Chinese–English dictionary

下巴

The bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline below the mouth. · xià ba

下次

One more further, in addition to the quantity by then; a second or additional one, similar in likeness or in effect. · xià cì

下水

(usually, in the plural) The edible viscera of a bird. · xià shuǐ

下水道

A channel crossing under a road or railway for the draining of water. · xià shuǐ dào

下流

(of words or a way of speaking) Obscene, vulgar or abusive. · xià liú

下滑

(intransitive) To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly. · xià huá

下线

(transitive) To end (a connection); to disconnect. · xià xiàn

下背痛

Any pain or ache in the back. · xià bèi tòng

下葬

To ritualistically inter in a grave or tomb. · xià zàng

下蛋

To produce and deposit (an egg or eggs). · xià dàn

下跌

(transitive, slang) To cause to collapse; to hit hard; to render unconscious; to kill. · xià diē

下車

Often followed by from or off: to get off an animal which one has been riding; to dismount; to descend or exit from a vehicle; hence, to complete one's journey; to stop. · xià chē

下載

(transitive, computing) To transfer data to a given computer from a remote one via a network. · xià zǎi

下载

(transitive, computing) To transfer data to a given computer from a remote one via a network. · xià zǎi

下边

(nautical) On or to a lower deck, especially as relative to the main deck. · xià bian

下降

(by extension, jocular) Any journey downwards or fall. · xià jiàng

下雨

Indicates that rain is falling. · xià yǔ

下雪

(intransitive, impersonal) Preceded by the dummy subject it: to have snow (noun sense 1) fall from the atmosphere. · xià xuě

下面

The lowest part of anything. · xià miàn

下颌骨

(countable) The bone of the lower jaw; the mandible. · xià hé gǔ

不

An expression indicating a lack of enthusiasm or willingness (in something or to do something). · bù

不 成熟 的

Not fully formed or developed; not grown. [from 17th c.]

不 满意

(legal) In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based.

不一定

In an unnecessary way; not by necessity. · bù yī dìng

不一样

(grammar) Capable of being declined; of a word, having inflections. · bù yī yàng

不一樣的

Unlike most others; unusual. · bù yī yàng de

不中用的

(idiomatic) Useless; worthless. · bù zhōng yòng de

不丹

A country in South Asia, in the Himalayas. Official name: Kingdom of Bhutan. Capital: Thimphu. · Bù dān

不久

Soon; in a little while. · bù jiǔ

不乐意

Unwillingness to do something. · bù lè yì

不伦瑞克

Synonym of Braunschweig: a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. · bù lún ruì kè

不信

Lack of trust or confidence. · bù xìn

不公平

Not the same. · bù gōng píng

不共戴天

Affecting as if with power to kill; deathly. · bù gòng dài tiān

不冷不热

(temperature) Between warm and cool. · bù lěng bù rè

不切实际

Unreal or imagined. · bù qiè shí jì

不列顛

England, Scotland and Wales in combination. · Bù liè diān

不動產

(US, Canada, Australia) Property that cannot easily be moved, usually buildings and the ground on which they are built. · bù dòng chǎn

不协和音

(music) An inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance. · bù xié hé yīn

不受歡迎人物

A person who is not welcome, especially a diplomat in a foreign country. · bù shòu huān yíng rén wù

不变

(math) Constant. · bù biàn

不可思議

(countable, slang) An act or instance of flaunting something; a boast or brag; something considered impressive. · bù kě sī yì

不可思议的

Having unknown qualities. · bù kě sī yì de

不可抗力

(legal) An unforeseen occurrence beyond one's control, such as a natural disaster. · bù kě kàng lì

不可数

(of a number) Too large to be counted to. · bù kě shǔ

不可理解的

Impossible or very difficult to understand. · bù kě lǐ jiě de

不可知论

The view that the existence of God or of all deities is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable. · bù kě zhī lùn

不可避免的

Impossible to avoid or escape; inescapable, irresistible. · bù kě bì miǎn de

不合理的

Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical; ridiculous; silly. [from mid-16th c.] · bù hé lǐ de

不合群的人

(idiomatic) A person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy. · bù hé qún de rén

