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"(linguistics) function word" Chinese-English Dictionary

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虚词 虛詞 xū cí (linguistics) function word
Chinese Pinyin Translation
训读 訓讀 xùn dú a reading of a written Chinese word derived from a synonym (typically, a vernacular synonym) (e.g. in Mandarin, 投子[tou2 zi5] may be pronounced as its synonym 色子[shai3 zi5], and in Wu dialects, 二 is pronounced as its synonym 兩|两 "liahn") / to pronounce a word using such a reading / (Japanese linguistics) kun-reading, a pronunciation of a kanji derived from a native Japanese word that matches its meaning rather than from the pronunciation of the character in a Sinitic language at the time it was imported from China (Note: A kun-reading of a character is distinguished from its on-reading(s) 音讀|音读[yin1 du2]. For example, 山 has a kun-reading "yama" and an on-reading "san".)
逐字逐句 zhú zì zhú jù literal / word for word / word by word and phrase by phrase syn
语词 語詞 yǔ cí word / phrase / (old) (grammar) function word / predicate
单纯词 單純詞 dān chún cí (linguistics) single-morpheme word / simple word syn
国骂 國罵 guó mà curse word / four-letter word / esp. the "national swear word" of China, namely 他媽的|他妈的[ta1 ma1 de5]
word w o r d my (Internet slang variant of 我的[wo3 de5])
导函数 導函數 dǎo hán shù derived function / derivative f' of a function f
升调 昇調 shēng diào to promote to a higher post / (linguistics) rising intonation / (Chinese linguistics) rising tone
颚龈音 顎齦音 è yín yīn prepalatal or palatal sound (linguistics) / palato-alveolar consonant (linguistics)
功能词 功能詞 gōng néng cí function word
发语词 發語詞 fā yǔ cí form word / in Classical Chinese, the first character of phrase having auxiliary grammatical function
收音 shōu yīn to receive a radio signal / to make an audio recording / (of an auditorium etc) to have good acoustics / (vocal training, linguistics) ending (of a word or syllable)
音译 音譯 yīn yì transliteration (rendering phonetic value, e.g. of English words in Chinese characters) / characters giving phonetic value of Chinese word or name (when the correct characters may be unknown) / transcription (linguistics) / to transcribe phonetic symbols syn
字根 zì gēn component of a Chinese character / (linguistics) word root / etymon
倒装 倒裝 dào zhuāng (linguistics) to invert (word order)
词法 詞法 cí fǎ morphology (linguistics) / word formation and inflection
实词 實詞 shí cí (linguistics) content word
词类 詞類 cí lèi (linguistics) part of speech / word class / lexical category
词缀 詞綴 cí zhuì prefix or suffix of a compound word / affix (linguistics)
词干 詞幹 cí gàn word stem (in linguistics)
摹声词 摹聲詞 mó shēng cí (linguistics) onomatopoeic word
忠告 zhōng gào to give sb a word of advice / advice / counsel / a wise word syn
生词 生詞 shēng cí new word (in textbook) / word that is unfamiliar or not yet studied / CL:組|组[zu3],個|个[ge4]
照抄 zhào chāo to copy word for word syn
照本宣科 zhào běn xuān kē a wooden word-by-word reading syn
整 zhěng (bound form) whole / complete / entire / (before a measure word) whole / (before or after number + measure word) exactly / (bound form) in good order / tidy / neat / (bound form) to put in order / to straighten / (bound form) to repair / to mend / to renovate / (coll.) to fix sb / to give sb a hard time / to mess with sb / (dialect) to tinker with / to do sth to syn
一字千金 yī zì qiān jīn one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) / (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect / each word is highly valued syn
望文生义 望文生義 wàng wén shēng yì lit. view a text and interpret (idiom) / to interpret word by word without understanding the meaning / a far-fetched interpretation
禁语 禁語 jìn yǔ taboo (word) / unmentionable word
同韵词 同韻詞 tóng yùn cí a word that rhymes (with another word)
多音节词 多音節詞 duō yīn jié cí polysyllabic word / Chinese word made up of three or more characters
异文 異文 yì wén variant character / loan word / variant written form (for the same word) / different edition
说话算话 說話算話 shuō huà suàn huà to do as promised / to be as good as one's word / to honor one's word / to mean what one says
一字不差 yī zì bù chā word for word / verbatim
复词 複詞 fù cí compound word / polysyllabic word
复音词 複音詞 fù yīn cí disyllabic word / polysyllabic word
功能 gōng néng function / capability syn
运行 運行 yùn xíng (of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course / (fig.) to function / to be in operation / (of a train service etc) to operate / to run / (of a computer) to run syn
