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典

diǎn

law, canon; documentation; classic, scripture

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Example sentences

  • 这是我的字典。

    Zhè shì wǒ de zì diǎn

    This is my dictionary.

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  • 那是我的字典。

    Nà shi wǒ de zì diǎn

    That's my dictionary.

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  • 这本字典是我的。

    Zhè běn zì diǎn shì wǒ de

    This dictionary is mine.

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  • 我有一本字典。

    Wǒ yǒu yī běn zì diǎn

    I have a dictionary.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 典

  • 字典zì diǎn 4–3 Chinese character dictionary (containing entries for single characters, contrasted with a 词典, which has entries for words of one or more characters); (coll.) dictionary
  • 词典cí diǎn 2–3 dictionary; also written 辞典
  • 经典jīng diǎn 1–3 the classics; scriptures; classical; classic (example, case etc); typical
  • 典型diǎn xíng 3–2 model; typical case; archetype; typical; representative
  • 典礼diǎn lǐ 3–3 → 2–3celebration; ceremony
  • 古典gǔ diǎn 3–3 → 2–3classical
  • 辞典cí diǎn 2–3 dictionary (variant of 词典)
  • 庆典qìng diǎn 4–3 celebration
  • 典范diǎn fàn 3–4 model; example; paragon
  • 引经据典yǐn jīng jù diǎn 3–1–4–3lit. to quote the classics; to quote chapter and verse (idiom)