Chinese–English dictionary

惯用左手的

(pejorative, slang) A communist; a person with communist sympathies; a supposed communist infiltrator. · guàn yòng zuǒ shǒu de

惰

(chiefly, Britain, Ireland, Commonwealth, idiomatic) Utterly lazy. · duò

惰性

The quality of being lazy · duò xìng

想

(transitive) To conceive or see something within one's mind. To imagine. · xiǎng

想像

(transitive) To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind. · xiǎng xiàng

想像力

The image-making power of the mind; the act of mentally creating or reproducing an object not previously perceived; the ability to create such images. · xiǎng xiàng lì

想要

To have a desire for something, or to do something. · xiǎng yào

想象

Reflection; thought; posit. · xiǎng xiàng

惹起

(gaming, transitive) To cause (a non-player character) to become aggressive towards the player's character. · rě qǐ

意义

(semantics, lexicography) A single conventional use of a word; one of the entries or definitions for a word in a dictionary. · yì yì

意向

A course of action that a person intends to follow. · yì xiàng

意图

Intention or plot. · yì tú

意外

In a blunt manner; without delicacy, or the usual forms of civility. · yì wài

意外情况

An unforeseen, inopportune, or embarrassing event. · yì wài qíng kuàng

意外收获

(archaic) That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction. · yì wài shōu huò

意大利

A large peninsula in Southern Europe protruding into the Mediterranean Sea and shaped like a boot. The mountain range of Apennines runs across it from north to south. Occupied almost entirely by Italy. · Yì dà lì

意大利人

(countable) An inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent. · Yì dà lì rén

意大利粉

(countable, uncountable) A type of pasta made in the shape of long thin strings. · yì dà lì fěn

意大利芝士餅

An Italian semifreddo dessert, originally from Veneto, made from ladyfinger biscuits, cocoa, mascarpone cheese, Marsala wine, eggs (or sometimes cream), sugar and espresso coffee. · yì dà lì zhī shì bǐng

意大利語

(uncountable) The official language of Italy, also spoken in San Marino, the Vatican, and parts of Argentina, Slovenia and Switzerland. · Yì dà lì yǔ

意大利语

Pertaining to Italy. · Yì dà lì yǔ

意大利麵

(slang, dated) Money. · yì dà lì miàn

意志

The capacity, condition, or state of acting or of exerting power. · yì zhì

意思

(countable) A possible effect or result of a decision or action. · yì si

意愿

(uncountable) One's preference. · yì yuàn

意第緒語

A West Germanic, or more specifically High German, language that developed from Middle High German dialects, with an admixture of vocabulary from multiple source languages including Hebrew-Aramaic, Romance, Slavic, English, etc., and mostly written in Hebrew characters which is used mainly among Ashkenazic Jews from central and eastern Europe. · Yì dì xù yǔ

意第绪语

Of or pertaining to the Yiddish language. · Yì dì xù yǔ

意義

Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste. · yì yì

意见

Judgment, opinion, or view. · yì jiàn

意識

The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer. · yì shí

意識形態

Doctrine, philosophy, body of beliefs or principles belonging to an individual or group. · yì shí xíng tài

愒語

The Yeniseian language of the Ket people. · kài yǔ

愒语

The Yeniseian language of the Ket people. · kài yǔ

愚人

(pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. · yú rén

愚人節

The first day in April, when tricks and practical jokes are traditionally played · Yú rén jié

愚笨

(informal) Silly or scatterbrained, usually of a young woman. · yú bèn

愚蠢

(informal, pejorative, especially of a person) Stupid. · yú chǔn

愛

(uncountable, Christianity) The love of God for mankind, or the benevolent love of Christians for others. · ài

愛上

(mostly in the passive, followed by "of" or "with") To cause to be in love. · ài shàng

愛哭鬼

(slang, derogatory) Someone whose feelings are very easily hurt, often by trivial matters. · ài kū guǐ

愛國

Inspired by or showing patriotism; done out of love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's country · ài guó

愛國主義

Love of one's country; devotion to the welfare of one's compatriots; passion which inspires one to serve one's country. · ài guó zhǔ yì

愛奧華

A state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Capital and largest city: Des Moines. · ài ào huá

