Chinese–English dictionary

女儿

(education, of a school) Providing instruction for female students only. · nǚ ér

女兒

Someone or something, especially, a television station, that is associated with a larger, related organization, such as a television network; a member of a group of associated things. · nǚ ér

女同志

A homosexual woman, one who is exclusively sexually or romantically attracted to other women. · nǚ tóng zhì

女名

Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress. [from the 19th c.] · nǚ míng

女士

Title used before an adult woman's name or surname, especially when it is not desired or possible to indicate her marital status with Miss or Mrs. · nǚ shì

女孩

A girl; a maiden (without sexual experience). · nǚ hái

女巫

An ugly, evil-looking, or frightening old woman; a hag. · nǚ wū

女性

Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it. [from 14th c.] · nǚ xìng

女性主義

A social theory or political movement which argues that legal and social restrictions on women must be removed in order to bring about equality of the sexes in all aspects of public and private life. · nǚ xìng zhǔ yì

女性生殖器

A quick grab or catch. · nǚ xìng shēng zhí qì

女朋友

A female partner in an unmarried romantic relationship. · nǚ péng you

女权主义者

Relating to or in accordance with feminism. · nǚ quán zhǔ yì zhě

女演員

(now, _, rare) A female doer or "actor" (in a general sense). [from 16th c.] · nǚ yǎn yuán

女王

A female monarch. · nǚ wáng

女生

(US, Philippines, dated, informal) A young woman who attends college. · nǚ shēng

女皇

The female monarch (ruler) of an empire. · nǚ huáng

女神

(religion) A female deity. · nǚ shén

女陰

(vulgar, _, slang) The vulva. · nǚ yīn

女高音

The musical part higher in pitch than alto, typically encompassing the range of the treble clef. · nǚ gāo yīn

奴役

(transitive) To make subservient; to strip one of freedom; enthrall. · nú yì

奴性

Slavish or submissive. · nú xìng

奴隶

A language spoken by the Slavey peoples. · nú lì

奴隶制度

The state of being enslaved or the practice of slavery. · nú lì zhì dù

奴隸

A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control. · nú lì

奶

(specifically) Referring to products produced from animal milk as opposed to non-milk substitutes. · nǎi

奶嘴

(North America) A rubber or plastic device imitating a nipple that goes into a baby’s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby. [from 20th c.] · nǎi zuǐ

奶奶

(obsolete) An old man, especially one who talks and acts like an old woman. · nǎi nai

奶油

The act by which something burns or is burned. · nǎi yóu

奶猫

The rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object, such as the crystal of a watch, in the cavity in which it is set. · nǎi māo

奶罩

An item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts. [from 1920s] · nǎi zhào

奶酪

(uncountable, chiefly, US, slang) Nonsense. · nǎi lào

奸诈

Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour. · jiān zhà

她

The name of the Latin-script letter L/l. · tā

她们

(the third-person plural nominative) A group of entities previously mentioned. [since 13th c.] · tā men

她的

Belonging to her (belonging to that female person or animal, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, season, etc). · tā de

好

Used to introduce a sentence in order to draw attention to the importance of what is being said. · hǎo

好像

(LGBTQ) A gender-neutral title used instead of Mr (Mister), Mrs (Mistress), etc. · hǎo xiàng

好吃

(colloquial, figurative) Pleasing to a person's taste; pleasing to the eyes or mind. · hǎo chī

好听

Melodious, tuneful. · hǎo tīng

好在

(sometimes, proscribed) In a fortuitous manner; in a manner of happening by a lucky chance; luckily; fortunately. · hǎo zài

好处

(countable, uncountable) Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit · hǎo chǔ

好多

Greatly, in a vast manner. · hǎo duō

好奇

(uncountable) Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring. [from 17th c.] · hào qí

好斗的

Characterized by aggression; highly combative; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking (especially if unjustly) or arguing. · hǎo dǒu de

好玩

Entertaining. · hǎo wán

好玩儿

(informal) Very well (in a very satisfactory manner). · hǎo wán r

好看

Dishonorable; violating accepted standards or rules. · hǎo kàn

好笑

Amusing; humorous; comical. [from mid-18th c.] · hǎo xiào

好莱坞

A neighbourhood of Los Angeles, California, known as the center of the American motion picture industry. · Hǎo lái wù

好运

(countable) The probability of something happening. · hǎo yùn

如何

(interrogative) To what degree or extent. · rú hé

如意算盤

(idiomatic, psychology) The formation of beliefs based on an outcome that aligns with one's desires or hopes, while disregarding evidence, rationality, or reality. · rú yì suàn pán

