典 (diǎn) means Standard (dictionary - allusion). Below are 17 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
她喜欢听古 典 音乐。
Tā xǐhuan tīng gǔdiǎn yīnyuè.
She likes listening to classical music.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 古典
这是一部古 典 小说。
Zhè shì yí bù gǔdiǎn xiǎoshuō.
This is a classical novel.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 古典
这是一部经 典 电影。
Zhè shì yí bù jīngdiǎn diànyǐng.
This is a classic film.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 经典
这本词 典 一共有三册。
Zhè běn cídiǎn yígòng yǒu sān cè.
This dictionary comes in three volumes.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 册
这句话已经成了经 典 。
Zhè jù huà yǐjīng chéng le jīngdiǎn.
This line has become a classic.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 经典
这是一个 典 型的例子。
Zhè shì yí ge diǎnxíng de lìzi.
This is a typical example.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 典型
他专门研究儒家经 典 。
Tā zhuānmén yánjiū rújiā jīngdiǎn.
He specialises in the Confucian classics.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 儒家
我想借你的词 典 用一下。
Wǒ xiǎng jiè nǐ de cídiǎn yòng yíxià.
I'd like to borrow your dictionary for a moment.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 借
校长在开学 典 礼上致辞。
Xiàozhǎng zài kāixué diǎnlǐ shang zhìcí.
The principal gave an address at the opening ceremony.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 致辞
我用词 典 找这个字的意思。
Wǒ yòng cídiǎn zhǎo zhège zì de yìsi.
I use a dictionary to look up what this character means.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 词典
老师送了我一本汉语词 典 。
Lǎoshī sòng le wǒ yì běn Hànyǔ cídiǎn.
My teacher gave me a Chinese dictionary.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 词典
毕业 典 礼定在下周六举行。
Bìyè diǎnlǐ dìng zài xià zhōuliù jǔxíng.
The graduation ceremony is set for next Saturday.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 典礼
他借助字 典 读完了这本书。
Tā jièzhù zìdiǎn dú wán le zhè běn shū.
He finished this book with the help of a dictionary.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 借助
这座城市以古 典 园林闻名。
Zhè zuò chéngshì yǐ gǔdiǎn yuánlín wénmíng.
This city is famous for its classical gardens.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 园林
典 礼上校长做了简短的讲话。
Diǎnlǐ shang xiàozhǎng zuò le jiǎnduǎn de jiǎnghuà.
The principal gave a short speech at the ceremony.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 典礼
他的经历很 典 型，很多人都经历过。
Tā de jīnglì hěn diǎnxíng, hěn duō rén dōu jīnglì guo.
His experience is typical; many people have been through the same.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 典型
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Words that contain 典
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 典
How is 典 used in a sentence?
This page shows 17 sentences using 典 (diǎn, "Standard (dictionary - allusion)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 典 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 典 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 典?
The dictionary page for 典 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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