇量。另外周末去参加外教的课,巩固语法,这叫双保险。
Studying that way is useless. It's still best to memorize words from the dictionary. You can increase your vocabulary. On top of that, you can attend some classes taught by a foreign teacher on the weekend and solidify your grammar. That's what I call, 'double insurance'.
背得再多你能说几句?再说,连上厕所都带着四斤重的牛津词典。唉,你蹲得累不累啊?
But even with all that memorization, how much can you actually say? What's more, you're even lugging around those 2 kilo Oxford dictionaries into the bathroom. Do you get tired when your squatting?
如果你要查一个词语,就要用词典。
To look up a word, you have to use a word dictionary.