Chinese–English dictionary

十字军东征

Any of a series of religious campaigns by Christian forces from the 11th to the 13th century, mostly to capture the Holy Land from the Muslims who occupied it. · Shí zì jūn Dōng zhēng

十字架

(Christianity, often, capitalized) The death of Jesus Christ on the Cross. · shí zì jià

十字軍

(historical) A fighter or participant in the medieval Crusades. · Shí zì jūn

十字軍東征

(historical) Any of the Papally-endorsed military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Latin Europe in the 11th to 13th centuries to reconquer the Levant from the Muslims, as well as expeditions along the Baltic Sea and against the Cathars. · Shí zì jūn Dōng zhēng

十月

The tenth month of the Gregorian calendar, following September and preceding November. · Shí yuè

十边形

(geometry) A polygon with ten sides and ten angles. · shí biān xíng

十面体

A polyhedron with ten faces. · shí miàn tǐ

十項全能

An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days. · shí xiàng quán néng

千

A numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 103 (1 E+3 exactly—in scientific E notation.) · qiān

千克

In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10-34 when expressed in units of kg⋅m2⋅s−1. Symbol: kg · qiān kè

千年

Thousand-year-old; also (by extension, loosely) thousands of years old. · qiān nián

千米

(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 103 metres. Symbol: km · qiān mǐ

千葉

A prefecture of Japan. · Qiān yè

千赫

A unit of frequency equal to one thousand cycles per second; one thousand hertz · qiān hè

升

To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote. [from 14th c.] · shēng

升华

(chemistry) The transition of a substance from the solid phase directly to the vapor state such that it does not pass through the intermediate liquid phase. [from late 14th c.] · shēng huá

升級

(intransitive, idiomatic) To pass naturally; to go away; to calm down or subside. · shēng jí

升级

A deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict. · shēng jí

升音符

(music) The symbol ♯, placed after the name of a note in the key signature or before a note on the staff to indicate that the note is to be played one chromatic semitone higher. · shēng yīn fú

午飯 午饭

A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.

午餐

A meal eaten later in the day than breakfast and earlier than lunch, and often consisting of typical foods from both of those meals. · wǔ cān

半

half · bàn

半人馬

A person whose lifestyle is centered on motorcycles, sometimes a member of a motorcycle club. · bàn rén mǎ

半人马

(Greek mythology) A mythical beast having a horse's body with a man's head and torso in place of the head and neck of the horse. · bàn rén mǎ

半人马座

(constellation) A spring constellation of the northern sky (and autumn of the southern sky) with the outline of a centaur. It includes the stars Alpha Centauri (Rigil Kentaurus and Toliman), Proxima Centauri, and Hadar. · Bàn rén mǎ zuò

半夜

The middle of the night: the sixth temporal hour, equidistant between sunset and sunrise. · bàn yè

半岛

(geography) A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass. · bàn dǎo

半島

(geography) A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass. · bàn dǎo

半径

(physics) A ray or collection of approximately parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body. · bàn jìng

半球

(neuroanatomy) One of the two regions of the brain that are delineated by the body's median plane. · bàn qiú

半田

A city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. · bàn tián

半神半人

(mythology) A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal. · bàn shén bàn rén

半透明的

Allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it. · bàn tòu míng de

卍

(countable) A cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle to the right or to the left, used as a religious symbol by various ancient and modern civilizations, but now mainly seen and used in the West (with arms angled to the right) as a symbol of Nazism and fascism. · wàn

华夫

(countable) A flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern, often eaten hot with butter and/or honey or syrup. · huá fū

华夫饼

A small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America, especially in the family Geomyidae (pocket gophers). · huá fū bǐng

华沙

The capital city of Poland; the capital city of Masovian Voivodeship. · Huá shā

华盛顿哥伦比亚特区

A state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Capital: Olympia. Largest city: Seattle. · huá shèng dùn gē lún bǐ yà tè Qū

协会

A group of persons associated for a common purpose; an organization; society. · xié huì

协作

To voluntarily cooperate treasonably, as with an enemy occupation force in one's country. · xié zuò

协力

(intransitive) To work or act together, especially for a common purpose or benefit. · xié lì

协同

(ambitransitive) To synchronize (activities). · xié tóng

协和

A state of agreement; harmony; union. · xié hé

协定

(transitive) To approve; to accept; to acquiesce to. · xié dìng

协议

(international law, now, _, rare) An official record of a diplomatic meeting or negotiation; later specifically, a draft document setting out agreements to be signed into force by a subsequent formal treaty. [from 17th c.] · xié yì

卑鄙

Existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state; contemptible, despicable, miserable. [from early 15th c.] · bēi bǐ

協作

(usually, uncountable) The act of cooperating. · xié zuò

協議

(uncountable, legal) A legally binding contract enforceable in a court of law. · xié yì

单

By oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo. · chán

单一

(obsolete) Ugly; homely; poor. · dān yī

单义词

Having only one possible meaning. · dān yì cí

单位

A building or campus specially designed for a specific purpose, such as incarceration, military use, or scientific experimentation. · dān wèi

