context; surrounding text
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
context; the preceding and following text connected to a word or passage
In linguistics and reading comprehension, refers to the text surrounding a specific word or passage that helps clarify its meaning. Essential for disambiguation in both natural language and computing contexts.
Qǐng请
nǐ你
lián联
xì系
shàng上
xià下
wén文
lái来
lǐ理
jiě解
zhè这
jù句
huà话
de的
yì意
si思
。
Please connect with the context to understand the meaning of this sentence.
Tuō脱
lí离
le了
shàng上
xià下
wén文
，
zhè这
gè个
cí词
hěn很
nán难
fān翻
yì译
。
Removed from its context, this word is very difficult to translate.
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Zài在
yuè阅
dú读
shí时
，
yào要
zhù注
yì意
shàng上
xià下
wén文
zhī之
jiān间
de的
lián联
xì系
。
When reading, pay attention to the connections between the context.
Lǎo老
shī师
ràng让
wǒ我
men们
gēn根
jù据
shàng上
xià下
wén文
cāi猜
cè测
shēng生
cí词
de的
yì意
si思
。
The teacher asked us to guess the meaning of new words based on context.