Chinese–English dictionary

字母表

(obsolete) A primer for teaching the Latin alphabet and first elements of reading. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid-17th century.] · zì mǔ biǎo

字源

(linguistics) A word or phrase which serves as the origin of a term in another language. · zì yuán

存在

(intransitive, stative) to be; have existence; have being or reality · cún zài

存心

(idiomatic) By design, as opposed to by accident; intentionally; deliberately. [from 16th c.] · cún xīn

存款

(banking) Money placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest. · cún kuǎn

存貨

(operations) The stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business. · cún huò

孜然

The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae. · zī rán

孝顺

Devoted to a god or God; devout; holy; righteous. · xiào shùn

孟

A Chinese surname from Mandarin. · mèng

孟买

(dated) The former name of Mumbai, the state capital of Maharashtra, India. · Mèng mǎi

孟加拉

A geographic region in the northeast of South Asia today divided between Bangladesh and India (particularly the state of West Bengal). · Mèng jiā lā

孟加拉国

A country in South Asia. Official name: People's Republic of Bangladesh. Capital: Dhaka. · Mèng jiā lā guó

孟加拉语

A language spoken in Bangladesh and the states of Assam, Tripura and West Bengal, India. · Mèng jiā lā yǔ

孢子

Mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation. · bāo zǐ

季

(North America, Australia, broadcasting) A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of each. · jì

季节

(North America, Australia, broadcasting) A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of each. · jì jié

季节性的

(North America) Any migratory laborer, whether homeless or not. · jì jié xìng de

季风

Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season. · jì fēng

孤儿

A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died. · gū ér

孤兒院

A public institution for the care and protection of children whose parents have died or can no longer care for them. · gū ér yuàn

孤单

Aloneness; the state of being alone, solitary, or by oneself. · gū dān

孤独

A feeling of depression resulting from being alone or from having no companions. · gū dú

孤陋寡聞

Lacking knowledge or understanding; uninformed; oblivious. · gū lòu guǎ wén

学

(transitive) To imitate or mimic, particularly to imitate poorly. · xué

学习

(uncountable) An act in which something is learned. · xué xí

学园

The grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures. · xué yuán

学士

Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree. · xué shì

学士学位

The first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges; a bachelor's degree. · xué shì xué wèi

学术的

Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning, or a scholarly society or organization. [from late 16th century] · xué shù de

学校

(North America) An institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution. · xué xiào

学生

(now, chiefly, US) A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic. [from 17th c.] · xué sheng

学院

An institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university; typically a private school. [First attested in the mid 16th century.] · xué yuàn

孩子

(nuclear physics) A unit of surface area equal to 10−28 square metres. · hái zi

孵化

(transitive) To keep an egg warm to make it hatch. · fū huà

孵化器

An apparatus used to maintain environmental conditions suitable for the hatching of eggs. · fū huà qì

學

(chiefly, Britain) A length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment, especially in nylon stockings; a run. · xué

學期

Half of a school year (US) or academic year such as autumn or spring semester. · xué qī

學校的全部課程

(US) The set of courses, coursework, and content offered at a school or university. · xué xiào de quán bù kè chéng

學習

To gain knowledge from a bad experience so as to improve. · xué xí

學院

A division of a university. · xué yuàn

宁芙

A young girl, especially one who is attractive, beautiful or graceful. · níng fú

它

The third-person singular neuter personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living thing. · tā

它的

The one (or ones) belonging to it. [from 17th c.] · tā de

宇宙

Our universe, the sum of everything that exists in the cosmos, including time and space itself. · yǔ zhòu

宇宙学

The study of the physical universe, its structure, dynamics, origin and evolution, and fate. · yǔ zhòu xué

宇航员

A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose. · yǔ háng yuán

守門員

A person who guards or monitors passage through a gate. · shǒu mén yuán

守门人

(British) One who attends to the maintenance of a building and provides services to its tenants and visitors. · shǒu mén rén

守门员

(sports) A designated player that attempts to prevent the opposing team from scoring by protecting a goal. · shǒu mén yuán

安

(in a person) The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion. · ān

安东尼

A en given name, in regular use since the Middle Ages. · ān dōng ní

安乐死

A final blow or shot given to kill a wounded person or animal. · ān lè sǐ

安全

Providing protection from danger; providing shelter. · ān quán

安卡拉

The capital city of Turkey and the capital of Ankara Province. · ān kǎ lā

安哥拉

Synonym of angora (cat). · ān gē lā

安哥拉兔

A rabbit belonging to the Angora rabbit breed, one of the oldest domestic breeds of rabbits in the world, raised chiefly in Europe for its silky and long hair (a subspecies of the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus). · ān gē lā tù

