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diǎn · dian

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Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. canon
  2. law
  3. standard work of scholarship
  4. literary quotation or allusion
  5. ceremony
  6. to be in charge of
  7. to mortgage or pawn
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2 examples
01

这(zhè)本(běn)词(cí)典(diǎn)是(shì)学(xué)习(xí)汉(hàn)语(yǔ)的(de)经(jīng)典(diǎn)工(gōng)具(jù)书(shū)。

This dictionary is a classic reference book for learning Chinese.

02

他(tā)引(yǐn)用(yòng)了(le)一(yí)句(jù)古(gǔ)代(dài)典(diǎn)籍(jí)中(zhōng)的(de)名(míng)言(yán)。

He quoted a famous saying from an ancient classic text.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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