Chinese–English dictionary

弄皺

(transitive) To draw into wrinkles. · nòng zhòu

弄脏

To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone. · nòng zāng

弓

(geometry) A continuous part of the circumference of a circle (circular arc) or of another curve. [from 16th c.] · gōng

弓形

An inverted U shape. · gōng xíng

引

(literally, transitive) To pull something, so that it comes inside. · yǐn

引力

Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness. · yǐn lì

引力子

(particle) A hypothetical gauge boson that regulates the gravitational force. It would have a spin of 2 and zero rest mass. · yǐn lì zi

引力的

Pertaining to, or caused by, gravity or gravitation. · yǐn lì de

引号

Either of the punctuation marks « or » (or ‹ or ›), used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language, such as “ and ”. · yǐn hào

引子

An initial section of a book or article, which introduces the subject material. · yǐn zi

引导程序

(computing) The process by which the operating system of a computer is loaded into its memory. · yǐn dǎo chéng xù

引擎蓋

(Australia, British, NZ, South Africa, Commonwealth, automotive) The hinged cover over the engine of a motor car, also known as a hood in chiefly Canada and the US. · yǐn qíng gài

引物

A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold. · yǐn wù

引用

(transitive) To prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price; to estimate. · yǐn yòng

引退

The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant. · yǐn tuì

弗吉尼亚

A state of the United States. Official name: Commonwealth of Virginia. Capital: Richmond. · Fú jí ní yà

弗朗索瓦

A en given name. · Fú lǎng suǒ wǎ

弗洛林

The current currency unit in the islands of the Caribbean Netherlands, divided into 100 cents. · Fú luò lín

弟子

A person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others. · dì zǐ

弟弟

A male having at least one parent in common with another (see half-brother, stepbrother). · dì di

弥撒

(Roman Catholic Church) The principal liturgical service of the Church, encompassing both a scripture service (Liturgy of the Word) and a eucharistic service (Liturgy of the Eucharist), which includes the consecration and oblation (offering) of the host and wine. · mí sa

弥补

(transitive) To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights. · mí bǔ

弥赛亚

(Abrahamism) The one who is ordained by God to lead the people of Israel, believed by Christians and Muslims to be Jesus Christ. · Mí sài yà

弥迦书

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh. · Mí jiā shū

弦

(rail) A section of subsidiary railway track that interconnects two primary tracks that cross at different levels, to permit traffic to flow between them. · xián

弧度

(geometry) In the International System of Units, the derived unit of plane angle: the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc of its circumference equal in length to the radius of the circle. · hú dù

弩箭

A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw. · nǔ jiàn

弯

Turned or twisted toward one side; crooked, distorted, out of place; wry. · wān

弯刀

A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade. · wān dāo

弯曲处

A sudden bend (or short series of bends) in a road, path, etc. · wān qū chù

弱

(of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness · ruò

強

(music) Loud. · jiàng

強壯

With either physical or coercive force; in a forceful manner; vigorously; powerfully. · qiáng zhuàng

強大

Very strong; possessing might. · qiáng dà

強奸

(transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert [from around 1350 to 1470.] · qiáng jiān

強度

The quality of being intense. · qiáng dù

強迫

(transitive) To force, constrain, or coerce. · qiǎng pò

弹劾

(countable, law, chiefly, US) The act of impeaching or charging a public official with misconduct, especially if serious, often with the aim of having the official dismissed from office. · tán hé

弹弓

(weapon) An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light stick to the other. · dàn gōng

弹性

(physics) The property by virtue of which a material deformed under load can regain its original dimensions when unloaded · tán xìng

弹球

(games) A game, played on a device with a sloping base (a pinball machine), in which the player operates a spring-loaded plunger to shoot a ball, between obstacles, and attempts to hit targets and score points. · tán qiú

弹簧

A en given name or Lawrence, popular as a male given name in the U.S. in the 1940s and the 1950s. · tán huáng

弹道学

(physics) The science of objects that predominantly fly under the effects of gravity, momentum and atmospheric drag, and dealing with details of their behaviour at the origin and destination of their flight, as of bullets or missiles or rockets. · dàn dào xué

强加

To apply, enforce, or establish (something, often regarded as burdensome as a restriction or tax: see sense 1.2.1) with authority. · qiáng jiā

强子

(particle) A composite particle that comprises two or more quarks held together by the strong force and (consequently) can interact with other particles via said force; a meson or a baryon. · qiáng zǐ

强弱法

(countable) A minor distinction. · qiáng ruò fǎ

彈

(intransitive) To skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface. · dàn

