Chinese–English dictionary

小號

(musician) Someone who plays a trumpet. · xiǎo hào

小行星

(astronomy) A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and a dwarf planet, larger than a meteoroid and not a comet, that orbits a star and often has an irregular shape. · xiǎo xíng xīng

小袋鼠

Ellipsis of joey word. · xiǎo dài shǔ

小說

A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella. [from 17th c.] · xiǎo shuō

小说

(printing, US, dated) The size of type between double pica and double great primer, standardized as 28-point. · xiǎo shuō

小说家

An author of novels. · xiǎo shuō jiā

小費

A gratuity; a small amount of money left for a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other servant as a token of appreciation. [from mid-18th c.] · xiǎo fèi

小费

An additional payment given freely as thanks for service. · xiǎo fèi

小雌马

A young female horse. · xiǎo cí mǎ

小马

A young male horse. · xiǎo mǎ

小鳥

(often, childish) A bird; especially, a small and cute one. · xiǎo niǎo

小麦

(countable) Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery. · xiǎo mài

小黃瓜

A small cucumber, often pickled whole. · xiǎo huáng guā

小鼓

(retail) The location at which payment for goods is made in an establishment that sells goods or services. · xiǎo gǔ

少

(preceded by another determiner) An indefinite, but usually small, number of. · shǎo

少尉

(nautical) An officer of the lowest rank in several navies; especially, a trainee officer. · shào wèi

少年

A prepubescent child. · shào nián

少校

(military) A commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division. · shào xiào

尖

(figurative) Sharp, harsh, biting. · jiān

尖峰

The symbol, typically a solid circle, that marks each item in a bulleted list. · jiān fēng

尖牙

One of the pointed teeth behind the incisors and in front of the premolar teeth. · jiān yá

尖端

The top piece or part of any of various things. · jiān duān

尖音符

(orthography) A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked. · jiān yīn fú

尢

Deficient in physical strength. · wāng

尤克裡裡

A small four-stringed guitar. · yóu kè lǐ lǐ

尤其

(focus) Especially, individually or specifically. · yóu qí

尤里卡

An exclamation indicating a sudden discovery. · yóu lǐ kǎ

尤金

A en given name. · Yóu jīn

就職典禮

The act of inaugurating, or inducting into office with solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies. · jiù zhí diǎn lǐ

尸体

The dead body of any animal with flesh; the dead body of a vertebrate; a carcass. · shī tǐ

尸身 屍身 尸体 屍體 尸首 屍首

The body of a dead animal, especially a vertebrate or other animal having flesh.

尺寸

A single aspect of a given thing. · chǐ cun

尺度

(obsolete) A ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending. · chǐ dù

尺骨

(anatomy) The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate. · chǐ gǔ

尼克拉

A en given name. · ní kè lā

尼加拉瓜

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Nicaragua. Capitalː Managua. · Ní jiā lā guā

尼古丁

(organic compound) An alkaloid (C10H14N2), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant. · ní gǔ dīng

尼哥底母

A Pharisee, a secret follower of Jesus in the New Testament. · Ní gē dǐ mǔ

尼布甲尼撒

A ruler of Babylon in the Chaldean Dynasty who reigned c. 605 B.C.E. – 562 B.C.E. According to the Bible, he conquered Judah and Jerusalem, and sent the Israelites into exile. · Ní bù jiǎ ní sā

尼斯

A coastal city, the capital of Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeast France. · Ní sī

尼日利亚

A country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger. Official name: Federal Republic of Nigeria. Capital: Abuja. Largest city: Lagos. Currency: naira (₦). · Ní rì lì yà

尼日尔

A country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria. Official name: Republic of the Niger. · Ní rì ěr

尼日尔河

A country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria. Official name: Republic of the Niger. · Ní rì ěr Hé

尼泊尔

A country in South Asia, located between China and India. Official name: Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. Capital and largest city: Kathmandu. · Ní bó ěr

尼泊爾

A country in South Asia, located between China and India. Official name: Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. Capital and largest city: Kathmandu. · Ní bó ěr

尼禄

Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. · ní lù

尼罗河

A large river in Africa flowing through Khartoum and Cairo into the Mediterranean Sea, usually considered to be the longest river in the world. · Ní luó Hé

