Chinese–English dictionary

加冕

(specifically, also, attributively) An act or the ceremony of formally investing a sovereign or the sovereign's consort with a crown and other insignia of royalty, on or shortly after their accession to the sovereignty. · jiā miǎn

加农

(historical) A large muzzle-loading artillery piece. · jiā nóng

加利利

A mountainous geographic region in northern Israel. · Jiā lì lì

加利福尼亚

The most populous state of the United States. Capital: Sacramento. Largest city: Los Angeles. · Jiā lì fú ní yà

加利西亚

former kingdom and geographical area in Central Europe, now divided between Poland and Ukraine. · Jiā lì xī yà

加剧

(intransitive) To increase, to rise · jiā jù

加勒比

A continental region centered on the Caribbean Sea, consisting of those countries located in the sea and in bordering areas of South America and Central America. · Jiā lè bǐ

加密

(transitive) To convert (plain text) into code. · jiā mì

加密货币

A digital currency based on a cryptographic system, usually having no central issuing or regulating authority. · jiā mì huò bì

加尔各答

Former name of Kolkata: the capital and largest city of West Bengal, India. · Jiā ěr gè dá

加州人

A native or resident of the state of California in the United States of America. · jiā zhōu rén

加布里埃尔

A en given name. · jiā bù lǐ āi ěr

加强

(transitive) To render larger, more extended, or more intense. · jiā qiáng

加德满都

The capital city of Nepal. · Jiā dé mǎn dū

加拿大

A country in North America. Capital: Ottawa. Largest city: Toronto. · Jiā ná dà

加拿大人

A native or inhabitant of Canada. · jiā ná dà rén

加拿大的

Of, belonging to, or relating to Canada, its culture, or people. · jiā ná dà de

加沙

A city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine in the Levant; in full, Gaza City. · Jiā shā

加油

(slang, intransitive) To drink alcohol. · jiā yóu

加泰罗尼亚

An autonomous community in northeast Spain. · Jiā tài luó ní yà

加泰罗尼亚语

The Romance language of Catalonia, an autonomous region in the northeast of Spain, also spoken in the Valencian autonomous region (where the language is officially named valencià), the Balearic Islands, Andorra, Roussillon in France, and the Sardinian city of Alghero. · jiā Tài luó ní yà yǔ

加泰羅尼亞

An autonomous community in northeast Spain. · Jiā tài luó ní yà

加泰羅尼亞語

Of, from or relating to Catalonia, Spain. · jiā Tài luó ní yà yǔ

加班

(uncountable) Working time outside of one's regular hours. · jiā bān

加的夫

A city and county, the capital and largest city of Wales. · Jiā de fū

加的斯

A village and commune of Tarn department, Occitania, France. · Jiā dì sī

加纳

A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Ghana. · Jiā nà

加羅語

A Romance language spoken in north-west France, see Gallo language. · jiā luó yǔ

加賀

A city in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. · jiā hè

加速

(transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of. · jiā sù

加速器

One who, or that which, accelerates. · jiā sù qì

加速度

(uncountable) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration. · jiā sù dù

加里西亚

A former kingdom and autonomous community in northwestern Spain. · jiā lǐ xī yà

动

(transitive, ergative) To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another · dòng

动作

The process of doing something. · dòng zuò

动力的

Changing; active; in motion. · dòng lì de

动机

Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages. · dòng jī

动物

(biblical) A figure in the Book of Revelation (Apocalypse), often identified with Satan or the Antichrist. · dòng wù

动物园

(countable) A park where live animals are exhibited. · dòng wù yuán

动物学

Of, or relating to, animals. · dòng wù xué

动物行为学

(zoology) The scientific study of animalian behavior, especially that of nonhuman animals. · dòng wù xíng wéi xué

动画片

Any of several types of film / movie, the frames of which are drawn by hand in order to give a sense of movement when projected in rapid sequence. · dòng huà piàn

动能

(physics) The energy possessed by an object because of its motion, equal (nonrelativistically) to one half the mass of the body times the square of its speed. · dòng néng

动脉

(anatomy) Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery. · dòng mài

动脉瘤

(pathology) An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel. · dòng mài liú

动词

(grammar) A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being. · dòng cí

动量

Anything that impels; a stimulating factor. · dòng liàng

助产士

(obstetrics) A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician. · zhù chǎn shì

助动词

(grammar) Relating to an auxiliary verb. · zhù dòng cí

助產士

(medicine) A person, especially a man, who delivers a baby (in childbirth). · zhù chǎn shì

