Chinese–English dictionary

喚起

(transitive) To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination. · huàn qǐ

喚醒

(transitive) To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping. · huàn xǐng

喜剧演员

An entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes. · xǐ jù yǎn yuán

喜劇

(countable, historical) a choric song of celebration or revel, especially in Ancient Greece · xǐ jù

喜欢

(informal, by extension) The human object of such infatuation or affection. · xǐ huan

喜爱

(uncountable) Strong affection. · xǐ ài

喜鵲

One of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica. · xǐ què

喜鹊

One of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica. · xǐ què

喝

(intransitive) To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to invoke it by implication rather than mention. · hē

喝彩

A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause. · hè cǎi

喬治

A en given name; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e). · Qiáo zhì

單位

A nominal unit of value assigned outside of a currency system. · dān wèi

單子

(heraldiccharge) A diminutive of the bend, of the same shape, but only half the width of the bend. · dān zǐ

單打

(sports, plurale tantum) A game between individual players. · dān dǎ

單數

Being the only one of the kind; unique. · dān shù

單板滑雪

The sport of sliding downhill on a snowboard. · dān bǎn huá xuě

單輪車

(cycling) A pedal cycle that has only one wheel. · dān lún chē

喵

Used to indicate the cry of a cat. · miāo

喷

(ambitransitive, also, figurative) To move (a beam of light, a glance with the eyes, etc.) across (something) with a long side-to-side motion; specifically (often, military) to use a weapon to fire at (something) with a side-to-side motion; to spray with gunfire. · pēn

喷枪

A miniature, handheld paint sprayer, powered by compressed air or other gas, used for delicate, artistic painting, or sometimes retouching of photographs. · pēn qiāng

嗅覺

The sense of smell; the detection of airborne molecules. · xiù jué

嗎啡

(biochemistry, pharmaceutical drug) A crystalline alkaloid (4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-7,8-didehydromorphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthetics and sedatives; it is one of a group of morphine alkaloids. · mǎ fēi

嗓子

(historical) A piece of armour protecting the throat and/or the upper part of the chest. · sǎng zi

嗯

(idiomatic) Indicates that the speaker deems something highly unlikely. · ēn

嘀嗒

A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery. · dī dā

嘆氣

(intransitive) To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like. · tàn qì

嘈杂声

(countable, uncountable) Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running water. · cáo zá shēng

嘗試

The action of trying at something. [1530] · cháng shì

嘘

(archaic) Expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away. · xū

嘟囔

(intransitive) To complain; to murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner. · dū nang

嘲笑

(transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn. · cháo xiào

嘴

The end of a river out of which water flows into a sea or other large body of water; or the end of a tributary out of which water flows into a larger river. · zuǐ

嘴严

reticent, secretive or uncommunicative · zuǐ yán

嘴唇

(countable) Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth. · zuǐ chún

嘴子

One's facial expression when pouting. · zuǐ zi

噅

(slang) Of poor quality or highly undesirable. · huī

噌

(transitive) To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke in a serious tone; to tell off. · cēng

器官

The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions. · qì guān

器官系統

A complex machine or instrument. · qì guān xì tǒng

噪音

Any loud and continued noise. · zào yīn

噴嚏

An act of sneezing. · pēn tì

噴泉

(chiefly, poetic, dated, or, archaic) ; a spring. [from late 16th c.] · pēn quán

噴發

(geology) Material which has been ejected, especially from a volcano or an impact crater. · pēn fā

噸

The spoken representation of a dot in radio and telegraph Morse code. · dūn

嚇唬

(transitive) To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright. · xià hu

嚎 [háo]

(intransitive) To make a noise like mourning or crying.

嚴重

Low in pitch, tone etc. [from 17th c.] · yán zhòng

嚼

To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed. · jiáo

嚼子

A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal. · jiáo zi

囊肿

A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ. · náng zhǒng

囚犯

A prisoner sentenced to life in prison. · qiú fàn

四

(countable) The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof. · sì

四个一组

A sequence of four elements. · sì gè yī zǔ

四元数

(mathematics) A type of four-dimensional hypercomplex number consisting of a real part and three imaginary parts (real multiples of distinct, independent square roots of −1 denoted by i, j and k); commonly used in vector mathematics and as an alternative to matrix algebra in calculating the rotation of three-dimensional objects. · sì yuán shù

