cí xìngdictionary entry
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part of speech (noun, verb, adjective etc) / lexical category
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Original source entry:

詞性 词性 [ci2 xing4] /part of speech (noun, verb, adjective etc)/lexical category/

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Other forms in these source records: 詞性

  • 词
    cí

    word / statement / speech / lyrics / a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty 宋朝[Sòng cháo] (CL:首[shǒu])

  • 性
    xìng

    nature / character / property / quality / attribute / sexuality / sex / gender / suffix forming adjective from verb / suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity / essence / CL:個|个[gè]

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