助记符

Of or relating to mnemonics. · zhù jì fú

助词

(grammar) A part of speech that has no inherent lexical definition but must be associated with another word to impart meaning, often a grammatical category: for example, the English word to in a full infinitive phrase (to eat) or O in a vocative phrase (O Canada), or as a discourse marker (mmm). · zhù cí

努力

The work involved in performing an activity; exertion. · nǔ lì

努比亚

(by extension) The former polity ruling that region. · Nǔ bǐ yà

势

(set theory, of a set) The number of elements a given set contains. · shì

勃兰登堡

A state in the northeast of Germany. · Bó lán dēng bǎo

勃艮第

A historical region and former administrative region of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. · Bó gèn dì

勃起

(uncountable, physiology, of a penis or clitoris) The state or quality of being erect from engorgement with blood. · bó qǐ

勇士

(professional wrestling, slang) A headlining wrestler with a persona embodying heroic or virtuous traits and who is regarded as a "good guy", especially one who is handsome and well-conditioned. · yǒng shì

勇敢

Courageous, daring. · yǒng gǎn

勇敢的

(vulgar, colloquial) Tough and courageous; having balls. · yǒng gǎn de

勇气

(vulgar, slang) The condition of being ballsy; courage. · yǒng qì

勇氣

(usually, uncountable) Being brave, courageousness. · yǒng qì

勒克斯

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of illuminance or illumination; one lumen per square metre. Symbol: lx · lè kè sī

勒拿河

A major river in Russia, flowing 2,734 miles from the mountains by the lake Baikal to the Arctic Ocean. · lè ná hé

勒索

(legal) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being. [from mid-18th century.] · lè suǒ

動力學

A characteristic or manner of an interaction; a behavior. · dòng lì xué

動名詞

(grammar) A verbal form that functions as a verbal noun. (In English, a gerund has the same spelling as a present participle, but functions differently; however, this distinction may be ambiguous or unclear and so is no longer made in some modern texts such as A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language and The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language) · dòng míng cí

動機

(law) Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour. [from 18th c.] · dòng jī

動物

Of or relating to animals. · dòng wù

動物園

(countable) A park where live animals are exhibited. · dòng wù yuán

動物學家

One who studies zoology. · dòng wù xué jiā

動物棲地

(ecology) The geographical area or zone where a species is normally naturally found. · dòng wù qī dì

動畫片

(animation, in the sense of a cartoon) A sequence of still drawings or inanimate objects displayed in rapid succession to create the illusion of movement in motion pictures or computer graphics; the object (film, computer game, etc.) produced · dòng huà piàn

動脈

(anatomy) Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery. · dòng mài

動詞

(grammar) A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being. · dòng cí

勝利

A conclusive success following an effort, conflict, or confrontation of obstacles; victory; conquest. · shèng lì

勞動力

The collective group of people who are available for employment, whether currently employed or unemployed (though sometimes only those unemployed people who are seeking work are included). · láo dòng lì

勤劳

Performing with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused. · qín láo

勤奋

Requiring much physical effort; toilsome. · qín fèn

勸告

A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council). · quàn gào

勸導

(transitive) To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed. · quàn dǎo

勺

A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping into and ladling out liquids; a ladle or scoop. · sháo

勾划

(transitive) To draw or write quickly; jot. · gōu huà

勾引

(transitive) To entice; to attract. · gōu yǐn

勾结

(intransitive) to act in concert with; to conspire · gōu jié

包

(countable, uncountable) In certain phrases: money. · bāo

包围战

(military) A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition. · bāo wéi zhàn

包心菜

(by extension) Any of various cultivars of the species Brassica oleracea. · bāo xīn cài

包括

(transitive) To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb. [from 14th c.] · bāo kuò

包皮

(anatomy) The nerve-dense, retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the head of the penis in humans and some other mammals. · bāo pí

包皮環切術

The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum. · bāo pí huán qiē shù

包裝

The materials used to pack something. · bāo zhuāng

匈人

A member of a nomadic tribe (the Huns) who invaded Europe in the fourth century from Central Asia. · Xiōng rén

匈牙利

A country in Central Europe. Capital and largest city: Budapest. · Xiōng yá lì

匈牙利人

A person from the former Kingdom of Hungary, during the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of that person's ethnicity. · Xiōng yá lì rén

匈牙利汤

A stew of beef or veal and vegetables, flavoured with paprika. · Xiōng yá lì tāng

匈牙利的

Of, from, or pertaining to the Kingdom of Hungary, during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, regardless of ethnicity. · Xiōng yá lì de

