词cíword
词 (cí) means "word." It names one item of vocabulary in a sentence or a lesson. 这个词是什么意思 asks what this word means. 我在学习一个新词 says I am studying a new word. 老师写了三个词 says the teacher wrote three words. 我不认识这个词 says I do not recognize this word.
What does 词 mean?
- 1.
wordnoun
What does the character 词 mean?
- 词word
How do you use 词?
词 can follow 一个 or 这个, as in 一个新词 or 这个词.
Patterns
这个 + 词
这个词是什么意思?
Zhège cí shì shénme yìsi?
What does this word mean?
一个 + 新 + 词
我在学习一个新词。
Wǒ zài xuéxí yí gè xīn cí.
I am studying a new word.
Number + 个 + 词
老师写了三个词。
Lǎoshī xiě le sān gè cí.
The teacher wrote three words.
What are some examples of 词 in a sentence?
How is 词 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
老师,这个词我不认识。
Lǎoshī, zhège cí wǒ bú rènshi.
Teacher, I don't know this word.
- Speaker B:
这是“回家”,意思是回到家。
Zhè shì “huí jiā”, yìsi shì huí dào jiā.
This is "回家"; it means to go back home.
- Speaker A:
怎么读?
Zěnme dú?
How do you read it?
- Speaker B:
跟我读:回家。你写三遍就记住了。
Gēn wǒ dú: huí jiā. Nǐ xiě sān biàn jiù jìzhù le.
Read after me: huí jiā. Write it three times and you'll remember it.
Can you use 词 correctly?
0 of 3 answeredWhat should you learn next?
- Free HSK 3 level testSee which HSK 3.0 level your vocabulary matches.
- HSK 2 word listEvery word at this level, with examples.
- HSK 3.0 guideHow the nine levels and three bands work.
Related words
- 意思yì simeaningHSK 2
- 书shūbookHSK 1
- 说shuōto speak; to talk; to sayHSK 1
- 写xiěto writeHSK 1
- 读dúto read out; to read aloudHSK 1
- 认识rèn shito knowHSK 1
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.