尼羅河

A surname from Irish derived from the given name. · Ní luó Hé

尼龍

Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer. · ní lóng

尽管

In spite of, despite. · jǐn guǎn

尾

(typography) The part of a letter or number that is drawn below the baseline (the bottom of most lowercase letters). · wěi

尾声

(music) A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation. · wěi shēng

尾巴

(slang) Last place in a league or competition; some rank near last place. · wěi ba

尾骨

(medical, formal) The final (bottom-most) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone. · wěi gǔ

尿布

(regional, dated) A swaddling cloth. · niào bù

尿苷

A female water-sprite or nymph. · niào gān

局部

Existing as a part or portion; incomplete. · jú bù

局限

A deficiency or falling short; failure to attain a goal or ideal. · jú xiàn

屁

(informal) Drunk. · pì

屁眼

(vulgar, slang, humorous) A rude, obnoxious, or contemptible person. · pì yǎn

屁股

(vulgar, slang) A buttock. · pì gu

层

(algebra, group theory) The set that results from applying a group's binary operation with a given fixed element of the group on each element of a given subgroup. · céng

层云

(geology) A layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout. · céng yún

屄

(vulgar, slang) Vulva · bī

屄眼儿

The Eastern Grassfields language spoken in Cameroon. · bī yǎn r

屄豁儿

An opening in anything made by breaking or parting. · bī huò r

居民

An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in a certain place. · jū mín

屈光度

A unit of measure of the power of a lens or mirror, equal to the reciprocal of its focal length in meters. Myopia is diagnosed and measured in diopters. · qū guāng dù

屈尊俯就

Assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude. · qū zūn fǔ jiù

屈辱

Great dishonor, shame, or humiliation. · qū rǔ

屋頂

An exponentiation symbol or operator ⟨＾⟩. · wū dǐng

屋顶

(architecture) The external covering at the top of a building. · wū dǐng

屌

(zoology) Having a tail. · diǎo

屍檢

A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death. · shī jiǎn

屍體

(literary, medicine) A dead body; especially the corpse of a human to be dissected. [from late 14th c.] · shī tǐ

屎

(slang) Rubbish; anything worthless. · shǐ

屏幕

(computing) An electronic screen that shows graphics or text. · píng mù

展

A public showing; an exhibition. · zhǎn

展示橱窗

A piece of furniture, constructed partially of transparent glass or plastic, within which items can be displayed. · zhǎn shì chú chuāng

展覽會

An instance of exhibiting. · zhǎn lǎn huì

属于

To belong to or be a part of, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate to. · shǔ yú

属性

An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity. · shǔ xìng

属格

Of a grammatical case: in an inflected language (such as Greek or Latin), expressing that a thing denoted by a word is related to a thing denoted by another word as its origin or possessor; and in an uninflected language (such as English), expressing origin or possession; possessive. · shǔ gé

屠宰场

A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc. [Early 19th century.] · tú zǎi chǎng

層

A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum. · céng

屬於

(followed by to) To be a part of a group. · shǔ yú

山

(idiomatic, informal) Someone very important; a VIP. · shān

山口

(geography) A dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks. · shān kǒu

山口山

(video games) Initialism of w:World of Warcraft. · shān kǒu shān

山寨

(computing) Software piracy, or stealing or unauthorized rehosting of digital content. · shān zhài

山崩

The sliding of a mass of land down a cliff or slope; a landslide. · shān bēng

山核桃

A smooth, thin-shelled, edible oval nut of this tree. · shān hé tao

山案座

(constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, originally named after Table Mountain in South Africa. It lies between the constellations of Hydrus and Volans. · Shān àn zuò

山楂

Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches · shān zhā

山毛榉

A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches. · shān máo jǔ

山羊

(uncountable) The meat of the aforementioned animal. · shān yáng

山羊胡

A beard trimmed to grow only at the center of the chin. · shān yáng hú

山脈

A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc. · shān mài

山脉

A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal. · shān mài

山茶

Any plant of the genus Camellia, shrubs and small trees native to Asia; Camellia japonica is the most popular as a garden plant; Camellia sinensis is the tea plant. · shān chá

