Chinese–English dictionary

巨爵座

(constellation) A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a cup. It lies between the constellations Virgo and Hydra. · Jù jué zuò

巨石文化

A large stone slab making up a prehistoric monument, or part of such a monument. · jù shí wén huà

巨石阵

An ancient group of standing stones on Salisbury Plain in Amesbury parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1242). · jù shí zhèn

巨蛇

(zoology) A type of large constricting snake. · jù shé

巨蟹座

(zodiac constellations) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a crab. · Jù xiè zuò

巫

A surname from Chinese. · wū

巫婆

A female sorcerer, especially one who is elegant; compare witch. · wū pó

巫师

One who conjures; one who calls, entreats, or charges in a solemn manner. · wū shī

巫師

A person who plays with or practices allegedly supernatural magic. · wū shī

巫术

An action performed with the help of a devil; witchcraft. · wū shù

巫水

A river in Hunan, China, a tributary of the Yuan. · wū shuǐ

巫術

(rare, countable) A specific ritual or procedure associated with such magic; a spell; a magical ability. [from 14th c.] · wū shù

差

(uncountable) The quality of being different. · chā

差不多

Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost. [from before 1150] · chà bu duō

已婚的

In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband. · yǐ hūn de

已然語氣

Serving as a sign, indication or suggestion of something. · yǐ rán yǔ qì

已经

Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously. · yǐ jīng

巴

A non-SI unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals, slightly less than atmospheric pressure at sea level. · bā

巴伊亚

A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Salvador. · bā Yī yà

巴伐利亚

A historic region, former duchy, former kingdom, and modern state of Germany; the modern state includes parts of historical Swabia and Franconia as well as historical Bavaria. · Bā fá lì yà

巴伐利亚语

A German dialect spoken in Bavaria (a state of southern West Germany) and Austria, which varies considerably across different regions. · bā fá lì yà yǔ

巴伦西亚

A city and commune, the capital of the department of Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, southeastern France. · Bā lún xī yà

巴倫西亞

The capital city of the autonomous community of Valencia, Spain. · Bā lún xī yà

巴利语

A Middle Indo-Aryan language of north India, closely related to Sanskrit; the sacred language of Theravāda Buddhism. [from 1690s] · bā lì yǔ

巴力西卜

(Christianity) Satan, the Devil. · bā lì xī bǔ

巴勒斯坦

(sometimes, narrowly) The West Bank and Gaza Strip. · Bā lè sī tǎn

巴勒斯坦人

An inhabitant of Palestine or someone descending from that area. · bā lè sī tǎn rén

巴勒莫市

A metropolitan city in Sicily, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Palermo. · bā lè mò Shì

巴厘岛

A province of Indonesia, primarily made up of the island of Bali. · Bā lí Dǎo

巴哈馬

An archipelago and country in the Caribbean. Official name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas. · Bā hā mǎ

巴哈马

An archipelago and country in the Caribbean. Official name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas. · Bā hā mǎ

巴基斯坦

A country in South Asia. Official name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Capital: Islamabad. · Bā jī sī tǎn

巴基斯坦伊斯兰共和国

A country in South Asia. Official name: Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Capital: Islamabad. · bā jī sī tǎn Yī sī lán gòng hé guó

巴塔哥尼亞

A geographical region in southern South America, including the southern parts of Chile and Argentina. · bā tǎ gē ní yà

巴塞尔

The capital city of Basel-Stadt canton, Switzerland. · Bā sài ěr

巴塞罗那

The capital city of Catalonia, Spain. · Bā sài luó nà

巴塞羅那

The capital city of Catalonia, Spain. · Bā sài luó nà

巴士拉

A port city in southeastern Iraq. · Bā shì lā

巴多罗买

An Apostle, identified with Nathanael. (biblical character) · bā duō luó mǎi

巴尔干

Of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula. · Bā ěr gàn

巴巴多斯

An island and country in the Caribbean. · Bā bā duō sī

巴库

The capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan. · Bā kù

巴拉圭

A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Paraguay. Capital and largest city: Asunción. · Bā lā guī

巴拉瓦饼

A sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry. [since c. 1650; modern spelling since 1800s] · bā lā wǎ bǐng

巴拿马

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Panama. · Bā ná mǎ

巴斯

A borough in Pennsylvania; named for the city in England. · Bā sī

巴斯克人

A member of a cultural and ethnic people living in the western Pyrenees and the Bay of Biscay between France and Spain. · bā sī kè rén