四分音符

(music) A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time. · sì fēn yīn fú

四十

The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one, represented in Roman numerals as XL and in Arabic numerals as 40. · sì shí

四和絃

(computing) A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or chiefly four bits. · sì hé xián

四声

A very small degree of a quantity, or variety of meaning · sì shēng

四川

A province in central China. Capital: Chengdu. · Sì chuān

四方形

A women's haircut in which both the bangs and back are cut in a straight line, with the back generally off the neck. · sì fāng xíng

四旬期

(Christianity) A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures. · sì xún qī

四月

The fourth month of the Gregorian calendar, following March and preceding May. · Sì yuè

四角裤

Shorts worn as underwear by men. · sì jiǎo kù

四连音

(music) A tuplet of four notes. · sì lián yīn

四邊形

(geometry) A polygon with four sides. · sì biān xíng

回

(ambitransitive) To suit a need or purpose satisfactorily. · huí

回到

The act of returning. · huí dào

回国

The process of returning of a person to their country of origin or citizenship. · huí guó

回國

Ellipsis of harvest homecoming, a traditional (street) party and/or dance near the start of the school year, at around fall mid-terms. It traditionally marks the start of harvest break, where students go home in autumn to harvest the crops on the family farms. · huí guó

回声

(Greek mythology) An oread, punished by Hera by losing her own voice and only being able to mimic that of others. · huí shēng

回复

The act of restoring something to an earlier state. · huí fù

回廊

A place, especially a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion. · huí láng

回归的

drawing upon itself, referring back. · huí guī de

回归线

(geography) Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°26′ north and south of the equator; the farthest points at which the sun can be directly overhead; the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics. · huí guī xiàn

回形针

(military) A frame containing a number of rounds of ammunition which is intended to be inserted into an internal magazine of a firearm to allow for rapid reloading. · huí xíng zhēn

回復

(transitive, criminology) To restore to (a criminal etc.) the necessary training and education to allow for a successful reintegration into society; to retrain. [from 19th c.] · huí fù

回收

The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost. · huí shōu

回教

A monotheistic Abrahamic religion followed by Muslims that is based on the teachings of Muhammad and the Qur'an. · Huí jiào

回文

A word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units which has the property of reading the same forwards as it does backwards, character for character, sometimes disregarding punctuation, capitalization and diacritics. · huí wén

回歸

(transitive, criminology) To restore to (a criminal etc.) the necessary training and education to allow for a successful reintegration into society; to retrain. [from 19th c.] · huí guī

回火

(transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees. · huí huǒ

回答

(religion) The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister. · huí dá

回聲

A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer. · huí shēng

回車鍵

The "Enter" key on a computer keyboard. · huí chē jiàn

回避

(transitive) To conceal. · huí bì

回飞棒

A flat curved airfoil that spins about an axis perpendicular to the direction of flight, originally used in various parts of the world as a hunting weapon or, in returnable types, for sports or training. · huí fēi bàng

囟脑门儿

(anatomy) A soft membraneous spot on the head of a baby due to incomplete fusion of the cranial bones. · xìn nǎo mén r

因为

Being that, considering that, because, since. · yīn wèi

因數

(obsolete) A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization. · yīn shù

因此

Used as a general lead-in or beginning. · yīn cǐ

因河

A right tributary of the Danube in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. · yīn hé

团

(military) A unit of armed troops under the command of an officer, and consisting of several smaller units. [from 16th c.] · tuán

团体

A structure of posts and boards for supporting workmen, etc., as in building. · tuán tǐ

团结

A bond of unity or agreement between individuals, united around a common goal or against a common enemy, such as the unifying principle that defines the labor movement; mutual support within a group. · tuán jié

团队

A group of people working together on a task. · tuán duì

园地

(British) A plot of land rented from the council for growing fruit and vegetables. · yuán dì

园艺

(horticulture) The process or action of cultivating the soil, particularly in a garden; the care of a garden; horticulture. · yuán yì

困

(informal, idiomatic) Frustrated, annoyed, or tired, to the limit of one's endurance, especially by something that one has experienced for too long. [with with or (British English) of] · kùn

困境

(idiomatic) A difficult situation from which there is no escape because it involves mutually conflicting or dependent conditions. · kùn jìng

