Chinese word

词汇

Pronunciation

Pinyincí huì

Meaning

  • nounvocabulary

Example

你每天记几个词汇？nǐ měi tiān jì jǐ gè cí huì

How many vocabulary words do you memorize each day?

Illustration for 词汇 (vocabulary)

More examples

考试前应该多复习常用的词汇。kǎo shì qián yīng gāi duō fù xí cháng yòng de cí huì

Before an exam, you should review more common vocabulary.

Core concept

A storehouse of words and fixed expressions shared by a language, speaker, or group.

Common phrases

  • 掌握词汇zhǎng wò cí huì

    master vocabulary

  • 常用词汇cháng yòng cí huì

    common vocabulary

  • 扩大词汇量kuò dà cí huì liàng

    expand vocabulary

Similar words

词cí: A single word treated as one basic unit of language.
单词dān cí: An individual word studied or listed as a separate item in a dictionary.
词语cí yǔ: A meaningful word or short phrase used as a language expression.

Definition in Chinese

指一种语言或某个人、某群体掌握的单词和固定表达的集合。zhǐ yì zhǒng yǔ yán huò mǒu gè rén mǒu qún tǐ zhǎng wò de dān cí hé gù dìng biǎo dá de jí hé

Word origin

词汇 (cíhuì, "vocabulary") combines 词 (cí, "word") with 汇 (huì, "gather"), presenting language items as a gathered stock.

Usage tips

  • In Chinese, this word often describes the organized word stock of a language, person, or field, so it sounds broader and more formal than naming one everyday word.

Related words

  • 词汇量cí huì liàngvocabulary sizenoun
  • 词汇表cí huì biǎovocabulary listnoun

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