谦辞 | qiān cí | humble word; term of humility; modesty language in Chinese grammar, intended to honor one's interlocutor |
讲辞 | jiǎng cí | lectures |
赞辞 | zàn cí | praise |
辞世 | cí shì | to die; to depart this life (euphemism); same as 去世 |
辞令 | cí lìng | polite speech; diplomatic terms; rhetoric |
辞任 | cí rèn | to resign (a position) |
辞别 | cí bié | to take leave |
辞去 | cí qù | to resign; to quit |
辞官 | cí guān | to resign a government post |
辞掉 | cí diào | to resign a post; to sack and get rid of |
辞书 | cí shū | word book; dictionary; encyclopedia |
辞书学 | cí shū xué | lexicography; making dictionaries |
辞海 | cí hǎi | Ci Hai, an encyclopedic dictionary first published in 1915, most recent edition 1999 |
辞藻 | cí zǎo | rhetoric |
辞谢 | cí xiè | to decline gratefully |
辩辞 | biàn cí | an excuse |
隐约其辞 | yǐn yuē qí cí | equivocal speech; to use vague or ambiguous language |
类语辞典 | lèi yǔ cí diǎn | thesaurus |
驳辞 | bó cí | refutation; incoherent speech |
丽辞 | lì cí | beautiful wordage; also written 丽词 |