字典

zì diǎn

HSK 3

Meaning

(coll.) dictionary
Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters)

字典是一种工具书，用于查找字的读音、意义、用法等信息。

A dictionary is a reference book used to look up the pronunciation, meaning, usage, and other information of words.

字典常用于学习语言、查阅生字、确认词语含义等场景。

Dictionaries are commonly used for language learning, looking up unfamiliar words, confirming word meanings, and other scenarios.

1 我每天都会用手机上的字典学习新单词。 (I use the dictionary on my phone every day to learn new words.)
2 他在书桌上放了一本厚厚的英汉字典。 (He placed a thick English-Chinese dictionary on his desk.)
3 写作文时，如果不确定某个词的用法，可以查字典。 (When writing an essay, if you are unsure about the usage of a word, you can look it up in the dictionary.)
4 老师建议我们随身携带一本小字典。 (The teacher suggested we carry a small dictionary with us.)
5 在线字典比纸质字典更方便，但纸质字典更权威。 (Online dictionaries are more convenient than paper dictionaries, but paper dictionaries are more authoritative.)
6 这本字典收录了很多成语和俗语。 (This dictionary contains many idioms and proverbs.)

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