山药

Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated. · shān yao

山葵

A pungent green Japanese condiment made from the plant Eutrema japonicum (syn. Wasabia japonica). · shān kuí

山谷

An elongated depression cast between hills or mountains, often with a river flowing through it. · shān gǔ

山雀

A small passerine bird (songbird) of the genus Parus or the family Paridae. · shān què

山鶉

(ornithology) Any bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris. · shān chún

岁费

Something with which a person or thing is endowed. · suì fèi

岛

The smallest part of a town enclosed by streets. · dǎo

岩漿

(geology) The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc. · yán jiāng

岩石

A large mass of stone detached from the surrounding land. · yán shí

岩羚羊

Of the color of buff leather, a brownish yellow. · yán líng yáng

岩鷚屬

Any bird of the Eurasian genus Prunella, such as the dunnock. · yán liù shǔ

岬

Coastal land that juts into the sea. · jiǎ

岸

A sloped side of a river acting as a barrier between the water and level ground to either side. · àn

峡湾

A long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs. · xiá wān

峭壁

A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face. · qiào bì

峰

A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period. [c. 1610] · fēng

島

An island of the Bahamas, possibly the same as Columbus's island. · dǎo

崇拜

To worship. · chóng bài

崇高

(chiefly, poetic, archaic) Of a person: dignified, majestic, noble. · chóng gāo

川

The quality of smoothness of flow. · chuān

州

A division of Luxembourg, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, etc. · zhōu

州际公路

(US) A freeway that is part of the Interstate Highway System. · zhōu jì gōng lù

巡洋艦

(architecture) The volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it. · xún yáng jiàn

巡礼者

One who travels, especially on a journey to visit sites of religious significance. · xún lǐ zhě

巡航

A sea or lake voyage, especially one taken for pleasure. · xún háng

巡邏

(transitive) To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman · xún luó

巡邏艦

(nautical) Any of the various types of small armed vessels. · xún luó jiàn

巡防舰

(historical) A warship combining sail and steam propulsion, typically of ironclad timber construction, supplementing and superseding sailing ships of the line at the beginning of the development of the ironclad battleship. [mid 19th–late 19th c.] · xún fáng jiàn

巡防艦

(historical) A warship combining sail and steam propulsion, typically of ironclad timber construction, supplementing and superseding sailing ships of the line at the beginning of the development of the ironclad battleship. [mid 19th–late 19th c.] · xún fáng jiàn

工业

(uncountable, economics) Businesses that produce goods as opposed to services. · gōng yè

工业主义

The socioeconomic system based upon the industrial production of manufactured goods, rather than on agriculture. · gōng yè zhǔ yì

工人

One who uses bodily strength rather than intellect to earn a wage, usually hourly. · gōng rén

工作

An assigned task. · gōng zuò

工作狂

In the nature or manner of a workaholic. · gōng zuò kuáng

工具

(figuratively) A person used as a mere tool for achieving a goal. · gōng jù

工匠

A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft. · gōng jiàng

工程

A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages. · gōng chéng

工程学

(uncountable) The application of mathematics and the physical sciences to the needs of humanity and the development of technology. · gōng chéng xué

工程师

Originally, a person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; now (more generally) , a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so. · gōng chéng shī

工程師

Originally, a person engaged in designing, constructing, or maintaining engines or machinery; now (more generally) , a person qualified or professionally engaged in any branch of engineering, or studying to do so. · gōng chéng shī

工賊

Sciurus vulgaris (Eurasian red squirrel), common in Europe and Asia. · gōng zéi

工资

(formal) Payment for employment or an office; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary. · gōng zī

左

Inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done. · zuǒ

左轮手枪

(firearms) A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading. · zuǒ lún shǒu qiāng

巧克力

Made of or containing chocolate. · qiǎo kè lì

巧合

Of objects, the property of being coincident; occurring at the same time or place. · qiǎo hé

巨

large · jù

巨人

Very large. · jù rén

巨头

A rich or powerful person; a magnate, nabob. · jù tóu

巨星

Someone who has accumulated a vast amount of fame; a high-level celebrity. · jù xīng