困扰

(transitive) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for. · kùn rǎo

困难

(geology, planetology) A deep, steep-sided rift, gap or fissure; a gorge or abyss. · kùn nan

困难的

Characteristic of a burden; arduous or demanding · kùn nán de

困難

The state of being difficult, or hard to do. · kùn nan

围兜

An item of clothing for people (especially babies) tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating. · wéi dōu

围巾

(chiefly, in plural, now, rare) An outer garment worn as protection while riding, travelling etc. · wéi jīn

围棋

(board game) A strategic board game, originally from China and today also popular in Japan and Korea, in which two players (black and white) attempt to control the largest area of the board with their counters. · wéi qí

围裙

(aviation) The paved area of an airport, especially the area where aircraft park away from a terminal. · wéi qún

固件

(computing, software) Software that is intended for such embedded computer applications. · gù jiàn

固定

To decorate or mark (something) with a design or symbol in relief. · gù dìng

固定的

Having a constant pattern; showing evenness of form or appearance. [from 15th c.] · gù dìng de

固执

Adamant; immovable. · gù zhí

固有

Contained in the essential nature of something but not openly shown. · gù yǒu

固有的

Going with; associated; concomitant. · gù yǒu de

国

a title used for a married couple before the surname or before the name of the husband. · guó

国主

One who is not a subject to a ruler or nation. · guó zhǔ

国会

(usually capitalized as a proper noun) A council or assembly of leaders; a formal deliberative assembly. · Guó huì

国境

(rare, pluralonly) The butting or boundary of land, particularly at the end; buttals. [First attested in the early 17th century.] · guó jìng

国外

(rare, Scotland) Countries or lands abroad. [First attested in the mid 19th century.] · guó wài

国家

The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc. [from 14th c.] · guó jiā

国家语言

The language of a people or a national language. · guó jiā yǔ yán

国歌

A choral or vocal composition, often with a religious or political lyric. · guó gē

国王

A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation. · guó wáng

国际

common to, or affecting, two or more nations. · guó jì

国际象棋

A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king. · guó jì xiàng qí

图

(graph theory) A set of vertices (or nodes) connected together by edges; (formally) an ordered pair of sets (V,E), where the elements of V are called vertices or nodes and E is a set of pairs (called edges) of elements of V. See also w:Graph (discrete mathematics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia · tú

图书管理员

The keeper, manager of a library. · tú shū guǎn lǐ yuán

图书馆

An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people often lending them out, as well as providing various other services for its users. · tú shū guǎn

图像

A mental picture of something not real or not present. · tú xiàng

图卢兹

The capital city of Haute-Garonne department and of the larger Occitania region, France. · Tú lú zī

图案

A design, motif or decoration, especially formed from regular repeated elements. [from 16th c.] · tú àn

图解

A systematic non-narrative presentation of data. · tú jiě

圆周

(geometry) The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure. · yuán zhōu

圆周率

The 16th letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets and the seventeenth in Old Greek. · yuán zhōu lǜ

圆圈

Any thin three-dimensional equivalent of the geometric figures. · yuán quān

圆形剧场

An open, outdoor theatre (which may be a theatre in the round, or have a stage with seating on only one side), especially one from the classical period of ancient Greece or Rome, or a modern venue of similar design. · yuán xíng jù chǎng

圆形大蛋糕

A rich, dense cake, typically made with many eggs and relatively little flour (as opposed to a sponge cake or gâteau). · yuán xíng dà dàn gāo

圆柱

(automotive) The space in which a piston travels inside a reciprocating engine or pump. · yuán zhù

圆柱体

(geometry) A surface created by projecting a closed two-dimensional curve along an axis intersecting the plane of the curve. · yuán zhù tǐ

圆滑 [yuánhuá]

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Evasive and shifty.

圆球

Spherical, ball-shaped. · yuán qiú

圆盘

A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object. · yuán pán

圆舞

A ballroom dance in 3/4 time. · yuán wǔ

圆规

(horticulture) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit. · yuán guī

圈

An enclosure for livestock, especially a circular one. · juān

圉人

A person who looks after horses. · yǔ rén

國

(of a country, geographical region, etc.) Surrounded by land (having no borders with the sea). · guó

國境

the dividing line or location between two areas · guó jìng

國家

A rural landscape. · guó jiā

國民

(collective) A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture. · guó mín

國籍

The state of being a citizen; the status of a citizen. · guó jí