How common it is
词 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say cí slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
这个词用来指代语言中的单个单位，比如我们说话或写文章时使用的词语。
císòng yòng cí lái zhǐ dài yǔ yán zōng lù de dān gè wēndài, rú guǒ wǒmen huà shuō huò xiě wénzhāng shí yòng de cíyǔ.
This word is used to refer to individual units in language, such as the words we use when speaking or writing.
Context note
这个词常用于描述语言中的词语，比如在字典中查找某个词的意义。
císòng cháng yòng wúrù miáo shù yǔ yán zhōng de cíyǔ, rú guǒ zài zìdiǎn zhōng cházhǎo dànɡé cí de yìjǐnghèi.
This word is commonly used to describe words in language, such as looking up the meaning of a word in a dictionary.
5 examples
这本书有很多新词。
zhè běn shū yǒu hěn duō xīn cí。
This book has many new words.
这个词的意思是快乐。
zhè ge cí de yì sī shì kuài lè。
The meaning of this word is happiness.
他教我很多生活用词。
tā jiào wǒ hěn duō shēng huó yòng cí。
He taught me a lot of everyday words.
这个句子中有一个错别词。
zhè ge jù zi zhōng yǒu yí gè cuò bié cí。
There is a misspelled word in this sentence.
这个词在古文中很少见。
zhè ge cí zài gǔ wén zhōng hěn shǎo jiàn。
This word is rarely seen in classical texts.
5 mini stories
妈妈教我认识很多词。爸爸说这是学习的一部分。
mā ma jiào wǒ rèn shi hěn duō cí。 bà ba shuō zhè shì xué xí de yí bù fen。
Mom taught me to recognize many words. Dad said this was part of learning.
我在字典里查了一个词，发现它的意思和我想的不一样。
wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá le yí gè cí， fā xiàn tā de yì sī hé wǒ xiǎng de bù yí yàng。
I looked up a word in the dictionary and found that its meaning was different from what I thought.
老师让我们用新学的词造句。我写了一个关于友谊的句子。
lǎo shī ràng wǒ men yòng xīn xué de cí zào jù。 wǒ xiě le yí gè guān yú yǒu yì de jù zi。
The teacher asked us to make sentences using new words we learned. I wrote a sentence about friendship.
我在一本书里读到了一个有趣的词，它描述了一种感觉。
wǒ zài yì běn shū lǐ dú dào le yí gè yǒu qù de cí， tā miáo shù le yì zhǒng gǎn jué。
I read an interesting word in a book that described a feeling.
我妈妈告诉我，这个词在古代的意思和现在不同。
wǒ mā ma gào sù wǒ， zhè ge cí zài gǔ dài de yì sī hé xiàn zài bù tóng。
My mom told me that the meaning of this word was different in ancient times.