How to say “word” in Chinese
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“Word” in Chinese is 词, cí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
词 is read cí. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 讠 “speech”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “词”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 词. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个词是什么意思zhègecíshìshénmeyìsiWhat does this word mean?
- 这个词我没看懂zhègecíwǒméikàndǒngI didn't understand this word.
- 这个词我记住了。zhègecíwǒjìzhùleI've memorized this word.
- 这个词我查到了zhègecíwǒchádàoleI found this word.
- 这些词我都记住了zhèxiēcíwǒdōujìzhùleI've memorized all these words.
- 这篇课文里有很多新词语。zhèpiānkèwénliyǒuhěnduōxīncíyǔThis text has a lot of new words.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “The exam”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “word” in Chinese?
“Word” in Chinese is 词, pinyin cí.
What does 词 mean?
词 (cí) means “word”.
How do you write 词?
词 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 词?
词 is read cí. Tones: cí — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“word” in the lesson “The exam”
This word is from the topic “Studies and tasks” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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