如果

Supposing that, assuming that, in the circumstances that; used to introduce a condition that may be (or prove to be) either true or false. · rú guǒ

妇女

A female person, usually an adult: a (generally adult) female sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc. · fù nǚ

妈

(colloquial) The landlady of a theater. · mā

妈妈

(electronics) A switch for a jack plug, a jackknife switch; (more generally) a socket used to connect a device to a circuit, network etc. [from 19th c.] · mā ma

妊娠

The state of being pregnant; pregnancy. · rèn shēn

妒嫉

Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions). [from 13th c.] · dù jí

妒忌

(transitive) To feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions. [from 14th c.] · dù jì

妓女

(countable, slang) A prostitute. · jì nǚ

妓院

A confused, muddled, or messed-up condition or state; a ridiculously chaotic situation; confusion or chaos regarded as the normal state. · jì yuàn

妖姬

An attractive and seductive but ultimately dangerous woman. · yāo jī

妖怪

A terrifying and dangerous creature, especially one of an imaginary or mythical kind. · yāo guài

妖魔

A devil or demon; a malignant or diabolical being; an evil spirit. · yāo mó

妥協

Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement. · tuǒ xié

妨害

(formal) Harmful, often in a subtle or unexpected way. · fáng hài

妮娜

A en given name in continuous use since the 19th century. · nī nà

妹

Any woman or girl with whom a bond is felt through the same biological sex, gender or common membership in a community, race, profession, religion, organization, or ism. · mèi

妻子

A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse. · qī zǐ

妾

The state of cohabiting or living together as man and woman while not married. · qiè

始终

At any time. · shǐ zhōng

姐妹

A female member of a religious order; especially one devoted to more active service; (informally) a nun. · jiě mèi

姐姐

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see older,‎ sister. (This entry is a translation hub.) · jiě jie

姓

The portion of a person's name that is generally hereditary or treated as an indicator of a person's family, which may be shared with other members of the family, or otherwise derived from their names in some fashion; distinguished from that person's given name(s). · xìng

姓氏

(archaic, historical) A secondary name for a person or thing; a person's surname. · xìng shì

委內瑞拉

A country in South America. Official name: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Capital and largest city: Caracas. · Wěi nèi ruì lā

委内瑞拉

A country in South America. Official name: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Capital and largest city: Caracas. · Wěi nèi ruì lā

委员

(historical, early, _, Soviet Union) The head of a commissariat. · wěi yuán

委员会

A committee that manages the business of an organization, e.g., a board of directors. · wěi yuán huì

委婉

(uncountable) The use of a word or phrase to replace another one that is more offensive, blunt or vulgar. · wěi wǎn

姜

The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative. · jiāng

姜饼

(colloquial, derogatory, slang, often preceded by "old", the "old buzzard") In North America, a curmudgeonly or cantankerous man; an old person; a mean, greedy person. · jiāng bǐng

姜黄

(botany) An Indian plant (Curcuma longa), with aromatic rhizomes, part of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae). · jiāng huáng

姨

(Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand) Term of familiarity or respect for a middle-aged or elderly woman. · yí

姨母

The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent. · yí mǔ

姬妾

A person who cohabits with another · jī qiè

姿势

(rare) The position of someone or something relative to another; position; situation. · zī shì

姿勢

(rare) The position of someone or something relative to another; position; situation. · zī shì

威信

The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded. · wēi xìn

威士忌

(Ireland, US, England) A drink of whiskey. · wēi shì jì

威尔士

One of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom, formerly a principality. · Wēi ěr shì

威尔士语

(uncountable) The Welsh language. [from 10th c.] · Wēi ěr shì yǔ

威尼斯

A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Venice and the region of Veneto, Italy; former capital of an independent republic. · Wēi ní sī

威廉

A en given name popular since the Norman Conquest. · Wēi lián

威慑因素

Something that deters. · wēi shè yīn sù

威慑物

Something that deters. · wēi shè wù

威慑的

Serving to deter, preventing something from happening. · wēi shè de

威末酒

A dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks. · wēi mò jiǔ

威爾士語

(uncountable) The Welsh language. [from 10th c.] · Wēi ěr shì yǔ

威玛

An independent city in Thuringia, Germany. · Wēi mǎ

威胁

(transitive) To put into peril; to place in danger. · wēi xié

威脅

(transitive) To risk or hazard. · wēi xié

威靈頓

(card games) In the game of nap, a bid that results in the bidder winning quadruple, or losing double, the amount staked. · Wēi líng dùn

