Chinese–English dictionary

干妈

A woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a female godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child. · gān mā

干旱

A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell. · gān hàn

干杯

A common toast used when drinking in company. · gān bēi

干活

That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort. · gàn huó

干涉

A finding or structure in an experiment or investigation that is not a true feature of the object under observation, but is a result of external action, the test arrangement, or an experimental error. · gān shè

干邑

A city and commune of Charente department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France; famous for cognac brandy. · Gān yì

干邑白兰地

A brandy distilled from white wine in the region around Cognac in France. · gān yì bái lán dì

干部

(military) The framework or skeleton upon which a new regiment is to be formed; the officers of a regiment forming the staff. · gàn bù

干預

(medicine) An action taken or procedure performed; an operation. · gān yù

平

(diving) A style of diving into a body of water in which the surface impact is made mostly by one's abdomen. · píng

平假名

(uncountable) The main syllabary for the Japanese language, used to represent native Japanese words, including particles, and when kanji is used, to represent verb and adjective endings. · píng jiǎ míng

平凡

Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh. · píng fán

平原

An expanse of land with relatively low relief and few trees, especially a grassy expanse. · píng yuán

平地机

A machine used to sort food by size or quality. · píng dì jī

平均

(mathematics) The arithmetic mean. · píng jūn

平壤

The capital city of North Korea. · Píng rǎng

平安

(of a person) Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety. · píng ān

平底鍋

(chiefly, UK, historical) A large and heavy saucepan or frying pan with legs and, usually, a long handle designed for heating food in a fireplace. · píng dǐ guō

平底锅

(cookware) A long-handled, shallow pan used for frying food. · píng dǐ guō

平庸

(politics, chiefly, UK, Australia, NZ, of a constituency) Subject to a change in sitting member with only a small change in voting behaviour, this usually being inferred from the small winning margin of the previous election. · píng yōng

平房

A thatched or tiled one-story house in India surrounded by a wide veranda; a similar house in this style. · píng fáng

平易近人

Willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions. · píng yì jìn rén

平民

A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces. · píng mín

平流层

(meteorology) The region of the uppermost atmosphere where the temperature increases along with the altitude due to the absorption of solar ultraviolet radiation by ozone. · píng liú céng

平滑

Of tyres: whose surface is worn away. · píng huá

平移

(physics, mathematics) A motion or compulsion to motion in a straight line without rotation or other deformation. · píng yí

平等

(mathematics, not comparable) Exactly identical, having the same value. · píng děng

平行六面体

(geometry) A solid figure, having six faces, all parallelograms, all opposite faces being similar and parallel. · píng xíng liù miàn tǐ

平行的

Equally distant from one another at all points. · píng xíng de

平静

The absence of mental turmoil or anxiety. · píng jìng

平面

Of a surface: flat or level. · píng miàn

年

(North America, Philippines, education) A level of primary and secondary education. · nián

年代

A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.] · nián dài

年级

An annual publication; a book, periodical, journal, report, comic book, yearbook, etc., which is published serially once a year, which may or may not be in addition to regular weekly or monthly publication. · nián jí

年表

(uncountable) The science of determining the order in which events occurred. · nián biǎo

年輕

Emergent or rising. · nián qīng

年轻

(not comparable, often, preceded by a possessive adjective or a possessive form of a noun) Younger. · nián qīng

年金

(insurance, pensions) A right to receive amounts of money regularly over a certain fixed period, in perpetuity, or, especially, over the remaining life or lives of one or more beneficiaries. · nián jīn

年鑑

(astronomy, navigation) A book or table listing nautical, astronomical, astrological or other events for the year; sometimes, but not essentially, containing historical and statistical information. · nián jiàn

年龄

(astrology) One of the twelve divisions of a Great Year, equal to roughly 2000 years and governed by one of the zodiacal signs; a Platonic month. · nián líng

并列

(grammar) A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence. · bìng liè

幸存

The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life. · xìng cún

幸存者

One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience. · xìng cún zhě

幸災樂禍

An act or instance of gloating. · xìng zāi lè huò

幸福

(uncountable) The emotion of being happy; joy; elation. · xìng fú

幹

To engage in any sexual act. · gàn

幹話

(slang) Stupid talk or writing; nonsense. · gàn huà

幻想

(intransitive) To have such a series of thoughts; to woolgather. · huàn xiǎng

幻想的

Of or pertaining to fantasy. · huàn xiǎng de

幻想的人

One who daydreams. · huàn xiǎng de rén

幻覺

(countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not. · huàn jué

幼儿园

(North America, Australia, India) An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school. [from 1852] · yòu ér yuán

幼兒園 幼儿园

(countable) A place where young children are supervised while away from their parents or guardians.