单体

(algebraic, _, topology, geometry) A generalization of a triangle or tetrahedron to an arbitrary dimension, the generalization being the simplest possible convex polytope for a given dimension; more accurately, the convex hull of n+1 affinely independent points in n-dimensional space. · dān tǐ

单元式的

A member of a political movement advocating a unitary state rather than a federal one, especially the Unitarios of nineteenth century Argentina (known as the Unitarian Party in English). · dān yuán shì de

单口

(drama, authorship) A long speech by one person in a play; sometimes a soliloquy; other times spoken to other characters. · dān kǒu

单子

(philosophy) An ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point; something ultimate and indivisible. · dān zǐ

单峰骆驼

The single-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius). · dān fēng luò tuó

单数

Peculiar to a specific individual; eccentric. · dān shù

单曲

(music) A 45 RPM vinyl record with one song on side A and one on side B. · dān qǔ

单簧管

(woodwind instrument) A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high). · dān huáng guǎn

单纯

(manner) In a simple way or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; alone. · dān chún

单色

Of just one colour; lacking a pattern. · dān sè

单词

A common or longstanding belief, custom, or catchphrase associated with a particular group, especially one with little current meaning or truth. · dān cí

单调

(uncountable) The quality of lacking variety or excitement. · dān diào

单身

(North America) An unmarried woman. · dān shēn

单身汉

(obsolete) An unmarried woman. · dān shēn hàn

卖

(transitive, archaic) To defile (someone) by adultery. · mài

卖国贼

(pejorative) A traitor who collaborates with the enemy. [from 1940] · mài guó zéi

卖弄学问的人

(used attributively, pejorative, of vocabulary) Something or someone pedantic, obscurely scholarly. · mài nòng xué wèn de rén

卖淫

The trade of a harlot; prostitution. · mài yín

卖肉

A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals). · mài ròu

南

(US) The south-eastern states of the United States, including many of the same states as formed the Confederacy. · nā

南京

A major subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Jiangsu, China, on the lower Yangtze; a former capital of China. · Nán jīng

南安普敦

A city, unitary authority, and borough of Hampshire, in southern England. · Nán ān pǔ dūn

南斯拉夫

of or relating to this language family or to the South Slavs. · Nán sī lā fū

南斯拉夫的

(historical) Of or relating to Yugoslavia. · nán sī lā fū de

南方

Of, relating to, or coming from the south. · nán fāng

南方人

(US) A resident of the American South, often specifically a white resident of the American South. · nán fāng rén

南极洲

Of, from, or pertaining to Antarctica and the south polar regions. · Nán jí zhōu

南特

A municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Estrie region, Quebec, Canada. · Nán tè

南瓜

The round yellow or orange fruit of this plant. · nán guā

南锡

A en given name. · nán Xī

博主

(blogging) A contributor to a blog (from weblog) or online journal. · bó zhǔ

博士

The title of an academic or medical doctor; used before or instead of the doctor's name. · bó shì

博士論文

A formal exposition of a subject, especially a research paper that students write in order to complete the requirements for a doctoral degree in the US and a non-doctoral degree in the UK; a thesis. · bó shì lùn wén

博客

(Internet) A website that allows users to reflect, share opinions, and discuss various topics in the form of an online journal, sometimes letting readers comment on their posts. Most blogs are written in a slightly informal tone (personal journals, news, businesses, etc.) · bó kè

博帕尔

The state capital of Madhya Pradesh, India. · Bó pà ěr

博愛精神

A person who loves humankind in general. · bó ài jīng shén

博洛尼亚

A province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. · Bó luò ní yà

博物館

A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value. · bó wù guǎn

博物館標籤

(historical, politics) A combination of political groups (notably parties) for common action. · bó wù guǎn biāo qiān

博物馆

A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value. · bó wù guǎn

博茨瓦納

The Republic of Botswana, since 1966. · Bó cí wǎ nà

博茨瓦纳

The Republic of Botswana, since 1966. · Bó cí wǎ nà

博覽會

A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements. · bó lǎn huì

占

(transitive) To make up; to compose; to form. · zhàn

占卜

The act or practice of predicting the future (especially for money), as by using a crystal ball, reading palms, reading tea leaves in a cup, etc.; prediction of future events, especially those of a personal nature. · zhān bǔ

占星家

One who studies or practices astrology. · zhān xīng jiā

占星术

Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies. [from 14th c.] · zhān xīng shù

卡

Any flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic, etc. · kǎ

卡其色

A dull, yellowish-brown colour, the colour of dust. · kǎ qí sè

卡农

The metacarpal of a horse. · kǎ nóng

卡塔尔

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: State of Qatar. Capital: Doha. · Kǎ tǎ ěr

卡宴

The capital city of French Guiana department. · Kǎ yàn

卡宾枪

A rifle with a short barrel. · kǎ bīn qiāng

卡尔

A comune of the Aosta Valley autonomous region, Italy. · Kǎ ěr

卡巴

(Judaism, headwear) The cloth skullcap or yarmulke traditionally worn by male Jews. · kǎ bā

卡巴拉

(Judaism) A body of mystical Jewish teachings based on an esoteric reading of the Hebrew scriptures. · kǎ bā lā

