ci4 din2詞典词典
Jyutpingci4 din2
Yalechìh dín
Definition
Dictionary; a reference book listing words with their spelling, meaning, pronunciation, and origin.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to a collection of words and phrases, whereas 字典 is reserved for a book listing individual characters and their pronunciations. In modern settings, people frequently use the English loanword 字典 for both types of books, but 詞典 remains the precise term for word-based reference materials.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse 詞典 with 字典. Remember that 字典 is for single characters, while 詞典 is for multi-character words and phrases.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
