词 Stroke Order

words and sentences

libretto / words of a ballad / the libretto of a ballad-singer

to compose a poem (to a given tune)

to exaggerate

word / CL:個|个[ge4]

opening speech (at a conference)

memorial speech / eulogy

speak in excitement / be righteously indignant while speaking / present one's views vehemently

to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom); to argue with the courage of one's convictions

an elegy / elegiac words

wording / way of expressing something / turn of phrase / diction

dictionary (of Chinese compound words) / also written 辭典|辞典[ci2 dian3] / CL:部[bu4],本[ben3]

dictionary entry / lexical item / term

song lyric / lyrics

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

flattering words / inflated praise

cliché / commonplace / truism / stereotype

to speak evasively (idiom); beating about the bush

litany (text of a prayer)

preposition

prefix or suffix of a compound word / affix (linguistics)

synonym

rhetoric / flowery language

commendatory term

oath / pledge

lawsuit / legal case

verse

noun

inscription / dedication

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