Chinese–English dictionary

外交官

A diplomat of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there their sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence) · wài jiāo guān

外來

Very unfamiliar, strange, or removed. · wài lái

外來語

A word directly taken into one language from another one. · wài lái yǔ

外公

(colloquial, humorous) Grandpa, grandfather. · wài gōng

外判

The transfer of a business function to an external service provider. · wài pàn

外国

Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign. · wài guó

外国人

(sometimes, derogatory) A mischievous or suspicious foreigner. · wài guó rén

外國人

A person, animal, plant, or other thing which is from outside the family, group, organization, or territory under consideration. · wài guó rén

外國的

Located outside a country or place, especially one's own. · wài guó de

外婆

(colloquial) A grandmother. · wài pó

外孙

A son of one's child. · wài sūn

外孙女

The daughter of someone's child. · wài sūn nǚ

外层空间

A region outside of explored space. · wài céng kōng jiān

外星人

Pertaining to extraterrestrial life; typical of an extraterrestrial creature. · wài xīng rén

外甥

A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew). · wài shēng

外科医生

One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals. · wài kē yī shēng

外科学

Of or relating to operations, especially military operations. · wài kē xué

外科手术的

Of, relating to, used in, or resulting from surgery. · wài kē shǒu shù de

外科醫生

One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals. · wài kē yī shēng

外衣

(countable, clothing) An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms. · wài yī

外表

(legal) An instance of someone coming into a court of law to be part of a trial, lawsuit or other proceeding, either in person or represented by an attorney or such like; a court appearance · wài biǎo

外觀

(figuratively) A deceptive or insincere outward appearance. · wài guān

外边

Specifically, away from home or one's usual place. · wài bian

外邊

From a place, hence. · wài bian

外面

(dated) Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from one's abode. [from 1150–1350)] · wài miàn

外骨骼

(anatomy) A hard outer structure that provides both structure and protection to creatures such as insects and Crustacea. · wài gǔ gé

多

Over or upon different parts of; through or over in various directions; here and there in; to and fro in; throughout. [from ca. 1150–1350] · duō

多云

Covered with or characterised by clouds. · duō yún

多伦多

The capital city of Ontario, Canada and largest city Canada. · Duō lún duō

多余 [duōyú]

(now, _, rare) Added above what is needed or necessary; superfluous, redundant.

多佛尔

A town, civil parish (with a town council) and major port in Kent, England, the closest point to France (OS grid ref TR3141). · Duō fó ěr

多元之爱

Any of various practices involving romantic or sexual relationships with multiple partners with the knowledge and consent of all involved. · duō yuán zhī ài

多元化

The act, or the result, of diversifying. · duō yuán huà

多元宇宙

(physics, cosmology) The hypothetical group of all the possible universes in existence. · duō yuán yǔ zhòu

多哥

A country in West Africa. Official name: Togolese Republic. · Duō gē

多少

The style of a prince, princess or someone of equivalent rank. · duō shǎo

多屉柜 多屜櫃

(US) An item of bedroom furniture, like a low chest of drawers (bureau), often with a mirror.

多山

Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky. · duō shān

多巴胺

(neurotransmitter, pharmaceutical drug) A monoamine C8H11NO2 that is a decarboxylated form of dopa, present in the body as a neurotransmitter and a precursor of other substances including adrenalin. · duō bā àn

多数

More than half (50%) of some group. · duō shù

多样性

The quality of being diverse or different; difference or unlikeness. · duō yàng xìng

多瑙河

(with the) A river in Europe; flowing 2850 kilometers from the confluence of the Breg and Brigach at Donaueschingen, Germany, into the Black Sea in Romania. · Duō nǎo Hé

多神教

The belief in the existence of multiple gods. · duō shén jiào

多种色彩的

(American spelling) Having multiple colors. · duō zhǒng sè cǎi de

多米尼克

A en given name, best known for the Spanish saint who founded the Dominican order. · Duō mǐ ní kè

多肉植物

A succulent plant. · duō ròu zhí wù

多谢

(countable) A short prayer of thanks before or after a meal. · duō xiè

多配偶制

(often, especially in common use) Synonym of polygyny (“marriage of a man to more than one wife, the practice of having several wives at the same time”). · duō pèi ǒu zhì

多餘

In excess of what is required or sufficient. · duō yú

夜

(legal, countable) A period of time often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise. · yè

夜店

An establishment that provides staged entertainment, often with food and drink, such as a nightclub. · yè diàn

夜晚

(legal, countable) A period of time often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise. · yè wǎn

夜曲

(music) A dreamlike or pensive composition, usually for the piano. · yè qǔ

夜莺

A Eurasian and African songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, family Muscicapidae, famed for its beautiful singing at night; a common nightingale. · yè yīng