安地斯山脈

Synonym of Andes Mountains. · ān dì sī shān mài

安好

(idiomatic) Having come to no harm, especially after being exposed to danger. · ān hǎo

安娜

A en given name. · ān nà

安德鲁

(countable) A en given name. · ān dé lǔ

安息日

Saturday, observed in Judaism as a day of rest and worship. · ān xī rì

安慰劑

(medicine) A dummy medicine containing no active ingredients; an inert treatment. [from 18th c.] · ān wèi jì

安托万

a Roman nomen gentilicium · ān tuō wàn

安拉

(Islam) God, in Islamic or Arabic contexts · ān lā

安排

The act of arranging. · ān pái

安曼

The capital city of Jordan. · ān màn

安河

A department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Capital: Bourg-en-Bresse (INSEE code 01). · ān hé

安然无恙

(idiomatic) Healthy; vital; in good health, particularly in opposition to unfavorable circumstances. · ān rán wú yàng

安特卫普

The largest city and provincial capital of the province of Antwerp, Belgium. · ān tè wèi pǔ

安纳托利亚

A peninsula in West Asia, comprising most of the modern Republic of Turkey. Bounded by the Black Sea to the north, the Armenian Highland to the east, the Mediterranean Sea to the south and the Aegean Sea to the west. · ān nà tuō lì yà

安藝

A city in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. · ān yì

安达卢西亚

A historical region and autonomous community in southern Spain, the most populated and second largest of the seventeen autonomous communities that constitute Spain. Capital: Seville. · ān dá Lú xī yà

安那其

A loud, wild, tumultuous protest, disorder, or chaotic situation, usually of a crowd, often violent. · ān nà qí

安静

(meteorology) The absense of wind; a period of time without wind. · ān jìng

安静的

Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved. · ān jìng de

完全

Including everything about a topic; overall, all-encompassing. · wán quán

完成

(transitive) To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt. [First attested in the mid 16th century.] · wán chéng

完整性

The state or condition of being complete. · wán zhěng xìng

完美

Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose. · wán měi

完美主义

An unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection. · wán měi zhǔ yì

完美主义者

(philosophy) Inclined or related to perfectionism. · wán měi zhǔ yì zhě

完美的

Complete in every detail, perfect, absolute. · wán měi de

宏

(programming) A comparatively human-friendly abbreviation of complex input to a computer program. · hóng

宏观经济学

The study of the entire economy in terms of the total amount of goods and services produced, total income earned, the level of employment of productive resources, and the general behavior of prices. · hóng guān jīng jì xué

宗

One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear. · zōng

宗主教

(Christianity) The highest form of bishop, in the ancient world having authority over other bishops in the province but now generally as an honorary title; in Roman Catholicism, considered a bishop second only to the Pope in rank. [from 9th c.] · zōng zhǔ jiào

宗教

(uncountable) Acceptance of a belief or claim as true, especially on the basis of evidence. · zōng jiào

宗教改革

(historical) The religious movement initiated in the 16th century against the Roman Catholic Church. · Zōng jiào Gǎi gé

宗教教義

An authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true and indisputable, regardless of evidence or without evidence to support it. · zōng jiào jiào yì

宗派

An offshoot of a larger religion or denomination. · zōng pài

官

(historical) A high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire. [from 1580s] · guān

官僚制

Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers. · guān liáo zhì

官方

Arising or originating from a figure of authority. · guān fāng

官方的

One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations. · guān fāng de

宙斯

(Greek god) Supreme ruler of all Greek gods, husband to Hera. · Zhòu sī

定义

(semantics, lexicography) A statement of the meaning of a word, word group, sign, or symbol; especially, a dictionary definition. · dìng yì

定向

(sport) The act of racing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass. · dìng xiàng

定命

(theology) The doctrine that everything has been foreordained by God or by fate. · dìng mìng

定数

(algebra) A quantity that remains at a fixed value throughout a given discussion or operation. · dìng shù

定理

(mathematics) A mathematical statement of some importance that has been proven to be true. Minor theorems are often called propositions. Theorems which are not very interesting in themselves but are an essential part of a bigger theorem's proof are called lemmas. · dìng lǐ

定音鼓

(musical instruments) A large percussion instrument with a drumhead that is stretched over a hemispherical metal bowl. · dìng yīn gǔ

