Definition
小词 is a specialized linguistic term meaning 'minor word' or 'particle' — it refers to function words like 的, 了, 吗, 呢 that carry grammatical meaning rather than lexical content. In logic and rhetoric, it can also mean a 'minor term' (the subject or predicate of a syllogism). You'll encounter this word in academic or linguistic contexts, not in everyday conversation.
n.
(linguistics) particlefunction word(logic) minor term
Examples
- ，小词。Zài Hànyǔ yǔfǎ zhōng, xiǎo cí bāokuò zhùcí hé yǔqìcí.In Chinese grammar, particles include auxiliary words and modal particles.
- 小词‘’。Zhège luóji tuīlǐ zhōng de xiǎo cí shì ‘suǒyǒu rén’.The minor term in this logical syllogism is 'all people'.
- ，小词。Yǔyánxué kè shàng, lǎoshī jiǎngjiě le xiǎo cí de gōngnéng.In linguistics class, the teacher explained the function of particles.
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