匈牙利语

(uncountable) The main language of Hungary. · Xiōng yá lì yǔ

匕

(Canada, US) A large spoon, used for eating food from a bowl. · bǐ

匕首

(weapons) A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade. · bǐ shǒu

化合物

(chemistry) Any substance formed by the union of two or more chemical elements in a fixed ratio, the union being a chemical bond. · huà hé wù

化名

Another name; especially, an assumed name. · huà míng

化妆品

The study of such products. · huà zhuāng pǐn

化妝

(countable, uncountable) Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance. · huà zhuāng

化学

(uncountable) The branch of natural science that deals with the composition and constitution of substances and the changes that they undergo as a consequence of alterations in the constitution of their molecules. · huà xué

化学家

A person who specializes in the science of chemistry, especially at a professional level. · huà xué jiā

化学疗法

(medicine) Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state. · huà xué liáo fǎ

化学的

Of or relating to chemistry. · huà xué de

化學

(uncountable) The branch of natural science that deals with the composition and constitution of substances and the changes that they undergo as a consequence of alterations in the constitution of their molecules. · huà xué

化油器

(US, Canada) A device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporized and mixed with air prior to ignition. [from 1890s] · huà yóu qì

化石

(figuratively) A person or organisation which is very old or has very old-fashioned views or is not willing to change and adapt. · huà shí

化身

(internet, video games) A complex and dynamic digital representation of a person or being in the form of a digital model, used online as a simulation or emulation of a person, or as a person's online alter ego, in a virtual world, virtual chat room, or metaverse. · huà shēn

北

Of, relating to, or coming from the north. · běi

北京

A direct-administered municipality, the capital city of China. [from c. 1958] · Běi jīng

北京市

A direct-administered municipality, the capital city of China. [from c. 1958] · Běi jīng Shì

北极

(geography) Pertaining to the northern polar region of the planet, characterised by extreme cold and an icy landscape. [from 16th c.] · běi jí

北极星

A star used as a navigation reference, particularly a pole star such as Polaris. · Běi jí xīng

北河二

(Greek mythology) One of the Dioscuri · běi hé èr

北海道

The second largest island of Japan, capital Sapporo. · Běi hǎi dào

北约

Acronym of North Atlantic Treaty Organization · Běi yuē

北美产驯鹿

Any of several North American subspecies Rangifer tarandus of the reindeer. · běi měi chǎn xùn lù

北葱

A perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion. · běi cōng

匙

The amount that a spoon will hold, either level or heaped. · chí

匙子

An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle. · chí zi

匣

as much as a box will hold · xiá

匪夷所思

(colloquial, North America, Australia) Excellent, exciting, remarkable. · fěi yí suǒ sī

区

An administrative division of an area. · ōu

区块链

A shared record of past transactions in a distributed network, typically used for cryptocurrency. [from 2010s] · qū kuài liàn

医学

(uncountable) The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness. · yī xué

医生

Of or pertaining to the practice of medicine. · yī shēng

医院

A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical or surgical treatment. · yī yuàn

匾

A liner or other material added behind or underneath. · biǎn

區域

(geography, now, _, rare) Each of the five regions of the earth's surface into which it was divided by climatic differences, namely the torrid zone (between the tropics), two temperate zones (between the tropics and the polar circles), and two frigid zones (within the polar circles). · qū yù

區間

One of several ranges of numbers. · qū jiān

十

The number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Arabic numerals (base ten) as 10 and in Roman numerals as X. · shí

十一

The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits. · shí yī

十一月

The eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following October and preceding December. · Shí yī yuè

十七

The cardinal number occurring after sixteen and before eighteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVII and in Arabic numerals as 17. · shí qī

十三

The cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen: ten and three. · shí sān

十九

The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens". · shí jiǔ

十二

The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence. · shí èr

十二月

The twelfth and last month of the Gregorian calendar, following November and preceding the January of the following year, containing the southern solstice. · Shí èr yuè

十五

The cardinal number occurring after fourteen (14) and before sixteen (16). · shí wǔ

十亿

(dated, British & Australian, long scale) A million (times a) million (logic: 1,000,0002): a 1 followed by twelve zeros (1012); a thousand milliard. · shí yì

十八

The cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVIII and in Arabic numerals as 18. · shí bā

十六

The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI. · shí liù

十四

The cardinal number occurring after thirteen and before fifteen, represented in Roman numerals as XIV and in Arabic numerals as 14. · shí sì

十四行詩

A fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of fourteen lines that are typically five-foot iambics and rhyme according to one of a few prescribed schemes. · shí sì háng shī

十字

(Christianity) The cross on which Christ was crucified, particularly considered as a relic. · shí zì