幼发拉底河

A river in the Middle East, 2780 kilometers in length, flowing southwest from Turkey, then southeast, and uniting with the Tigris before entering the Persian Gulf. It forms the Western edge of classical Mesopotamia. · Yòu fā lā dǐ Hé

幼虫

(countable) An insect at an immature stage of its life cycle. · yòu chóng

幼體

A form of a recently born or hatched animal that is quite different from its adult stage. · yòu tǐ

幽闭恐惧症

(psychology) A condition of restlessness and irritability caused by being in a confined space. · yōu bì kǒng jù zhèng

幽默

(uncountable) A mood, especially a bad mood; a temporary state of mind or disposition brought upon by an event; an abrupt illogical inclination or whim. · yōu mò

幾乎 几乎

For practical purposes, though not technically; almost complete, very near.

幾內亞

(historical) The coastal region of West Africa between Morocco and the Congo, particularly the north shore of the Gulf of Guinea. · Jǐ nèi yà

广

Wide, broad, affecting or touching upon many things. · yǎn

广东

A populous province of China, located on the southern coast. Capital: Guangzhou. · Guǎng dōng

广告

The industry or profession made up of such communications. · guǎng gào

广场

A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses of the town. · guǎng chǎng

广州

Guangzhou, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, China. · Guǎng zhōu

广藿香

Any of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil. · guǎng huò xiāng

庄严的仪式

An instance or example of solemn behavior; a rite or ceremony performed with reverence. · zhuāng yán de yí shì

庄家

One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc. · zhuāng jiā

庇护

The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship. · bì hù

床

(countable) A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep. · chuáng

床垫

A pad on which a person can recline and sleep, usually having an inner section of coiled springs covered with foam or other cushioning material then enclosed with cloth fabric. · chuáng diàn

床墊

A pad on which a person can recline and sleep, usually having an inner section of coiled springs covered with foam or other cushioning material then enclosed with cloth fabric. · chuáng diàn

床板

The part of the bed consisting of a board under the mattress. · chuáng bǎn

库尔德语

Family of Indo-Iranian languages of Kurdistan (in the Mesopotamia region, from the Zagros of mid-western Iran to the eastern extension of the chain of the Taurus Mountains). · kù ěr dé yǔ

应当

(auxiliary, formal, dated) Indicating duty or obligation. · yīng dāng

应用

(computing, mobile phones) An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device. · yìng yòng

底子

(countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline. · dǐ zi

底格里斯河

A river in Southwest Asia flowing 1,150 miles east-southeast from the Armenian Highland in Turkey through Iraq. It forms the eastern edge of classical Mesopotamia. It unites with the Euphrates River to form the Shatt al-Arab before flowing into the Persian Gulf. · Dǐ gé lǐ sī Hé

底比斯

A city in central Greece, the capital city of Boeotia and an important political centre in antiquity. · Dǐ bǐ sī

店名

(US) A board carrying a sign, or on which signs may be posted. · diàn míng

庞培

(historical) Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic. · Páng péi

庞大的

Very large. · Páng dà de

庞贝

A city and commune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy. · Páng bèi

废止

The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation. [First attested around the early 16th century.] · fèi zhǐ

废话

(countable) An expression that features tautology. · fèi huà

废除

(transitive, law) To annul (as a law, decree, ordinance, etc.) by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or their successor; to repeal.[First attested in the early 16th century.] · fèi chú

废黜

To depose; to forcibly relieve a monarch of the monarchy. · fèi chù

度

(geometry) A unit of measurement of angle equal to 1⁄360 of a circle's circumference. [from 14th c.] · dù

座

A period during which one is seated for a specific purpose. · zuò

座右銘

(heraldry) A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement. · zuò yòu míng

座机电话

(by extension) A telephone connected by such a fixed wire that allows multiple phones to operate simultaneously on the same phone number, specifically not wireless/mobile. · zuò jī diàn huà

庫侖 库仑

A region, peninsula, and urban area of Hong Kong.