不同

Characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard. · bù tóng

不同意

(transitive) To reject; to refuse to accept. · bù tóng yì

不和

Injury or wear caused by friction. · bù hé

不問

The feeling, or spirit of being defiant. · bù wèn

不在场证明

(legal) The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed. · bù zài chǎng zhèng míng

不多

(of adjectives from numbers, especially of times and ages) About, approximately. · bù duō

不够

Not adequate; lacking in quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose. · bù gòu

不大

Small, moderate in size. · bù dà

不大可能

(degree) Barely, only just, almost not. · bù dà kě néng

不好

Dishonest or not conforming to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc. · bù hǎo

不好意思

Indicates the speaker's apology. · bù hǎo yì si

不如

comparative of the adverb well · bù rú

不孕

Not fertile. · bù yùn

不孕的

(of people and animals, not comparable) Not bearing children, childless; hence also unable to bear children, sterile. · bù yùn de

不完善

Not perfect, · bù wán shàn

不宜

(archaic) Not pertaining or related to (something or someone); Irrelevant or useless. · bù yí

不审慎的

(by extension) Deceitful, unprincipled. · bù shěn shèn de

不客气

(informal) A polite reply to thank you. · bù kè qi

不客氣

A polite way of responding to thanks, by suggesting that the service is too trivial or humble to warrant thanks; you're welcome. · bù kè qi

不对

Displaying or feeling anger. · bù duì

不对称

Not symmetric. · bù duì chèn

不少

Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended. · bù shǎo

不平等

An unfair, not equal, state. · bù píng děng

不幸

(countable) An undesirable event such as an accident. · bù xìng

不幸的事

(painting, pluralonly) Those fortuitous effects produced by luminous rays falling on certain objects so that some parts stand forth in abnormal brightness and other parts are cast into a deep shadow. · bù xìng de shì

不忠诚

(uncountable) The quality of being disloyal. · bù zhōng chéng

不快的

Drab; dark, colorless, or cheerless. · bù kuài de

不恭

Lacking respect. · bù gōng

不愉快

Perverse; adverse; difficult to handle. · bù yú kuài

不方便之处

not convenient · bù fāng biàn zhī chù

不明飞行物

Initialism of unidentified flying object; (loosely) an alien spacecraft. [from 20th c.] · bù míng fēi xíng wù

不朽

One who is not susceptible to death. · bù xiǔ

不朽的

Not susceptible to death; living forever; never dying. · bù xiǔ de

不来梅

A state of Germany, composed of the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven. · Bù lái méi

不正当的

In a manner contrary to law. · bù zhèng dāng de

不死生物

(horror fiction) Being animate, though non-living. · bù sǐ shēng wù

不死鳥

(Chinese mythology) A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies; a fenghuang. · bù sǐ niǎo

不注意

Not discreet; lacking in discretion. · bù zhù yì

不测

(comparable) Of a person's mood or character, etc.: impossible to predict. · bù cè

不满

Not pleased or happy with something. · bù mǎn

不确定性

(uncountable) Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction. · bù què dìng xìng

不祥的

Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant. · bù xiáng de

不稳定

Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize. · bù wěn dìng

不稳定的

(comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous. · bù wěn dìng de

不等式

(mathematics) A statement that of two quantities one is specifically less than (or greater than) another. Symbol: < or \leq or > or \geq or \ne, as appropriate. · bù děng shì

不能攻占的

(military) Of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks; impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable. · bù néng gōng zhàn de

不能破损的

Difficult or impossible to break and therefore able to withstand rough usage. · bù néng pò sǔn de

不舒服

Not comfortable; causing discomfort. · bù shū fu

不行

Not possible; not able to be done or happen. · bù xíng

不言明的

Suggested indirectly, without being directly expressed. · bù yán míng de

不調和

Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle. · bù tiáo hé

不識一丁

A person who does not know the letters of the alphabet; a partly or wholly illiterate person. [from mid 17th c.] · bù shí yī dīng

不负责任

Lacking a sense of responsibility; performed or acting as though without responsibility; negligent. · bù fù zé rèn

不败

Impossible to defeat, destroy, or kill; too powerful to be defeated or overcome. · bù bài

