Content word
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- Also known as: 实词 (shící).
Content words refer to real objects in the real world, whether solid and palpable, or observable in some other way. These words refer to objects, actions, concepts, and even emotions, which exist in some real way as more than just grammatical tools.
Words that serve purely grammatical roles are called function words.