夜间

(of a person, creature, group, or species) Primarily active during the night. · yè jiān

够

(intransitive, idiomatic) To achieve the expected standard; to be effective or good enough; to suffice. · gòu

夢

A doughnut (donut) with a sweet filling. · mèng

夢想

(countable) Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping. · mèng xiǎng

夢見

(intransitive) To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping. · mèng jiàn

大

Of great size, large. · dà

大亨

A rich or powerful person; a magnate, nabob. · dà hēng

大人

Fully grown. · dà ren

大佬

A rich or powerful person; a magnate, nabob. · dà lǎo

大使館

The post or office of ambassador. · dà shǐ guǎn

大使馆

An organization or group of officials who permanently represent a sovereign state in a second sovereign state or with respect to an international organization such as the United Nations. · dà shǐ guǎn

大便

(uncountable, euphemistic) Feces; excrement. · dà biàn

大写Ο

(virology, pathology) Ellipsis of Omicron variant.

大卡

A non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories (small calories), used (now rare) in chemistry or physics; equal to 1 calorie as used in nutrition. Symbol kcal. · dà kǎ

大卫

(biblical character) The second king of Judah and Israel, the successor of King Saul in the Hebrew Bible; the son of Jesse and the father of Nathan and King Solomon. · Dà wèi

大号

A large brass musical instrument, usually in the bass range, played through a vibration of the lips upon the mouthpiece and fingering of the keys. · dà hào

大喜

The act of exulting; great joy at success or victory, or at any advantage gained; rapturous delight · dà xǐ

大地图

A bound collection of tables, illustrations, etc. on any given subject. · dà dì tú

大墓地

(chiefly, historical, also, figuratively) A cemetery; especially a large one in or near a city. · dà mù dì

大声

(of a sound) Of great intensity. · dà shēng

大夫

A person who has attained a doctorate, such as a Ph.D. or Th.D. or one of many other terminal degrees conferred by a college or university. · dà fū

大头针

A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening. · dà tóu zhēn

大学

(collective) The scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole. [from 1956] · dà xué

大学生

A male pupil or student. · dà xué shēng

大學

Institution of higher education (typically accepting students from the age of about 17 or 18, depending on country, but in some exceptional cases able to take younger students) where subjects are studied and researched in depth and degrees are offered. · dà xué

大家

One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient · dà jiā

大小

The measure of the size of something, especially its width or breadth; largeness, magnitude. · dà xiǎo

大屠杀

Death and destruction. · dà tú shā

大度

(uncountable) The trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time. · dà dù

大意

Lack of care; the state or quality of being careless. · dà yì

大提琴

A large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) C-G-D-A and an endpin to support its weight, usually played with a bow. · dà tí qín

大教堂

The principal church serving as the office (and some as place of residence) of an archdiocese's/a diocese's archbishop/bishop which is symbolized by an episcopal throne known as the cathedra. · dà jiào táng

大方

Generous; permitting liberty; willing to give unsparingly. · dà fāng

大方的

(politics) Open to political or social changes and reforms associated with either classical or modern liberalism. · dà fāng de

大果蔓越梅

(countable) The edible red berry of that shrub. · dà guǒ màn yuè méi

大概

(idiomatic) Upon cursory examination. · dà gài

大比目鱼

A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically. · dà bǐ mù yú

大气

A prevalent atmosphere, attitude, or feeling. · dà qì

大气层

The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body. · dà qì céng

大波斯菊

(countable) The universe regarded as a system with harmony and order. · dà bō sī jú

大洋

(countable) One of the large bodies of water separating the continents. · dà yáng

大洪水

(Abrahamic, _, religion) The flood taking place in the story of Noah found in the Bible (Genesis) and Qur'an. · dà hóng shuǐ

大流行病

(epidemiology) A pandemic disease; a disease that affects a wide geographical area and a large proportion of the population. · dà liú xíng bìng

大海

(month) Abbreviation of March. · dà hǎi

大溪地

the largest island in French Polynesia. · Dà xī dì

大瀑布

A (large) waterfall, specifically one flowing over the edge of a cliff. · dà pù bù

大炮

(military) A cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity. · dà pào

大熔炉

(figurative) A place where many divergent things (often races or cultures, but also talents) come together and are homogenized. · dà róng lú

大燕麥片

Meal made from rolled or round oats. · dà yàn mài piàn

大猩猩

(informal) A member of security personnel employed by bars, nightclubs, etc. to decide who can enter, maintain order, and deal with patrons who cause trouble. · dà xīng xing