愛好者

Someone who is unqualified or insufficiently skillful. · ài hào zhě

愛德華

A en given name. · ài dé huá

愛撫

(transitive) To touch or stroke lovingly. · ài fǔ

愛斯基摩

In, of, or relating to the Eskimo languages. · ài sī jī mó

愛沙尼亞語

(uncountable) The Uralic language that is the official language of Estonia. · ài shā ní yà yǔ

愛說閒話的人

A person who blabs; a tattler; a telltale. · ài shuō xián huà de rén

愛財

Having greed; consumed by selfish desires. · ài cái

愛麗斯

A en given name popular in England since the Middle Ages. · ài lì sī

感傷

Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion. · gǎn shāng

感到

To feel ashamed. (This entry is a translation hub.) · gǎn dào

感动

(ergative) To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to (figuratively) electrify; to experience such a sensation. · gǎn dòng

感叹词

(chiefly, US) The symbol !, known as an exclamation point. · gǎn tàn cí

感恩

The state of being grateful. · gǎn ēn

感恩节

(Canada, US) The long weekend which includes Thanksgiving Day; Thanksgiving weekend. · Gǎn ēn jié

感情

Emotion; impression. · gǎn qíng

感染

(pathology) The act or process of infecting. · gǎn rǎn

感染到

(transitive) To ensnare; to take by stratagem; to entrap. · gǎn rǎn dào

感覺

A physical feeling or perception from something that comes into contact with the body; something sensed. · gǎn jué

感觉

Sensation, particularly through the skin. · gǎn jué

感觉毛

One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal. · gǎn jué máo

感谢

The expression of gratitude. · gǎn xiè

愤怒

(countable) That which annoys. · fèn nù

愿心

A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner, especially a promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order. · yuàn xīn

慈善

(uncountable) Charitable kindness. · cí shàn

慕尼黑

The capital and largest city of Bavaria, Germany. · Mù ní hēi

慢

Inert, lumbering, slow in movement. · màn

慢慢吃

Used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat. · màn màn chī

慳吝的（人)

Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.

慶祝

(transitive) To honour by rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly. · qìng zhù

慷慨

Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed. [from 17th c.] · kāng kǎi

慾望

(uncountable) The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something. · yù wàng

憔悴

Looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition · qiáo cuì

憤怒

A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to yell, say curse words, and/or physically harm or cause damage or destruction to things or attack or assault living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, or unfair or unjust treatment, or a situation not going the way one had desired or planned. · fèn nù

憤慨

The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger. · fèn kǎi

應該

As a matter of supposition; in the beliefs or according to the claims of some people. · yīng gāi

懒

Lazy; slothful; indolent. · lǎn

懒散

Limp, not hard, firm, or rigid; flexible. · lǎn sǎn

懲罰

(transitive) To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent, teacher, or police officer). · chéng fá

懵

(figuratively) Not clear; lacking well-defined boundaries. · měng

懶散

Limp, not hard, firm, or rigid; flexible. · lǎn sǎn

懶散的

Habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor. · lǎn sàn de

懷

The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered. · huái

懷孕

The period of time this condition prevails. · huái yùn

懷疑

(uncountable, archaic) The process of doubting or the state of being in doubt; hesitation, uncertainty. · huái yí

懸絲傀儡

A puppet, usually made of wood, which is animated by the pulling of strings. · xuán sī kuǐ lěi

戀人

One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse. · liàn rén

戈壁

A large desert in Asia, spanning the countries of Mongolia and China. · Gē bì

戍

Somebody armed with a bill; a billman. · shù

戏仿

A derisive art form that mocks by imitation; a parody. · xì fǎng

戏弄

Sharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation. · xì nòng

成

(transitive) To be proper for; to beseem. [from 13th c.] · chéng

成为

(transitive) To be proper for; to beseem. [from 13th c.] · chéng wéi

成份

One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food. · chéng fèn

成功

(video games) An award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective in a video game. · chéng gōng

成年

The time period of a person's majority, following puberty and lasting until death. · chéng nián

成年人

An animal that is full-grown. · chéng nián rén

成本

Efforts taken or expended, typically beyond the normal required. · chéng běn

成果

The final result, or outcome of something. · chéng guǒ

成熟

Fully developed; grown up in terms of physical appearance, behaviour or thinking; ripe. · chéng shú

成癮

The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination. · chéng yǐn

成绩

The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment. · chéng jì

成語

An old saying which has obtained credit by long use. · chéng yǔ

我

The speaker or writer, referred to as the grammatical subject, of a sentence. · wǒ