庫爾德斯坦

A cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds, encompassing parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria. · Kù ěr dé sī tǎn

庫爾德語

A member of the linguistically and culturally distinct people who speak Kurdish and mainly inhabit those parts of Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria sometimes known as Kurdistan. · kù ěr dé yǔ

康乃馨

(botany) A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers. · kāng nǎi xīn

康乐

(literary) Welfare, prosperity. [from 10th c.] · kāng lè

康坦

A en given name. · kāng tǎn

康康舞

(dances) A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France. · kāng kāng wǔ

康復

(transitive, medicine) To return (someone) to good health after illness, addiction, etc. [from 19th c.] · kāng fù

康斯坦茨

A en given name. · Kāng sī tǎn cí

康沃尔

The country of the Cornish, currently having the status of a royal duchy in England belonging to the male heir apparent to the reigning monarch, and consisting at least of the Cornwall County and the Isles of Scilly. · kāng wò ěr

康瓦耳语

Of or pertaining to Cornwall, a county of southwest England. · kāng wǎ ěr yǔ

廁所

(NZ) A small secondary lavatory having a fixture used for urination and defecation and sink but no bathtub or shower. · cè suǒ

廢話

Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk. · fèi huà

廢除

To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate. · fèi chú

廣告

(marketing) A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar. · guǎng gào

廣場

An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard. · guǎng chǎng

廣場恐懼症

The fear of wide open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions. · guǎng chǎng kǒng jù zhèng

廣大

Huge, gigantic, very large. · guǎng dà

廣島

A prefecture in southwestern Honshu, Japan. · Guǎng dǎo

廣播

A transmission of a radio or television programme intended to be received by anyone with a receiver. · guǎng bō

延伸

(transitive) To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil. · yán shēn

延宕

The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially habitually or intentionally. · yán dàng

延期

(intransitive) To delay, to wait. · yán qī

延期偿付

(legal) An authorization to a debtor, permitting temporary suspension of payments. [from 19th c.] · yán qī cháng fù

延緩

(transitive) To postpone. · yán huǎn

延长符号

(music, countable) A pause of a specified length in a piece of music. · yán cháng fú hào

建

(transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts. · jiàn

建构子

One who builds or constructs things. · jiàn gòu zi

建立

(transitive) To make stable or firm; to confirm. · jiàn lì

建筑

The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated. · jiàn zhù

建筑学

The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated. · jiàn zhù xué

建筑师

A professional who designs buildings or other structures, or who prepares plans and superintends construction. · jiàn zhù shī

建筑物

(countable) A closed structure with walls and a roof. · jiàn zhù wù

建筑群

(idiomatic) A habitually combative attitude, usually because of a harbored grievance, a sense of inferiority, or a desire to prove something. · jiàn zhù qún

建設

(transitive, grammar) To build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas. · jiàn shè

建議

(obsolete, transitive) To seduce; to prompt to evil; to tempt. · jiàn yì

建议

An act of recommending. · jiàn yì

开

(intransitive) To have, or open into, blossoms; to bloom. · kāi

开会

An official meeting or term of a council, court, or other body to conduct its business; e.g. the annual or semiannual periods of a legislature (that together comprise the legislative term), whose individual meetings are also called sessions. · kāi huì

开关

(networking) A computer networking device connecting several Ethernet ports. See switch. · kāi guān

开司米

(mostly, uncountable) Fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat. · kāi sī mǐ

开塞钻

An implement for opening bottles that are sealed by a cork. Sometimes specifically such an implement that includes a screw-shaped part, or worm. · kāi sài zuān

开尔文

In the International System of Units, the base unit of thermodynamic temperature; 1⁄273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water. · Kāi ěr wén

开心

(chiefly, Scotland, elsewhere, _, dated, or, literary) Cheerful, happy. · kāi xīn

开心果

The nutlike fruit of this tree. · kāi xīn guǒ

开机

The act or process of starting a process or machine. · kāi jī

开玩笑

To tell a joke; to talk in a playful manner; to make fun of something or someone. · kāi wán xiào

开罗

The capital city of Egypt. · Kāi luó

开苞

(transitive) To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl. · kāi bāo

开​账单

(transitive) To bill; to issue an invoice to.

开车

In particular, the action of operating a motor vehicle. · kāi chē

开销

(transitive) To consume, exhaust (some resource). · kāi xiāo

异常

A person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place. · yì cháng

异教

(The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) Heathen, pagan. · yì jiào

异议

An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts. · yì yì

异质

Unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous. · yì zhì

弄

A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings. · lòng

弄湿

(transitive) To make damp or moist; to make moderately wet. · nòng shī

弄皱

(ambitransitive) To fold, crease, crumple, or wad. · nòng zhòu