作用 zuò yòng to act on / to affect / action / function / activity / impact / result / effect / purpose / intent / (suffix) -ation, -tion etc, as in 抑制作用[yi4 zhi4 zuo4 yong4], inhibition syn
性能 xìng néng function / performance / behavior syn
指数 指數 zhǐ shù (numerical, statistical) index / (math.) exponent / index / exponential (function, growth)
站点 站點 zhàn diǎn a place set up to serve a specific function (train station, bus stop, toll plaza, bike rental station, meteorological station etc) / (Internet) site (website, FTP site etc)
函数 函數 hán shù function (math.) syn
职能 職能 zhí néng function / role syn
公安局 gōng ān jú public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station) syn
机能 機能 jī néng function syn
适用范围 適用範圍 shì yòng fàn wéi range of applicability (of a function)
起作用 qǐ zuò yòng to have an effect / to play a role / to be operative / to work / to function
功用 gōng yòng function syn
造血 zào xuè to make blood (function of bone marrow)
免提 miǎn tí hands-free (telephone function)
肾功能 腎功能 shèn gōng néng kidney function
朋友圈 péng you quān Moments (social networking function of smartphone app WeChat 微信[Wei1 xin4])
微分 wēi fēn (math.) differential (of a function) / differential (equation etc) / to differentiate / differentiation
好使 hǎo shǐ easy to use / to function well / so that / in order to
三角函数 三角函數 sān jiǎo hán shù trigonometric function
分庭抗礼 分庭抗禮 fēn tíng kàng lǐ peer competition / to function as rivals / to make claims as an equal syn
官能 guān néng organic function / physical faculty / sense (of sight, hearing, smell etc)
专司 專司 zhuān sī to work solely on / to have as one's (or its) sole function / person or agency responsible for one specific thing syn
生命在于运动 生命在於運動 shēng mìng zài yú yùn dòng life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations) / Physical effort is vital for our bodies to function (Aristotle). / Life derives from physical exercise.
正切 zhèng qiē (math.) tangent (trigonometric function)
求值 qiú zhí (math.) to evaluate (an expression, function etc)
反函数 反函數 fǎn hán shù inverse function (math.) syn
弹幕 彈幕 dàn mù barrage (military) / "bullet screen", function which allows viewers to post on-screen comments in videos, movies etc in real time / danmaku (video game subgenre)
郎 láng (arch.) minister / official / noun prefix denoting function or status / a youth syn
莅 蒞 lì to attend (an official function) / to be present / to administer / to approach (esp. as administrator) syn
复变函数 複變函數 fù biàn hán shù function of a complex variable (math.)
功能集 gōng néng jí function library
管理功能 guǎn lǐ gōng néng management function
脑功能特化 腦功能特化 nǎo gōng néng tè huà specialization of brain function
实变函数 實變函數 shí biàn hán shù function of a real variable (math.)
椭圆函数 橢圓函數 tuǒ yuán hán shù (math.) elliptic function
诊断功能 診斷功能 zhěn duàn gōng néng diagnostic function
对数函数 對數函數 duì shù hán shù logarithmic function
连续函数 連續函數 lián xù hán shù continuous function
值域 zhí yù image (or range) of a function (math.)
指数函数 指數函數 zhǐ shù hán shù exponential function
周期函数 周期函數 zhōu qī hán shù periodic function
一次函数 一次函數 yī cì hán shù linear function (math.)
不可导 不可導 bù kě dǎo not differentiable (function in calculus)
二次函数 二次函數 èr cì hán shù quadratic function
代数函数 代數函數 dài shù hán shù (math.) algebraic function
代数函数论 代數函數論 dài shù hán shù lùn algebraic function theory (math.)
偶函数 偶函數 ǒu hán shù even function (math.)
单射 單射 dān shè (math.) one-to-one function / injective map
多值函数 多值函數 duō zhí hán shù multivalued function (math.)
奇函数 奇函數 jī hán shù odd function (math.)
实值 實值 shí zhí real-valued (math.) / taking real numbers as values (of a function)
实数值 實數值 shí shù zhí real-valued (math.) / taking real numbers as values (of a function)
样条函数 樣條函數 yàng tiáo hán shù spline function (math.)
母函数 母函數 mǔ hán shù generating function (math.)
波函数 波函數 bō hán shù wave function (in quantum mechanics)
异能 異能 yì néng different function
解析函数 解析函數 jiě xī hán shù (math.) an analytic function (of a complex variable)
解析函数论 解析函數論 jiě xī hán shù lùn (math.) complex analytic function theory
隐函数 隱函數 yǐn hán shù implicit function
双曲 雙曲 shuāng qū hyperbola / hyperbolic (function)
双曲余割 雙曲餘割 shuāng qū yú gē hyperbolic cosecant, i.e. function cosech(x)
零点 零點 líng diǎn midnight / to order à la carte / (math.) zero of a function
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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