娃娃

(by extension, informal, derogatory) A beautiful but stupid or shallow young woman. · wá wa

娇惯

(transitive) To coddle; to pamper somebody like an infant. · jiāo guàn

娘娘腔

(colloquial, sometimes, pejorative) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc. · niáng niang qiāng

娜塔莎

A en given name borrowed from Russian in the twentieth century, diminutive of Natalia and Natalya. · nà tǎ shā

娱乐

An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games. · yú lè

娶

(intransitive) To become married (to someone). · qǔ

娼婦

(dated) One who is uncareful or unconcerned about appearance or surroundings, usually said of a dirty and untidy woman. · chāng fù

婆罗洲

A Pacific island shared by Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia; the world’s third largest island. · Pó luó zhōu

婚姻

The state of being married. [from 14th c.] · hūn yīn

婚礼

(archaic) A wedding feast or festival; a wedding. · hūn lǐ

婴儿

(informal) A form of address to a person considered to be attractive. · yīng ér

婴儿期

The state or condition of being a boy. · yīng ér qī

婴儿车

(musical instruments, lutherie) The small section of a stringed instrument's bow near the heel having grippy material such as goatskin leather or snakeskin wrapped tightly around the bow stick between the lapping and the frog, so as to facilitate it being held and to protect the stick. · yīng ér chē

媒體

A format for communicating or presenting information. · méi tǐ

媚俗

An affected, exaggerated, or intentionally tasteless style. · mèi sú

媳

The wife of one's child. · xí

嫁妆

Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage. · jià zhuang

嫉妒

(countable, uncountable) A state of being jealous; a jealous attitude. · jí dù

嫉妒的

Feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging. · jí dù de

嫌疑

Usually preceded by forms of to give: a slight hint, implication, or suggestion given., A vague idea about something. · xián yí

嫌疑 [xiányí]

(of a look or glance) With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.

嫐

(intransitive) To move about carelessly, playfully or boisterously. · nǎo

嫖客,男妓,牛郎

(slang, US) A prostitute's client.

嫩

Sensitive or painful to the touch. · nèn

嬉皮士

(1960s slang; still widely used in reference to that era) One who chooses not to conform to prevailing social norms: especially one who subscribes to values or actions such as acceptance or self-practice of recreational drug use, liberal or radical sexual mores, advocacy of communal living, strong pacifism or anti-war sentiment, etc. · xī pí shì

嬰兒

A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered. · yīng ér

子

Relying upon; depending upon. · zǐ

子囊

A convulsion of the upper digestive tract. · zi náng

子宮

(anatomy) In female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth; the uterus. [from 8th c.] · zǐ gōng

子宮切除術

(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all of or part of the uterus. · zi gōng qiè chú shù

子宮頸

(now, specifically) The cervix uteri, or lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina. · zǐ gōng jǐng

子弹

(electromagnetism, chemistry, physics, countable, uncountable) An electric charge. · zǐ dàn

子彈

A measurement of paper equal to 10 reams. · zǐ dàn

子音

(phonetics) A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel. · zǐ yīn

孔

(skeleton) An opening, an orifice, or a short passage, especially in a bone. · kǒng

孔子

An influential Chinese philosopher who lived 551 B.C.E. – 479 B.C.E.; personal name Kong Qiu (孔丘). · Kǒng zǐ

孔雀

A peafowl (of the genus Pavo or Afropavo), either male or female. · kǒng què

字

In digital typesetting, a set of glyphs in a single style, representing one or more alphabets or writing systems, or the computer code representing it. · zì

字串

(countable, programming) An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity. · zì chuàn

字体

(typography) The particular design of some type, font, or a font family. · zì tǐ

字体排印学

An institution or commercial company chiefly devoted to printing. · zì tǐ pái yìn xué

字典

(computing) An array-like data structure where the indices (called keys) are not limited to integers. · zì diǎn

字型

(metallurgy) The process of melting or fusion, especially to extract a metal from its ore. · zì xíng

字幕

(cinematography, television) A piece of text appearing on screen as a subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast, describing dialogue (and sometimes other sound) for viewers who cannot hear. · zì mù

字形

A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea. · zì xíng

字条

A title of a category or a class. · zì tiáo

字母

The set of letters used when writing in a language. · zì mǔ