ReadWriteQuiz
Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.alphabet; letter; letters of an alphabet
孩子在学习英语字母。
The child is learning the English alphabet.
计算机按字母次序排列这些单词。
The computer sorts the words into alphabetical order.
名单上所有名字已按字母顺序排列好。
All the names on the list have been sorted into alphabetical order.
- 2
n.(in phonology) a character representing an initial consonant
发音与字母之间并没有一对一的关系。
There is no one-to-one correspondence between sounds and letters.
这是字母表里代表元音发音的字母。
This is a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel.
Word usage
- common measure word"字母" is often matched with measure word "个"or"行".
一个字母
one letter
一行字母
one line of letters