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Example queries: [hello](dictionary?wdqb=hello), [nihao](dictionary?wdqb=nihao), [ni3hao3](dictionary?wdqb=ni3hao3), [你好](dictionary?wdqb=%E4%BD%A0%E5%A5%BD), [rest\*](dictionary?wdqb=rest%2A), [zei\*](dictionary?wdqb=zei%2A), [\*zei\*](dictionary?wdqb=%2Azei%2A), [\*茶](dictionary?wdqb=%2A%E8%8C%B6), [英\*公司](dictionary?wdqb=%E8%8B%B1%2A%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8), [chinese \*文](dictionary?wdqb=chinese%20%2A%E6%96%87), ["to rest"](dictionary?wdqb=%22to%20rest%22), [bill -gates](dictionary?wdqb=bill%20-gates)
Pinyin words should be entered _without spaces_, either with or without tone numbers: **ni3hao3** or **nihao**. The character **ü** can be entered as **v** instead.
The asterisk character **\*** can be used as a wildcard to match zero or more characters:
**[rest\*](dictionary?wdqb=rest%2A)** will match any word starting with **rest**, such as **restaurant** or **restrain**
**[\*文](dictionary?wdqb=%2A%E6%96%87)** will match any word ending with **文**, such as **中文** or **英文**
**[b\*g](dictionary?wdqb=b%2Ag)** will match any word starting with **b** and ending with **g**, such as **big** or **boring**
**[\*中国\*](dictionary?wdqb=%2A%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%2A)** will match any word containing **中国**, such as **传统中国医药** or **中国人民**
Double quotes " " can be used to group search terms together:
**["to rest"](dictionary?wdqb=%22to%20rest%22)** will only match entries where **to** and **rest** directly follow eachother
The minus symbol **\-** can be used to find entries without a certain search term:
**[bill -gates](dictionary?wdqb=bill%20-gates)** will only match entries matching **bill** but without **gates**
To match only Chinese characters, Mandarin pinyin or English definition, use: **c:**chinese **p:**pinyin **e:**english:
**[p:you](dictionary?wdqb=p%3Ayou)** will only match entries with Mandarin pinyin **you**
'-', 'c:', 'p:' and 'e:' only influence the search term immediately after these prefixes. When used with groups, they influence the whole group they prefix.
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