Chinese–English dictionary

城堡主塔

(historical) The main tower of a castle or fortress, located within the castle walls. · chéng bǎo zhǔ tǎ

城市

A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place. · chéng shì

城市軌道交通系統

(North America, Scotland, South Africa) A train that runs on such an underground railway. · chéng Shì guǐ dào jiāo tōng xì tǒng

域 w:zh

(computing, Internet) A collection of DNS or DNS-like domain names consisting of a delegated domain name and all its subdomains.

執行

(transitive) To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project; to give a start to (something); to put in operation · zhí xíng

培养

To raise or rear (children). · péi yǎng

培根蛋面

(by extension) A spaghetti dish made using such a sauce. · péi gēn dàn miàn

基于同情的

Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone). · jī yú tóng qíng de

基因

(obsolete, or, dialectal) Straight, direct; near; short. · jī yīn

基因型

(genetics) The part (DNA sequence) of the genetic makeup of an organism which determines a specific characteristic (phenotype) of that organism. · jī yīn xíng

基因組

(genetics) The complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism. [from 1930] · jī yīn zǔ

基地

A site, structure, or both, usually durable and often permanent, for housing military personnel and materiel. · jī dì

基多

The capital city of Ecuador. · Jī duō

基奇納

A city in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. · jī qí nà

基布兹

A community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations. · jī bù zī

基本

(mysticism, fantasy) A creature (usually a spirit) that is attuned with, or composed of, one of the classical elements: air, earth, fire and water or variations of them like ice, lightning, etc. They sometimes have unique proper names and sometimes are referred to as Air, Earth, Fire, or Water. · jī běn

基本的

Necessary, essential for life or some process. · jī běn de

基本粒子

(physics) A fundamental particle; any of the subatomic particles that do not consist of other, smaller particles; the gauge bosons, leptons and quarks. · jī běn lì zǐ

基督

(Christianity) The anointed one, the savior predicted by the Old Testament. · Jī dū

基督升天日

(Christianity, specifically) The believed entry of Jesus Christ into heaven after his resurrection. · jī dū shēng tiān rì

基督徒

(not comparable) Of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians. · Jī dū tú

基督教

An Abrahamic religion originating from the community of the followers of Jesus Christ. · Jī dū jiào

基石

A stone forming the base at the corner of a building. · jī shí

基础

That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; underbuilding. · jī chǔ

基础设施

(systems theory) An underlying base or foundation for a building, organization, or system. [from 1887] · jī chǔ shè shī

基礎

An underlying condition or circumstance. · jī chǔ

基秦拿

A city in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. · jī Qín ná

基金会

The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect. · jī jīn huì

堂区

(Roman Catholicism, Anglican, Lutheranism, Eastern Orthodox) An administrative part of a diocese that has its own church. · táng qū

堅實

(of an object or substance) That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid, gas or plasma. · jiān shí

堆

(nautical) A sloping surface, leading down to the shore or to a river, on which ships are built, repaired or stored and from which they are launched. · duī

堆肥

The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer. · duī féi

堕胎

(military, aeronautics) An early termination of a mission, action, or procedure in relation to missiles or spacecraft; the craft making such a mission. · duò tāi

堡壘 堡垒

(architecture) A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.

堤岸

Coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads, or in making concrete; track ballast. · dī àn

堪培拉

The capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory. · Kān péi lā

報

To make (someone or oneself) aware of some information; to inform, to notify. · bào

報仇

(uncountable) An act of revenge. · bào chóu

報告

A piece of information describing, or an account of certain events given or presented to someone, with the most common adpositions being by (referring to creator of the report) and on (referring to the subject). · bào gào

報單

(Christianity, particularly Evangelicalism) To state that a thing shall happen or affirm a condition in the hopes of seeing it happen spiritually, in contrast to prayer which takes the form of a request. · bào dān

報復

Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice. · bào fù

報紙

A newspaper or magazine dealing with a particular subject. · bào zhǐ

報酬

(law) A matter of inducement for something promised; something valuable given as recompense for a promise, which causes the promise to become binding as a contract. · bào chou

場合

A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance. [from 14th c.] · chǎng hé

堵塞

(transitive) To fill or obstruct (something) so that it is not possible to pass. · dǔ sè

塑料

A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting. · sù liào

塔

A religious building in South and Southeast Asia, especially a multi-storey tower erected as a Hindu or Buddhist temple. [from 16th c.] · tǎ

塔但语

An agglutinative language belonging to the Altai group of Turkic languages. It is an official language of Tatarstan. There are some eight million speakers spread across Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia. · tǎ dàn yǔ

塔兰托人

A native or inhabitant of Taranto. · tǎ lán tuō rén

塔斯馬尼亞州

One of the six federal states of Australia, consisting of one large, eponymous and several much smaller islands, off the eastern part of Australia's south coast; a former British colony, from 1856 to 1901. Capital: Hobart. · tǎ sī mǎ ní yà zhōu