巴斯克內衣

The part of a waistcoat etc. extending below the waist. · bā sī kè nèi yī

巴斯克語

The language of the Basque people. · Bā sī kè yǔ

巴斯克语

Relating to the Basque people or their language. · Bā sī kè yǔ

巴林

An archipelago, island, and country in West Asia in the Persian Gulf. Official name: Kingdom of Bahrain. Capital: Manama. · Bā lín

巴格达

The capital city of Iraq. · Bā gé dá

巴比伦

(historical) An ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates. · Bā bǐ lún

巴爾的摩

An independent city in central Maryland, United States. · Bā ěr dì mó

巴约讷

A city and commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. · bā yuē nè

巴西

A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America. Official name: Federative Republic of Brazil. Capital: Brasília. · Bā xī

巴西人

A person from Brazil or of Brazilian descent. · bā xī rén

巴西利卡

(architecture) A Christian church building having a nave with a semicircular apse, side aisles, a narthex and a clerestory. · bā xī lì kǎ

巴黎

The capital and largest city of France. · Bā lí

市中心

(chiefly, US, Canada) The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center. · shì zhōng xīn

市场

A group of potential or current customers for one's product. · shì chǎng

市场流通性

(uncountable) The state or property of being liquid. · Shì chǎng liú tōng xìng

市场营销

(uncountable) The promotion, distribution and selling of a product or service; the work of a marketer; includes market research and advertising. · shì chǎng yíng xiāo

市政當局

A town having a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights. · Shì zhèng dāng jú

市民

A citizen of a borough or town, especially one belonging to the middle class. · shì mín

市长

The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries. · shì zhǎng

布

(countable, uncountable) A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. · bù

布丁

Any of various dishes, sweet or savoury, prepared by boiling or steaming, or from batter. · bù dīng

布列塔尼

An administrative region of northwest France, including most of the historic region of Brittany. [from 20th c.] · Bù liè tǎ ní

布列塔尼語

Of, from or relating to the region of Brittany, France. · bù liè tǎ ní yǔ

布列塔尼语

(uncountable) The Celtic language of Brittany. · bù liè tǎ ní yǔ

布列斯特

A city in Belarus, on the border with Poland. · Bù liè sī tè

布加勒斯特

The capital city of Romania. · Bù jiā lè sī tè

布拉德福德

A city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire. · Bù lā dé fú dé

布拉格

The capital city of the Czech Republic; the former capital of Czechoslovakia; the former capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia. · Bù lā gé

布拉迪斯拉发

The region of Slovakia that includes the city of Bratislava. · Bù lā dí sī lā fā

布料

Cloth to be made into a garment; woven fabric. · bù liào

布朗克斯

A borough of New York City, New York, United States. · Bù lǎng kè sī

布洛芬

(carboxylic acid, pharmaceutical drug) A synthetic compound used widely as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug. · bù luò fēn

布爾什維克

(historical) A Russian communist revolutionary, a member of the Bolshevik Party in the Communist Revolution of Russia in 1917. · Bù ěr shí wéi kè

布爾薩

A province and metropolitan municipality in northwestern Anatolia Turkey, on the Sea of Marmara. · bù ěr sà

布谷鸟

Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae within the order Cuculiformes, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), that has a characteristic two-note call. · bù gǔ niǎo

布达佩斯

The capital and the most populous city of Hungary. · Bù dá pèi sī

布里斯托尔

A city, ceremonial county, and unitary authority in southwest England bordering Gloucestershire, Somerset and The River Severn. · Bù lǐ sī tuō ěr

布里斯班

A large city, the capital city of Queensland, Australia. · Bù lǐ sī bān

布雷斯特

A port city in Brittany, France. · Bù léi sī tè

布鲁克林

A borough of New York City, New York, United States. It is located on the western end of Long Island. · Bù lǔ kè lín

布鲁塞尔

The capital city of Belgium. Official name: City of Brussels. · Bù lǔ sài ěr

布鲁日

The capital city of West Flanders province, Belgium. · Bù lǔ rì

布鲁诺

(countable) A en given name. · bù lǔ nuò

帆

(sometimes, figurative) Anything that obscures the vision. · fān

帆船

(poetic) A sailing vessel or boat of any kind. · fān chuán

希伯來書

(biblical) The nineteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle to the Hebrews. · Xī bó lái shū

