词语 cíyǔ▶ istilah, kata-kata

Stroke order

词语 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

• 词 — 7 strokes
• 语 — 9 strokes

Senses

1. word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases)
2. term (e.g. technical term)
3. expression

Example sentences

• 这些词语我都学过。Zhèxiē cíyǔ wǒ dōu xué guo.I have studied all these words.
• 请用这个词语造句。Qǐng yòng zhège cíyǔ zàojù.Please make a sentence with this word.

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词语 is pronounced cíyǔ and means “istilah, kata-kata”. HSK 4 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 词语 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.