卡巴萊

Live entertainment held in a restaurant or nightclub; the genre of music associated with this form of entertainment, especially in early 20th century Europe. · kǎ bā lái

卡巴迪

A South Asian team sport in which players must hold their breath while making raids into the opposing team's half of the field. · kǎ bā dí

卡布其諾

(uncountable) An Italian coffee-based beverage made from espresso to which milk that has been steamed and/or frothed is added; (countable) a cup of this beverage. · kǎ bù qí nuò

卡式

A small flat case containing magnetic tape on two reels, used to record and play back audio and video material. · kǎ shì

卡拉OK

(uncountable) A form of entertainment popular in clubs, at parties, etc, in which individual members of the public sing along to pre-recorded instrumental versions of popular songs, the lyrics of which are displayed for the singer on a screen in time with the music. · kǎ lā O K

卡拉卡斯

The capital city of Venezuela. · Kǎ lā kǎ sī

卡拉奇

The largest city in Pakistan situated along the Arabian Sea, as well as the provincial capital of Sindh Province. · Kǎ lā qí

卡拉布里亚

A peninsula and administrative region of southern Italy. · Kǎ lā bù lǐ yà

卡斯蒂利亚

(historical) A medieval kingdom and former county in the Iberian Peninsula; the nucleus of modern Spain. · Kǎ sī dì lì yà

卡斯蒂利亞

A vaguely defined geographical region of central Spain generally corresponding to the regions of Old and New Castile. · Kǎ sī dì lì yà

卡爾加里

The largest city in Alberta, Canada. · Kǎ ěr jiā lǐ

卡特尔

(economics) A group of businesses or nations that collude to limit competition within an industry or market. · kǎ tè ěr

卡米耶

A en given name. · kǎ mǐ Yē

卡萊爾

A community in North Middlesex municipality, Ontario. · kǎ lái ěr

卡萨布兰卡

The capital city of the region of Casablanca-Settat, Morocco. · Kǎ sà bù lán kǎ

卡賓槍

An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman. · kǎ bīn qiāng

卡路里

(nutrition) A non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to 4.184 kilojoules, that can raise the temperature of a kilogram of water by one degree Celsius. This is the unit normally used in food labeling. · kǎ lù lǐ

卡車

(countable, uncountable, US, Canada, Australia) A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods; (in Malaysia/Singapore) a such vehicle with a closed or covered carriage. · kǎ chē

卡里斯托

(Greek mythology) A nymph of Artemis. · kǎ lǐ sī tuō

卡馬河

A major river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga. · kǎ mǎ hé

卢克

A surname originating as a patronymic. · Lú kè

卢卡

A province of Tuscany, Italy. · Lú kǎ

卢塞恩

A canton of Switzerland. · Lú sài ēn

卢布

The monetary unit of Russia, Belarus and Transnistria equal to 100 kopeks (Russian: копе́йка, Belarusian: капе́йка). The Russian ruble's symbol is ₽. · lú bù

卢德的工人

(historical) Any of a group of early-19th-century English textile workers who destroyed machinery because it would harm their livelihood. · Lú dé de gōng rén

卢旺达

A country in East Africa. · Lú wàng dá

卢森堡

A small country in Western Europe. Official name: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Capital and largest city: Luxembourg. · Lú sēn bǎo

卢瓦尔河

The longest river in France, passing (from southeast to northwest) through the departments of Ardèche, Haute-Loire, Loire, Saône-et-Loire, Allier, Nièvre, Cher, Loiret, Loir-et-Cher, Indre-et-Loire, Maine-et-Loire and Loire-Atlantique. · Lú wǎ ěr Hé

卢西坦语

Of or pertaining to ancient Roman province of Lusitania, its people or culture. · Lú xī tǎn yǔ

卧室

A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping. · wò shì

卫戍部队

A permanent military post. · wèi shù bù duì

卫星

A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one. [from 17th c.] · wèi xīng

卫生

Those conditions and practices that promote and preserve health. · wèi shēng

卫生间

(slang, US) A device or place to urinate and defecate: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also (dated) a chamber pot or outhouse. · wèi shēng jiān

印刷

(chiefly, medicine) A forced impinging. · yìn shuā

印加人

A member of the group of Quechuan peoples of highland Peru who established an empire from northern Ecuador to central Chile before the Spanish conquest. · yìn jiā rén

印地語

The Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages. These are also spoken in Fiji, Guyana and as a second language by Indians in many other countries. · Yìn dì yǔ

印地语

The Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages. These are also spoken in Fiji, Guyana and as a second language by Indians in many other countries. · Yìn dì yǔ

印尼

A country and archipelago in maritime Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of Indonesia (since 1950). Capital: Jakarta. · Yìn ní

印尼的

Of or relating to Indonesia or its people or language. · yìn ní de

印尼語

(countable) A person living in or coming from Indonesia. · Yìn ní yǔ

印度

(chiefly, historical, proscribed, _, in modern use) A region of South Asia, traditionally delimited by the Himalayas and the Indus river; the Indian subcontinent. · Yìn dù