cí

词性

Word · NounTraditional詞

word; term; part of speech

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Meanings

3 senses · 8 examples
1.

noun

word; term; diction

General term for a word or vocabulary item.

Zhè这
ge个
zhōng中
wén文
cí词
shì是
shén什
me么
yì意
si思
 ?

What does this Chinese word mean?

Tā他
de的
yòng用
cí词
fēi非
cháng常
zhǔn准
què确
 。

His diction is very precise.

2.

noun

part of speech; word class

technical

A linguistic term for classifying words based on their grammatical properties.

Pàn判
duàn断
yī一
ge个
cí词
de的
cí词
xìng性
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
 。

It is important to determine the part of speech of a word.

Zài在
 “
yī一
bǎ把
jù锯
 ”
lǐ里
 ,
 “
jù锯
 ”
kě可
yǐ以
hé和
shù数
liàng量
cí词
jié结
hé合
 ,
zhè这
tǐ体
xiàn现
le了
tā它
de的
míng名
cí词
cí词
xìng性
 。

In the phrase 'yī bǎ jù' (a saw), 'jù' can combine with a measure word, which demonstrates its noun part of speech.

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Jù锯
mù木
tou头
 ”
de的
 “
jù锯
 ”
néng能
dài带
bīn宾
yǔ语
 ,
suǒ所
yǐ以
tā它
shì是
dòng动
cí词
cí词
xìng性
 。

The 'jù' in 'jù mù tou' (to saw wood) can take an object, so it has a verb part of speech.

Xué学
xí习
yǔ语
fǎ法
shí时
 ,
yào要
zhǎng掌
wò握
bù不
tóng同
cí词
xìng性
de的
yòng用
fǎ法
 。

When studying grammar, you need to master the usage of different parts of speech.

3.

noun

lyrics; ci poetry

literary

Refers to classical Chinese poetry or modern song lyrics.

Tā他
xiě写
le了
yī一
shǒu首
xīn新
cí词
 。

He wrote a new ci poem (or new lyrics).

Zhè这
shǒu首
sòng宋
cí词
fēi非
cháng常
yōu优
měi美
 。

This Song dynasty ci poem is very beautiful.