塔木德

(Judaism) A collection of Jewish writings related to the practical application of Judaic law and tradition (may refer to either the Babylonian Talmud or the shorter Jerusalem Talmud). · tǎ mù dé

塔林

The capital city of Estonia. · Tǎ lín

塔沃爾山

A mountain in Israel, Mount Tabor · tǎ wò ěr shān

塔纳托斯

(psychoanalysis) The death drive in Freudian psychoanalysis. · tǎ nà tuō sī

塔罗牌

(singular or plural) A card game played in various different variations. · tǎ luó pái

塗漆

(transitive, woodworking) To apply veneer to. · tú qī

塘鹅

Any of three species of large seabird in the genus Morus, of the family Sulidae. They have black and white bodies and long pointed wings, and hunt for fish by plunge diving and pursuing their prey underwater. · táng é

塞内加尔

A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Senegal. · Sài nèi jiā ěr

塞壬

Any of several marine mammals of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong. · sài rén

塞尔维亚

A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Serbia. Capital and largest city: Belgrade. Part of Yugoslavia until 1992, then part of Serbia and Montenegro until 2006. · Sài ěr wéi yà

塞尔维亚人

(historical) Serbo-Croatian in general, as spoken in Serbia. · sài ěr wéi yà rén

塞尔维亚语

Of, from, or pertaining to Serbia and Serbians. · Sài ěr wéi yà yǔ

塞巴斯蒂安

A en given name. · Sài bā sī dì ān

塞拉耶佛

The capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, built on the Miljacka river. · Sài lā yē fó

塞擦音

(phonetics) Any of several speech sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant. · sè cā yīn

塞族人

A person of Serb descent (not necessarily from Serbia). (Compare Serbian.) · sài zú rén

塞浦路斯

Of, from, or relating to Cyprus. · Sài pǔ lù sī

塞班

An island, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands. · sài bān

塞纳河

A former department of France, the capital city of which was Paris. · Sài nà Hé

塞维利亚

The capital city of Andalusia, Spain. · Sài wéi lì yà

塞舌尔

An archipelago and country in East Africa, in the Indian Ocean. Official name: Republic of Seychelles. · Sài shé ěr

塞萨洛尼基

A port city, the capital of Central Macedonia, in northern Greece. · sài sà luò ní jī

塞连

One who sings sweetly and charms. · sài lián

填充

Inexpensive material used to occupy empty spaces, especially in construction. · tián chōng

塵土

(countable, obsolete) A single fine, dry particle of earth or other material; grain of dust. · chén tǔ

塹壕

A long, narrow ditch or hole dug in the ground. · qiàn háo

墊子

(figurative) A saving; a reserve of money. · diàn zi

墊片

A flat piece of material, often of metal and often an annulus, placed beneath a nut or at some joint, to distribute pressure, alleviate friction, provide directionally differentiated friction (e.g. making the nut turn counter-clockwise only with difficulty), or prevent leakage. · diàn piàn

墓志铭 墓誌銘

An inscription on a gravestone in memory of the deceased.

墓石

A grave marker, a stone slab or similar object marking a person's grave. · mù shí

墙

A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes. · qiáng

墙壁

Each of the substantial structures acting either as the exterior of or divisions within a structure. · qiáng bì

墜飾

A piece of jewellery which hangs down as an ornament, especially worn on a chain around the neck. [from 15th c.] · zhuì shì

增加

(idiomatic) To increase, as the volume, power or energy of something. · zēng jiā

增长

growth; increase · zēng zhǎng

墟

The ruins of a broken-down structure. · xū

墨

A black ink, made from lampblack, used for printing and artwork. · mò

墨丘利

(astronomy) The first planet in the Solar system with the closest orbit to the Sun, named after the god; represented by ☿. · Mò qiū lì

墨尔本

The capital city of Victoria, Australia and former capital of Australia (1901–1927). · Mò ěr běn

墨水

A pigment (or dye)-based fluid used for writing, printing etc. · mò shuǐ

墨盒

(firearms) The package consisting of the bullet, primer, and casing containing gunpowder; a round of ammunition. · mò hé

墨西哥人

Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Mexico. · Mò xī gē rén

墨西哥夹饼

(culinary) A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft- or hard-shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables, and salsa. · mò xī gē jiā bǐng

墨西哥薄饼

A type of Mexican flatbread made out of cornmeal or flour. · mò xī gē bó bǐng

墨西拿

A surname from Italian. · Mò xī ná

墨角蘭

A herb of the mint family, Origanum majorana, having aromatic leaves. · mò jiǎo lán

墳墓

A small building, or a room within one, for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed. · fén mù

壁帶

(architectural element) A horizontal architectural element of a building, projecting forward from the main walls, originally used as a means of directing rainwater away from the building's walls. · bì dài

壁毯

A heavy woven cloth, often with decorative pictorial designs, normally hung on walls. · bì tǎn