不足

(tennis) An illegal serve. · bù zú

不过

A beer produced by so-called warm fermentation and not pressurized. · bù guò

不透光

Uncertain; unclear. · bù tòu guāng

不道德

Breaching principles of natural law, rectitude, or justice, and so inconsistent with the demands of virtue, purity, or "good morals"; not right, not moral. (Compare unethical, illegal.) · bù dào dé

不錯

Extremely large; greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc. · bù cuò

不错

Satisfactory, reasonably good; not exceptional. · bù cuò

与

(logic) Alternative form of ∧, the conjunction operator. · yú

丐

(intransitive) To request the help of someone, often in the form of money. · gài

丑

(computing, slang) Incorrect, useless, or broken. · chǒu

丑闻

An offensive, immoral or indecent act. · chǒu wén

专业

A professional sportsman. · zhuān yè

专利

Explicit and obvious. · zhuān lì

专制主义

Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way. · zhuān zhì zhǔ yì

专政

A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique. · zhuān zhèng

专注

Showing commitment. · zhuān zhù

专著

A scholarly book or a treatise on a single subject or a group of related subjects, usually written by one person. · zhuān zhù

专门

Distinguished in some way; special (often in negative constructions). · zhuān mén

世俗主义

Neutrality towards all religions. · shì sú zhǔ yì

世俗的

Not belonging to the clergy, but associated with them. · shì sú de

世界

(with "the" or a plural possessive pronoun) The subjective human experience, regarded collectively; human collective existence; existence in general; the reality we live in. · shì jiè

世界之树

(Norse mythology) An immense ash tree that is central in Norse cosmology, believed to connect the nine worlds. · shì jiè zhī shù

世界的

Concerning all parts of the world. · shì jiè de

世界观

A system of beliefs; a set of beliefs with interrelations. · shì jiè guān

世紀

A period of one hundred consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100. · shì jì

世纪

The hundredth anniversary of an event or happening. · shì jì

丘

(especially, southern England, also Australia, often plural, often in place names) A hill; in England, especially a chalk hill. · qiū

丘脑

(neuroanatomy) Either of two large, ovoid structures of grey matter within the forebrain that relay sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex. · qiū nǎo

丙烷

(organic compound) An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C3H8, a constituent of natural gas. [from 1867] · bǐng wán

丙酮

(organic compound) A colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH3)2CO, used as a solvent. · bǐng tóng

业务

(sports) An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games. · yè wù

业务上的

Methodical and efficient, in a way that would be advantageous to a business or businessperson. · yè wù shàng de

丛林

A large, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, that is home to many wild plants and animals; a tropical rainforest. · cóng lín

东

(television, radio) The main host of a television or radio program, particularly one relating to the broadcast of news. · dōng

东京

A prefecture and capital city of Japan. · Dōng jīng

东加

A country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania. Official name: Kingdom of Tonga. Capital and largest city: Nuku'alofa. · Dōng jiā

东北

The intercardinal compass point halfway between north and east; specifically at a bearing of 45°. · dōng běi

东南

The intercardinal compass point halfway between east and south; specifically at a bearing of 135°. · dōng nán

东方

The Eastern world; the regions, primarily situated in the Eastern Hemisphere, whose culture is derived from Arabia, India, Persia or China. · dōng fāng

东方三博士

(Christianity) Chiefly preceded by the (three): the wise men who visited and gave gifts to the baby Jesus at the Epiphany (traditionally considered to be three in number and sometimes named Balthazar, Caspar, and Melchior, but the Bible does not state how many there were or their names). · Dōng fāng sān Bó shì

东方主义

(arts, architecture, literature) The tendency to represent eastern subjects, to assume stylistical characteristics original of the East. · dōng fāng zhǔ yì

东方欧鳊(引进)

A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.

东西

(countable, mostly, in the plural) Something physical that is owned. · dōng xī

丝

A stiff or coarse hair on a nonhuman mammal or on a plant. · sī

丝兰

Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca, having long, pointed, and rigid leaves at the top of a woody stem, and bearing a large panicle of showy white blossoms. · sī lán

丝带

A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping. · sī dài

丝瓜

Any of several tropical vines of the genus Luffa, having almost cylindrical fruit with a spongy, fibrous interior; the dishcloth gourd. · sī guā