大理岩

(baseball) A flat, pentagonal, rubber object placed at the center of the batter's box, which is used as a basis for judging pitched strikes and balls, and the touching of which by a runner advancing from or past third base scores a run. · dà lǐ yán

大理石

(uncountable, petrology) A metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone. [from 12th c.] · dà lǐ shí

大砍刀

A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion, or used as a weapon. · dà kǎn dāo

大篷車

A stuffed guard or protection, especially one worn on the legs of horses to prevent bruising. · dà péng chē

大約

Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling. · dà yuē

大腸鏡檢查

(medicine) The examination of the colon using a colonoscope. · dà cháng jìng jiǎn chá

大腿

The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee. [from 8th c.] · dà tuǐ

大臣

A blue bunting of North America (Passerina cyanea). · dà chén

大自然

(figuratively) The fundamental nature or values of a person, or an organization or other thing, especially when considered as innate and/or immutable. · dà zì rán

大草原

(Australia, informal) An extremely remote area, the middle of nowhere. · dà cǎo yuán

大蒜

A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking. · dà suàn

大衣

A heavy garment worn over other clothes, for protection from cold or weather. · dà yī

大西国

A mythical country said to have sunk into the Atlantic Ocean. · Dà xī guó

大西洋

The ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east. · Dà xī yáng

大豆

A common East Asian liquid sauce, made by subjecting boiled beans to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt and water. · dà dòu

大象

A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia. · dà xiàng

大道

The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered. · dà dào

大都市帶

A large conurbation, where two or more large cities have sprawled outward to meet, forming something larger than a normal metropolis. · dà dū Shì dài

大野

A city in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. · Dà yě

大量

A group of vesicles at the same stage of development in a disease. · dà liàng

大錘

A hammer that consists of a large, heavy, broad and flat block of metal (the head) attached to a handle typically 0.5 meter to 1 meter long. The sledgehammer's design is meant to allow it to be swung powerfully, and to distribute force over a wide area upon impact. · dà chuí

大鍵琴

(musical instruments) A musical instrument with a keyboard that produces sound through a mechanical process. When the performer presses a key, a corresponding plectrum plucks a tuned string. The harpsichord originated in late medieval Europe and is one of the most important instruments used to perform Baroque music. · dà jiàn qín

大镰

An instrument for mowing grass, grain, etc. by hand, composed of a long, curving blade with a sharp concave edge, fastened to a long handle called a snath. [before 10th century] · dà lián

大阪

The capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan. · Dà bǎn

大陆

Each of the traditional main regions into which the Earth’s land surface is divided, including both an extent of mainland and various conventionally associated islands, etc; namely, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australasia/Oceania, North America, South America, and Antarctica. · dà lù

大限

The highest limit. · dà xiàn

大难不死

(intransitive, idiomatic) To survive; to do well enough. · dà nàn bù sǐ

大马士革

The capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE. · Dà mǎ shì gé

大麦

A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare, or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks. · dà mài

大麻

(slang) Marijuana. · dà má

大麻烟卷

(dated, slang) A gun. · dà má yān juǎn

大黃蜂

A large species of hornet (Vespa crabro) found across Eurasia and North America. · dà huáng fēng

大黄

Any plant of the genus Rheum, especially Rheum rhabarbarum, having large leaves and long green or reddish acidic leafstalks that are edible, in particular when cooked (although the leaves are mildly poisonous). · dà huáng

天

A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed. · tiān

天主

A being such as a monotheistic God: a single divine creator and ruler of the universe. · Tiān zhǔ

天主教

The faiths, practices and doctrines of the Catholic Church, usually the Roman Catholic Church. · Tiān zhǔ jiào

天亮

(Christianity, chiefly, _, Anglicanism, Roman Catholicism) A long, white robe worn by priests and other ministers, underneath most of the other vestments. · tiān liàng

天体演化学

The study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields. · tiān tǐ yǎn huà xué

天体物理学

Of or pertaining to astrophysics. · tiān tǐ wù lǐ xué

天体物理学家

One who studies astrophysics. · tiān tǐ wù lǐ xué jiā

天使

A en given name. · tiān shǐ

天使長

A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity, and often seen as belonging to a particular archangelical rank or order within a greater hierarchy of angels. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel). · tiān shǐ cháng

天卫一

(astronomy) The brightest moon of the planet Uranus. · tiān wèi yī

天卫七

A en given name. · tiān wèi qī

天卫三

(astronomy) : The largest satellite of the planet Uranus. · tiān wèi sān

天卫二十七

(Roman god) The god of love, son of Venus; sometimes depicted as a putto (a naked, winged boy with bow and arrow). The Roman counterpart of Eros. · tiān wèi èr shí qī