彈射器

A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects. · dàn shè qì

彈性

(physics) The physical property of material that can resume its shape after being stretched or deformed; elasticity. · tán xìng

彈藥

Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, etc. · dàn yào

彈頭

The part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition which contains either the nuclear or thermonuclear system, high explosive system, chemical or biological agents, or inert materials intended to inflict damage. · dàn tóu

彌賽亞

(Christianity) Jesus Christ. · Mí sài yà

彌迦書

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh. · Mí jiā shū

归纳法

(embryology) Given a group of cells that emits or displays a substance, the influence of this substance on the fate of a second group of cells. · guī nà fǎ

当

To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree. · dāng

当归

A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially garden angelica (Angelica archangelica). · dāng guī

当时

Back then, at the time referred to in the past. · dāng shí

当然

Genuinely, truly. · dāng rán

当铺

The business premises of a pawnbroker; where loans are made, with personal property as security · dàng pù

录像

(ambitransitive) To record (activity, or a motion picture) on photographic film. · lù xiàng

录影

Television, a television show, or a movie. · lù yǐng

录音 錄音

(transitive) To make an audio or video recording of.

彗星

A celestial phenomenon with the appearance of such a body. · huì xīng

彙

The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping together. · huì

形容词

(grammar) A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent. · xíng róng cí

形态学

(biology) The study of the form and structure of animals and plants. · xíng tài xué

形狀

The shape or visible structure of a thing or person. · xíng zhuàng

形而上学

Of or pertaining to metaphysics. · xíng ér shàng xué

形针

A U-shaped wire fastener, made of thick wire, used to attach fence wire or other material to posts or structures. · xíng zhēn

彩色蜡笔

A stick of colored chalk or wax used for drawing. · cǎi sè là bǐ

彩虹

A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air. · cǎi hóng

影像诊断学

(medicine) The specialty of medical imaging and its interpretation, originally and especially radiography#Noun but now including all imaging modalities, including ones that use no radiation#Noun (such as ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging). · yǐng xiàng zhěn duàn xué

影响

(transitive) To influence or alter. · yǐng xiǎng

影响因子

(social media, marketing) A person who is able to influence consumption, lifestyle, or political preferences of their online audience by creating or engaging social media content, often as a part of a marketing campaign. · yǐng xiǎng yīn zǐ

影子

A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object. · yǐng zi

影射

(transitive) To put in between or into. · yǐng shè

影響

(informal) Influence or effectiveness, especially political. · yǐng xiǎng

彼尔姆

A city, the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia. · Bǐ ěr mǔ

彼此

(idiomatic, US) Used to return a greeting or insult. · bǐ cǐ

征兵

Involuntary labor, especially military service, demanded by some established authority. · zhēng bīng

征收

That which is required by authority; especially, a quota of supplies or necessaries. · zhēng shōu

征服

To defeat in combat; to subjugate. · zhēng fú

征询意见

A form containing a list of questions; a means of gathering information for a survey. · zhēng xún yì jiàn

很

(informal) Very much; a great deal; to a large extent. · hěn

很 hěn 非常

(figurative) Considerable in amount.

很可能

Something that is mandatory, required or recommended. · hěn kě néng

很多

Many things, much. · hěn duō

很少

Not frequent; not happening frequently. · hěn shǎo

很有可能

In all likelihood. · hěn yǒu kě néng

律

(law, countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute. · lǜ

律师

Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor. [from 14th c.] · lǜ shī

律師

A professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice. · lǜ shī

後宮

The private section of a Muslim household forbidden to male strangers. [from 1841] · hòu gōng

後悔

(intransitive) To feel pain, sorrow, or regret for what one has done or omitted to do; the cause for repenting may be indicated with "of". · hòu huǐ

後果

An effect; something that follows a cause as a result. · hòu guǒ

後裔

Descending from a biological ancestor. · hòu yì

後面的

At or in the rear or back part of something. · hòu miàn de

徐脈

(medicine, cardiology) The condition of having a slow heartbeat, defined as under 60 beats per minute for an adult. · Xú mài

徒刑

A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime. · tú xíng

徒劳的

Coming to nothing; failing in its effect. [from late 1500s]. · tú láo de

徒步旅行者

One who hikes, especially frequently. · tú bù lǚ xíng zhě

得

(idiomatic) To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it. · dé

得体

Perfect happiness. · dé tǐ

得出

To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer. · dé chū

從

From: referring to a period of time ending in the present and defining it by the point in time at which it started, or the period in which its starting point occurred. · cóng

御宅族

(fandom) One with an obsessive interest in something, particularly (originally, _, pejorative) an obsessive Japanese fan of anime or manga. · yù zhái zú

