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Chinese word
同义词
Pronunciation
Pinyintóng yì cí
Meaning
- nounsynonym
Example
这个词有很多同义词。zhè ge cí yǒu hěn duō tóng yì cí
This word has many synonyms.
More examples
写作时可以查同义词来避免重复。xiě zuò shí ké yǐ chá tóng yì cí lái bì miǎn chóng fù
When writing, you can look up synonyms to avoid repetition.
Core concept
A group of words connected by a shared meaning, with uses that partly overlap.
Common phrases
查同义词chá tóng yì cí
look up synonyms
找同义词zhǎo tóng yì cí
find synonyms
用同义词替换yòng tóng yì cí tì huàn
replace with synonyms
Similar words
近义词jìn yì cí: Words with similar meanings that can sometimes be used in place of each other.
Definition in Chinese
意思相同或相近的词，在一定语境中可以互相替换。yì si xiāng tóng huò xiāng jìn de cí zài yí dìng yǔ jìng zhōng ké yǐ hù xiāng tì huàn
Word origin
同义词 (tóngyìcí, "synonym") combines 同 (tóng, "same") + 义 (yì, "meaning") + 词 (cí, "word") to name words linked by the same or nearly the same meaning.
Usage tips
- A dictionary match does not guarantee natural speech, because context, register, and fixed word pairings can make one member of the group preferable.
Other meanings
- near-synonymnoun
- similar wordnoun
Opposites
- 反义词fǎn yì cíantonymnoun
Related words
- 同义词词典tóng yì cí cí diǎnsynonym dictionarynoun