希伯来文

Of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language. · Xī bó lái wén

希伯来语

Of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language. · Xī bó lái yǔ

希望

(intransitive) To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something. · xī wàng

希特勒

Ellipsis of w:Adolf Hitler; Führer of the Nazi Party and chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945; particularly as the embodiment of Nazism. · Xī tè lè

希腊

A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Hellenic Republic. Capital and largest city: Athens. · Xī là

希腊人

(countable) A person from Greece or of Greek descent. · xī là rén

希腊语

Of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture. · Xī là yǔ

希臘

A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Hellenic Republic. Capital and largest city: Athens. · Xī là

希臘 , 希腊

Of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization before the Hellenistic period.

希臘人

Of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture. · xī là rén

希臘城邦

(historical) A Greek city-state. · xī là chéng bāng

希达尔戈

(astronomy) the asteroid (944) Hidalgo · xī dá ěr gē

希達戈

(astronomy) the asteroid (944) Hidalgo · xī dá gē

帐

(accounting) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review. [from c. 1300] · zhàng

帐篷

A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather. · zhàng peng

帕劳

A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Palau. Capital: Ngerulmud. · Pà láo

帕多瓦

A city, the capital of Padua, Veneto. · Pà duō wǎ

帕尔马

A province in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. · Pà ěr mǎ

帕斯卡

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of pressure and stress; one newton per square metre. Symbol: Pa. · Pà sī kǎ

帕馬森乾酪

A hard, full-fat Italian cheese from Parma. · Pà mǎ sēn gān lào

帖

(bridge) A bid that tells one's partner that game or slam is likely if their hand is at the strong end of what they have indicated. · tiē

帚

A broom made from a bundle of twigs tied onto a shaft. · zhǒu

帚石楠

A plant in the family Ericaceae. · zhǒu shí nán

帛琉

A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Palau. Capital: Ngerulmud. · Bó liú

帝国

A German empire, kingdom or nation; its territory or government. · dì guó

帝国主义

The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations. · dì guó zhǔ yì

帝國

A political state, often a monarchy, that has achieved a much greater current size than its initial size by conquering surrounding territories, cities or nations. · dì guó

带

(sports) A band worn around the arm of the captain of a team. · dài

带宽

(of a signal) The width of the smallest frequency band within which the signal can fit. · dài kuān

带来

(ambitransitive, law) To justify or prove (an allegation or plea that one has made). · dài lái

带状疱疹

(disease, informal) Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus. · dài zhuàng pào zhěn

席

A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime. · xí

席上

A trainee, especially in a skilled trade. · xí shàng

席位

(figuratively) A membership in an organization, particularly a representative body. · xí wèi

帮

(uncountable) Help; assistance; succor, relief. · bāng

帮助

(transitive) To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action). [late 16th c.] · bāng zhù

帮忙

(transitive) To help keep from falling. · bāng máng

帳篷

A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather. · zhàng peng

帶來

(intransitive) To behave in a certain manner for an indefinite length of time. · dài lái

常

(informal) Often; frequently. · cháng

常常

(chiefly, poetic, dialectal, and in combination) often; frequently; not rarely · cháng cháng

常年

Lasting or remaining active throughout the year, for multiple years, or all the time. · cháng nián

常數

That which is permanent or invariable. · cháng shù

常春藤

Any of several woody, climbing, or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera. · cháng chūn téng

常用

(idiomatic) Pertaining to all categories or things. · cháng yòng

常绿

Of plants, especially trees, that do not shed their leaves seasonally. · cháng lǜ

常见

Believed or transmitted by the common people; not academically or ideologically correct or rigorous. · cháng jiàn

常识

Ordinary sensible understanding; one's basic intelligence which allows for plain understanding and without which good decisions or judgments cannot be made. · cháng shí

帽匠

A person who makes, sells, or repairs hats. · mào jiàng

帽子

(headwear) A cap that fits the head closely, usually knitted from wool. · mào zi

帽邊

Originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge. · mào biān

幕府

(historical, Japan) The office or dignity of a shogun. · mù fǔ

幫

(uncountable) Action given to provide assistance; aid. · bāng

幫派

(countable) A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group. · bāng pài

干

Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence. [First attested in the mid 16th century.] · gān

干你

(Internet slang, vulgar) Initialism of go fuck yourself. · gān nǐ

干净

Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled. · gān jìng