宜

Strikingly appropriate or relevant; well suited to the circumstance or in relation to something. · yí

宜家

An international, originally Swedish home products retailer that sells modern, utilitarian design furniture, much of which is assembled by the consumer. · Yí jiā

宝座

The seat of a bishop in the cathedral-church of his diocese; also, the seat of a pope. · bǎo zuò

宝石

A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine. · bǎo shí

宝莱坞

The Hindi-language film industry located in Mumbai. · Bǎo lái wù

宝藏

A very kind, loving person. · bǎo zàng

宝贝

Any very young animal, especially a vertebrate; many species have specific names for their babies, such as kittens for the babies of cats, puppies for the babies of dogs, and chicks for the babies of birds. See Category:Baby animals for more. · bǎo bèi

实习生

A student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field. · shí xí shēng

实施

(transitive) To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc.). · shí shī

实生苗

(botany) A young plant grown from seed. · shí shēng miáo

实用

A clinic where one or more doctors receives patients for their medical care. · shí yòng

实用主义

The pursuit of practicality over aesthetic qualities; a concentration on facts rather than emotions or ideals. · shí yòng zhǔ yì

实证

Pertaining to or based on experience, as opposed to theory. · shí zhèng

实证主义

(philosophy) A doctrine that states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method, refusing every form of metaphysics. · shí zhèng zhǔ yì

实际上

In actual use or existence, regardless of official or legal status. · shí jì shàng

实际上的 (shíjìshangde)

(specifically) Carrying or loaded with anxiety, fear, or stress, for example, due to complexity or difficulty; distressed; also, causing distress; distressing.

实验

A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of something previously untried. · shí yàn

实验室

A room, building or institution equipped for scientific research, experimentation or analysis. · shí yàn shì

宠物

A pet. · chǒng wù

审判

(transitive) To decide, rule on, or settle as a judge. · shěn pàn

审查

(intransitive, law, archaic) To turn judicial attention (to); to criticise or punish. · shěn chá

审查制度

The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent undesirable media from being published or propagated. · shěn chá zhì dù

客人

A patron, a client; a person or company who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant, or intends to do so. · kè rén

客厅

A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment. · kè tīng

客店

A commercial overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel. · kè diàn

客机

A passenger-carrying aircraft, especially one of a fleet operated by an airline. · kè jī

客觀

Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality. · kè guān

宣传员

Of or relating to an advertising promotion; serving to promote a service, institution, business, etc. · xuān chuán yuán

宣洩

(drama) A release of emotional tension after an overwhelming vicarious experience, resulting in the purging or purification of the emotions, as through watching a dramatic production (especially a tragedy). · xuān xiè

宣言

(legal) In common law, the formal document specifying plaintiff's cause of action, including the facts necessary to sustain a proper cause of action, and to advise the defendant of the grounds upon which he is being sued. · xuān yán

宣誓

(countable) an oath or affirmation; a vow. · xuān shì

宣講臺

(figuratively, often pejorative) A platform or outlet, such as a media platform, that a person uses to express his or her opinions. · xuān jiǎng tái

室女座

(zodiac constellations) : A constellation in the zodiac, imagined in the shape of a maiden, that contains the bright binary star Spica. · Shì nǚ zuò

宦官

A male who has been castrated, especially a male whose testicles have been removed before puberty in order to retain his boyish voice. · huàn guān

宪兵

(UK, law) A police officer or an officer with equivalent powers. · xiàn bīng

宪法

(government) The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions. · xiàn fǎ

宫殿

A large and lavishly ornate residence. · gōng diàn

宮古方言

The Miyako language of the island, one of several Ryūkyūan languages. · gōng gǔ fāng yán

宮崎市

The capital city of Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. · gōng qí Shì

宮殿

A large and lavishly ornate residence. · gōng diàn

宰杀

(transitive) To butcher animals, generally for food. · zǎi shā

害人虫

(countable) A cause of misery or ruin. · hài rén chóng

害怕

Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear. · hài pà

害羞

Easily frightened; timid. · hài xiū

害虫

Any of various common types of small insects or other animals which cause harm and annoyance. [from c. 1300] · hài chóng

宴會

A large celebratory meal; a feast. · yàn huì

宵禁

Any regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time. · xiāo jìn

家

A hole through which a button is pushed to secure a garment or some part of one. · jiā

家具

(heraldry) An image displayed on an escutcheon. · jiā jù