How common it is
词语 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say cí yǔ slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
词语是用来表达意思的最小单位，比如我们说话时用到的每一个字或短语都是词语。
cí yǔ shì yòng lái biaos达达表思sī de zuì xiǎo de dānwèi, rúguǒ wǒmen huàhuà shí yòng dào de měitiān yī kē zì huò shǎodànguǎn dōu shì cí yǔ.
Words are the smallest units of meaning. For example, every character or phrase we use when speaking is a word.
Context note
词语常见于日常对话、文章和书籍中。比如在介绍新朋友时，我们会用到很多词语来描述对方的特征。
cí yǔ jì cháng yú rì cháng huàhuà、wénzhāng hé shūjí zhōng. bǐrú zài jièshào xīn péngyǒu shí, wǒmen huì yòng dào hěnduō cí yǔ lái miáo shù fǎngdāi de zhuāngzhēng.
Words are commonly found in daily conversations, articles, and books. For example, when introducing a new friend, we use many words to describe their characteristics.
5 examples
词语是构成句子的基本单位。
cí yǔ shì gòu chéng jù zi de jī běn dān wèi。
Words are the basic units that make up sentences.
我们经常用词语来表达思想。
wǒ men jīng cháng yòng cí yǔ lái biǎo dá sī xiǎng。
We often use words to express our thoughts.
这本书有很多新词语。
zhè běn shū yǒu hěn duō xīn cí yǔ。
This book has many new words.
学习词语可以帮助你更好地理解文章。
xué xí cí yǔ kě yǐ bāng zhù nǐ gèng hǎo dì lǐ jiě wén zhāng。
Learning words can help you better understand articles.
每个词语都有其特定含义。
měi gè cí yǔ dōu yǒu qí tè dìng hán yì。
Each word has its specific meaning.
5 mini stories
妈妈教我认识了很多新词语。爸爸也经常用这些词语来和我交流。
mā ma jiào wǒ rèn shi le hěn duō xīn cí yǔ。 bà ba yě jīng cháng yòng zhè xiē cí yǔ lái hé wǒ jiāo liú。
Mom taught me to recognize many new words. Dad also often uses these words to communicate with me.
我在图书馆借了一本关于词语的书，学到了很多有趣的知识。
wǒ zài tú shū guǎn jiè le yì běn guān yú cí yǔ de shū， xué dào le hěn duō yǒu qù de zhī shi。
I borrowed a book about words from the library and learned a lot of interesting knowledge.
老师让我们用新学到的词语造句。我写了一个关于友谊的故事。
lǎo shī ràng wǒ men yòng xīn xué dào de cí yǔ zào jù。 wǒ xiě le yí gè guān yú yǒu yì de gù shì。
The teacher asked us to make sentences using new words we learned. I wrote a story about friendship.
爸爸告诉我，每个词语都有其独特之处。比如“快乐”这个词就让人感到很开心。
bà ba gào sù wǒ， měi gè cí yǔ dōu yǒu qí dú tè zhī chù。 bǐ rú “ kuài lè ” zhè ge cí jiù ràng rén gǎn dào hěn kāi xīn。
Dad told me that each word has its unique aspect. For example, the word 'joy' makes people feel very happy.
我们家有很多字典，可以查到很多词语的意思。
wǒ men jiā yǒu hěn duō zì diǎn， kě yǐ chá dào hěn duō cí yǔ de yì sī。
Our family has many dictionaries where we can look up the meanings of many words.