復仇

(transitive) To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer. · fù chóu

復原

(intransitive) To go through such a process; to recover. [from 20th c.] · fù yuán

復活

(intransitive) To rise from the dead; to return to life. · fù huó

復活節

A Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated on the first Sunday (and Monday) following the full moon that occurs on or next after the vernal equinox, ranging in most of Western Christianity (such as Protestantism and Roman Catholicism) from March 22 to April 25, and in Eastern Christianity (such as the Coptic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church) from April 4 to May 8. · Fù huó jié

循环

A complete rotation of anything. · xún huán

徭役

Unpaid labor required by a feudal lord. · yáo yì

微型行星

(astronomy) An astronomical object in direct orbit around the Sun that is not a planet or a comet. · wēi xíng xíng xīng

微处理器

An integrated circuit. · wēi chǔ lǐ qì

微妙的

Of an argument or concept, words, etc.: requiring one to distinguish between fine points, especially if it is difficult to do so; nice; also (generally) , difficult to grasp; not easily understood or obvious. · wēi miào de

微波

An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves. · wēi bō

微生物学

(biology) The branch of biology that deals with microorganisms, especially their effects on man and other living organisms. · wēi shēng wù xué

微笑

A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement, goodwill, or anxiety. · wēi xiào

微醉

(informal) intoxicated · wēi zuì

微風

A light, gentle wind. · wēi fēng

徵兆

(figuratively) Anything that indicates future trends. · zhēng zhào

德克萨斯

A state in the south-central region of the United States. Capital: Austin. Largest city: Houston. · Dé kè sà sī

德国

A country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany. Official name: Federal Republic of Germany. Capital and largest city: Berlin. · Dé guó

德国人

(countable) A native or inhabitant of Germany; a person of German citizenship or nationality. · Dé guó rén

德国的

Relating to the Germanic peoples (such as Germans, Scandinavians or Anglo-Saxons). · dé guó de

德国碎肉香肠

A small pork sausage, usually served fried. · dé guó suì ròu xiāng cháng

德国酸菜

(UK, offensive, ethnic slur) A German person, usually male. · Dé guó suān cài

德國人

(countable) A native or inhabitant of Germany; a person of German citizenship or nationality. · Dé guó rén

德尔斐

A city of ancient Greece, the site of the Delphic oracle. · dé ěr fěi

德意志

A country in Central Europe, formed in 1949 as West Germany, with its provisional capital Bonn until 1990, when it incorporated East Germany. Official name: Federal Republic of Germany. Capital and largest city: Berlin. · Dé yì zhì

德拉克馬

The currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro. · dé lā kè mǎ

德拉库拉

(fiction) The fictional vampire in the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker. · dé lā kù lā

德瑞克

A en given name. · dé ruì kè

德累斯顿

The capital city of Saxony, Germany, on the River Elbe. [1735] · Dé léi sī dùn

德行

(conceptually): (uncountable) The idea of all that is good or excellent (in every sense of those terms) in a human being, collectively instantiated by a varying number of human traits known as "the virtues", the enumeration of which vary by the many virtue systems which have developed within different cultures, religions, and historical periods. · dé xíng

德語

Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent; to their cultures. · Dé yǔ

德语

Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent; to their cultures. · Dé yǔ

德里

A megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi. · Dé lǐ

德魯伊

(historical) One of an order of priests among certain groups of Celts before the adoption of Abrahamic religions. · dé lǔ Yī

德黑蘭

The capital city of Iran, the seat of Tehran County's Central District and the capital of Tehran Province. · Dé hēi lán

心

(biology, medicine) Pertaining to the heart. · xīn

心动过速

(medicine, cardiology) A rapid resting heart rate, especially one above 100 beats per minute; palpitations. [from 19th c.] · xīn dòng guò sù

心動過速

(medicine, cardiology) A rapid resting heart rate, especially one above 100 beats per minute; palpitations. [from 19th c.] · xīn dòng guò sù

心包

(anatomy, cardiology) A serous membrane that surrounds the heart allowing it to contract. · xīn bāo

心宿二

Alpha Scorpii (α Sco), the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius. It is a M type red giant, and is a binary with a B type companion visible in greenish. · Xīn xiù èr

心悸

An abnormal beating of the heart that may be perceived by the patient, a result of excitement, exertion, or illness. · xīn jì

心情

A disposition to do something, a state of mind receptive or disposed to do something. · xīn qíng

心搏

One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it. · xīn bó

心智

(countable) An entity that has such capacities. · xīn zhì

心灵

Enthusiasm. · xīn líng