壁炉

A hearthstone, either as standalone or as the floor of an enclosed fireplace or oven. · bì lú

壁炉台

A shelf that is affixed to the wall above a fireplace. · bì lú tái

壁爐

An open hearth for holding a fire at the base of a chimney. · bì lú

壁虎

Any lizard of the family Gekkonidae of small, carnivorous, mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes and adhesive toes enabling them to climb on vertical and upside-down surfaces. · bì hǔ

壓力

A pressing; a force applied to a surface. · yā lì

壓榨

(transitive) To use (something) to someone's advantage, such as one's own benefit or a society's benefit. · yā zhà

壓縮

(transitive) To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume. · yā suō

壓迫

(transitive) To keep down by unjust force. · yā pò

壕

(military) A small pit dug into the ground as a shelter for protection against enemy fire. · háo

壞

(figurative) Wrong or distorted; perverse, amiss, off course · huài

壞死

(medicine) The death of part of the body. · huài sǐ

壞笑

An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied, conceited or scornful. · huài xiào

壞血病

(uncountable, disease) A disease caused by insufficient intake of vitamin C, leading to the formation of livid spots on the skin, spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and bleeding into the skin and from almost all mucous membranes; (countable, obsolete) an occurrence of this disease. · huài xuè bìng

壤土

(geology) A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due. · rǎng tǔ

壩

An artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow. · bà

士兵

A member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member. · shì bīng

士师记

(book of the bible) The seventh book of the Old Testament, and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh. · Shì shī jì

士師記

(book of the bible) The seventh book of the Old Testament, and a book of the Hebrew Tanakh. · Shì shī jì

壮丽

(of a person or place, sometimes, endearing) Very beautiful. · zhuàng lì

壯麗

Grand, elegant or splendid in appearance. · zhuàng lì

声

(figurative) An expressed opinion, choice, will, desire, or wish; the right or ability to make such expression or to have it considered · shēng

声学

(usually, in the plural) The properties or qualities of a room or building that determine how sound is transmitted in it. · shēng xué

声望

(figurative) A special characteristic or quality; prestige, especially via association. · shēng wàng

声调

(linguistics) A phoneme in a language that uses different tones for different meanings. · shēng diào

壳

(countable, uncountable) The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree. · qiào

壷

A sealed box with a slit, into which a voter places a completed voting slip.

壽司

(proscribed) Raw fish, especially as a Japanese dish. · shòu sī

处女性

(metonym, uncountable) Virginity. · chù nǚ xìng

处理器

A device which processes, which changes something (a computer processor, food processor, etc.). · chǔ lǐ qì

备份

(Internet) A duplicate copy of an email. · bèi fèn

复

To recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness. · fù

复习

To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand. · fù xí

复仇者

One who avenges or vindicates. · fù chóu zhě

复兴

(by extension) Any similar artistic or intellectual revival. · fù xīng

复制

(transitive) To produce an object identical to a given object. · fù zhì

复数

(complex analysis) A number of the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i denotes the imaginary unit. · fù shù

复杂

Difficult or convoluted. · fù zá

复杂性

(uncountable) The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement. · fù zá xìng

复活节

A Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated on the first Sunday (and Monday) following the full moon that occurs on or next after the vernal equinox, ranging in most of Western Christianity (such as Protestantism and Roman Catholicism) from March 22 to April 25, and in Eastern Christianity (such as the Coptic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church) from April 4 to May 8. · Fù huó jié

复穗状花序

(botany) A small, or secondary spike, especially one of many in the inflorescence of a grass or sedge. · fù suì zhuàng huā xù

夏

The period or season of summer. · xià

夏天

One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days of the year due to the inclination of the Earth and thermal lag. Typically regarded as spanning the months of June, July, and August in the Northern Hemisphere and the months of December, January and February in the Southern Hemisphere. · xià tiān

夏威夷州

(specifically) An island of Hawaii archipelago, Pacific Ocean, of Hawaii County, State of Hawaii, United States. The largest of the Hawaiian Islands. · xià wēi yí zhōu

夏威夷语

The Hawaiian language. · xià wēi yí yǔ

夏季

One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days of the year due to the inclination of the Earth and thermal lag. Typically regarded as spanning the months of June, July, and August in the Northern Hemisphere and the months of December, January and February in the Southern Hemisphere. · xià jì

夏尔

A en given name, equivalent to English Charles,Carl,Karl. · xià ěr

夏洛特

A en given name. · Xià luò tè

夕

Nocturnal activities, especially visiting nightclubs. · xī

外

Relating to the outside parts or surface of something. · wài

外交

The art and practice of conducting international relations by negotiating alliances, treaties, agreements etc., bilaterally or multilaterally, between states and sometimes international organizations, or even between polities with varying status, such as those of monarchs and their princely vassals. · wài jiāo

外交 的

Concerning the relationships between the governments of countries.