vocabulary; lexicon
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
vocabulary; lexicon; the total stock of words in a language
A collective term referring to all the words of a language or dialect.
Xué学
xí习
Hàn汉
yǔ语
cí词
huì汇
xū需
yào要
shí时
jiān间
hé和
nài耐
xīn心
。
Learning Chinese vocabulary requires time and patience.
Yīng英
yǔ语
yǒu有
zhe着
fēi非
cháng常
fēng丰
fù富
de的
cí词
huì汇
。
The English language has a very rich vocabulary.
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Zhè这
běn本
cí词
diǎn典
shōu收
lù录
le了
jìn近
shí十
wàn万
gè个
cí词
huì汇
。
This dictionary contains nearly one hundred thousand lexical entries.
noun
the words used by an individual or in a specific work; personal lexicon
Refers to the specific set of words a person knows, uses, or that appears in a particular book or text.
Lǔ鲁
Xùn迅
de的
cí词
huì汇
jí极
jù具
biǎo表
xiàn现
lì力
。
Lu Xun's vocabulary is extremely expressive.
Tā他
de的
zhuān专
yè业
cí词
huì汇
hěn很
yǒu有
xiàn限
。
His professional vocabulary is quite limited.
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Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
yùn运
yòng用
le了
dà大
liàng量
fāng方
yán言
cí词
huì汇
。
This novel employs a large number of dialect words.