我们

(reflexive) Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject. · wǒ men

我们的

(colloquial, may seem patronising) That or those belonging to an individual being addressed; used especially to a person in the speaker's care, or to whom advice or instruction is being given. · wǒ men de

我們

The institution which the speaker/writer is acting for. (This is the editorial we, used by writers and others when speaking with the authority of their publication or organisation.) · wǒ men

我們的

Belonging to us, excluding the person(s) being addressed (exclusive our). · wǒ men de

我的

Belonging to me. · wǒ de

我的世界

(video games) A sandbox video game, released in 2011, in which players explore a three-dimensional world made of blocks and can craft items, build structures, fight mobs to get experience points, enchant items and defeat bosses to earn rewards. · Wǒ de Shì jiè

我的错

I was wrong. · wǒ de cuò

我自己

(proscribed) Me, as the object of a verb or preposition without a reflexive trigger. Sometimes used for intensifying the pronoun of oneself. [from 10th c.] · wǒ zì jǐ

戒指

A ring- or donut-shaped area, object, or structure. · jiè zhi

戕杀

(transitive) To waste (time); to waste money or other resources. · qiāng shā

或

Not either (used with nor). · huò

或者

Introduces the first of two (or occasionally more) options or possibilities, the second (or last) of which is introduced by “or”. · huò zhě

或非

A binary operator composite of NOT OR; negation of OR function. · huò fēi

战争

Of or pertaining to war. · zhàn zhēng

战争的

(comparable) Of, relating to, or suggestive of war; warlike. · zhàn zhēng de

战场

The area where a land battle is fought, which may not necessarily be a field. · zhàn chǎng

战斗机

A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries luggage and runs errands. · zhàn dòu jī

战术

A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end. · zhàn shù

战略

(uncountable) The science and art of military command as applied to the overall planning and conduct of warfare. · zhàn lüè

战队

A unit of tactical military personnel, or of police officers, usually of about ten members. · zhàn duì

戛納

A city in Alpes-Maritimes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, southeastern France. · Gā nà

戛纳

(historical) A village in the Apulia region of south east Italy, known as the site of a battle in 216 B.C. in which the Carthaginians under Hannibal defeated the Romans · Gā nà

截肢

To surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] · jié zhī

戰前

Of the time period prior to a war. · zhàn qián

戰勝

An act or instance of achieving victory through combat; the subjugation of an enemy. · zhàn shèng

戰士

A person who is actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare; a soldier or combatant. · zhàn shì

戰役

(military, now, rare) A division of an army; a battalion. · zhàn yì

戰爭

(uncountable) Organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always involving active engagement of military forces. · zhàn zhēng

戰神

(astronomy) The fourth planet in the solar system. Symbol: ♂ · zhàn shén

戲仿

Mockery; the act of mocking. · xì fǎng

戲劇

(countable) A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue · xì jù

戳

To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion. · chuō

户外泳池

(British) An outdoor swimming pool. · hù wài yǒng chí

房子

A fish, Huso huso, that is a source of caviar, which is found in the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. · fáng zi

房屋

A dynasty; a family with its ancestors and descendants, especially a royal or noble one. [from 10th c.] · fáng wū

房屋中介

(UK, Ireland) A person or company that acts in the sale, purchase, lease or maintenance of land, property, real estate etc for another. · fáng wū zhōng jiè

房間

A room or set of rooms, particularly: · fáng jiān

房间

(countable) A separate part of a building, enclosed by walls, a floor and a ceiling. [from 15th c.] · fáng jiān

所为

(mathematics) The constant added to each element of an arithmetic progression to obtain the next. · suǒ wéi

所以

(conjunctive) As a result or consequence of something; subsequently. · suǒ yǐ

所有權

An (especially extensive) area of land, under a single ownership. [from 18th c.] · suǒ yǒu quán

所罗门

(Biblical character) In the Old Testament and Qur'an, a king of Israel famous for his wisdom; father of King Rehoboam and the son of King David. · Suǒ luó mén

所羅門

(Biblical character) In the Old Testament and Qur'an, a king of Israel famous for his wisdom; father of King Rehoboam and the son of King David. · Suǒ luó mén

扁桃

(symptom) an abnormally enlarged mass of lymphatic tissue at the back of the pharynx, often obstructing the nasal and ear passages and hindering speaking and breathing in young children. · biǎn táo