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词汇 meaning in English

cíhuì

vocabulary; list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes)

HSK 4nounTraditional 詞彙12 strokes

Meaning of 词汇

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

cíhuì
  1. vocabulary
  2. list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes)
  3. word
cíhuì
  1. variant of 詞彙|词汇[ci2 hui4]

How to use 词汇

词汇 refers to vocabulary as a body of words, such as the words of a language, a field, or one person's word knowledge. It often appears with 量 (liàng) amount, as in 词汇量 (cíhuìliàng) vocabulary size. Example: 我的中文词汇量不大。(Wǒ de Zhōngwén cíhuìliàng bú dà.) My Chinese vocabulary is not very large.

词 (cí) means word, and 汇 (huì) means to gather or collect, as in 汇报 (huìbào) to report. Picture words flowing together into one pool, and you get 词汇, your whole collection of words.

Common mistake: Learners often use 词汇 for a single word, as in saying 这个词汇 when they mean one word. For one word, 词 (cí) or 词语 (cíyǔ) sounds more natural, and 词汇 is better for a set of words.

词汇 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ读dú那nà本běn书shū需xū要yào大dà量liàng词cí汇huì。
You need a large vocabulary to read that book.
他tā真zhēn的de很hěn需xū要yào扩kuò大dà自zì己jǐ的de柏bǎi柏bǎi语yǔ词cí汇huì量liàng。
He really needs to expand his Berber vocabulary.
那nà个ge日rì文wén词cí汇huì没méi有yǒu对duì应yìng的de英yīng文wén。
That Japanese word has no equivalent in English.
我wǒ知zhī道dào很hěn多duō法fǎ语yǔ词cí汇huì但dàn我wǒ很hěn难nán将jiāng它tā们men组zǔ成chéng句jù子zi
I know a lot of French words, but it's difficult for me to combine them into sentences.
你nǐ应yīng该gāi宁nìng可kě用yòng词cí汇huì来lái造zào句jù，也yě不bú要yào试shì着zhe死sǐ记jì硬yìng背bèi。
You should use words to make sentences, rather than try to learn them with rote memorisation.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

词 cí · word · 7 strokes

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  2. 2
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  5. 5
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  7. 7

汇 huì · to remit · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Related words

Words that share a character with 词汇.

词语cíyǔword (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical
词典cídiǎndictionary
生词shēngcínew word (in textbook); word that is unfamiliar or not yet studied
汇报huìbàoto report; to give an account of
汇率huìlǜexchange rate
外汇wàihuìforeign (currency) exchange
汇款huìkuǎnto remit money; remittance
歌词gēcísong lyric; lyrics
汇合huìhéconfluence; to converge
汇聚huìjùconvergence; to come together
汇集huìjíto collect; to compile
证词zhèngcítestimony

Questions about 词汇

What does 词汇 mean?

词汇 (cíhuì) means "vocabulary; list of words (e.g. for language teaching purposes)" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 词汇?

词汇 is made of 2 characters: 词 (7 strokes), 汇 (5 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 词汇 an HSK word?

Yes. 词汇 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 词汇 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 词汇 is written 詞彙.

What is the difference between 词汇 and 生词?

词汇 is vocabulary in general, either known or unknown. 生词 (shēngcí) means new or unfamiliar words, such as the word list in a textbook lesson.

How do I say I want to expand my vocabulary?

A common way is 我想扩大词汇量 (Wǒ xiǎng kuòdà cíhuìliàng). You can also say 积累词汇 (jīlěi cíhuì), to build up vocabulary over time.

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