Chinese–English dictionary

杀

To complain; especially, to grumble; to forebode evil; to utter complaints or forebodings habitually. · shā

杀死

(transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of. · shā sǐ

杀虫剂

A substance used to kill insects. · shā chóng jì

杂乱无章 雜亂無章

Contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound reasoning.

杂志

A nonacademic, periodical publication which consists of articles by multiple writers on some broad topic or theme. · zá zhì

杂技 [zájì]

A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent. [from late 18th c.]

杂草

(countable) Any plant unwanted at the place where and at the time when it is growing. · zá cǎo

杂货商

A person who retails groceries (foodstuffs and household items) from a grocery. · zá huò shāng

权力

(countable, uncountable) Power, strength, force, or influence held by a person or group. · quán lì

权威

(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right. · quán wēi

杆子

(nautical, communications, aviation) A tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, sails or observation platforms on a ship, the main rotor of a helicopter, flags, floodlights, meteorological instruments, or communications equipment, such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires (except in the case of a helicopter). [from 9th c.] · gān zi

李子

An edible, fleshy stone fruit of Prunus domestica (European plum), often of a dark red or purple colour. [from 8th c.] · lǐ zi

杏

The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca. · xìng

杏仁

Other plants that produce almond-like nuts: · xìng rén

杏仁膏

A confection made from a paste of almonds, sugar and egg white as a binder. · xìng rén gāo

杏子

A pale yellow-orange colour, like that of an apricot fruit. · xìng zi

材料

A basic matter (as metal, wood, plastic, fiber, etc.) from which the whole or the greater part of something physical (as a machine, tool, building, fabric, etc.) is made. · cái liào

村

(idiomatic, usually, figurative) A remote place: somewhere that remains unaffected by new events, progresses, ideas, etc; any field of endeavor that figuratively resembles such a place. · cūn

杜松

Any shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus of the cypress family, which is characterized by pointed, needle-like leaves and aromatic berry-like cones. · dù sōng

杜松子酒

A colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by distilling fermented grains such as barley, corn, oats or rye with juniper berries; the base for many cocktails. · dù sōng zǐ jiǔ

杜马

A Russian legislative assembly such as the historical duma of the Russian Empire or the modern lower house of the Federal Assembly (the Russian national parliament). · Dù mǎ

杜鵑花

A plant of the obsolete genus Azalea. · dù juān huā

杜鹃花

A plant of the obsolete genus Azalea. · dù juān huā

杜鹃鸟

The sound of that particular bird. · dù juān niǎo

束腰

A belt or sash at the waist, often used to support stockings or hosiery. · shù yāo

束腹

A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust. · shù fù

杠杆

A small such piece to trigger or control a mechanical device (like a switch or a button). · gàng gǎn

条件

A requirement. · tiáo jiàn

条目

An item in a list, such as an article in a dictionary or encyclopedia. · tiáo mù

条约

(international law) A treaty or supplement to such. · tiáo yuē

条纹

A stripe, usually one of a set of parallel stripes. · tiáo wén

条顿人

A member of any Germanic-language-speaking people, especially a German. · tiáo dùn rén

来

Forming a circle or closed curve containing (something). · lái

来到

(transitive) To manage to touch (a target) in the right place. · lái dào

杨树

A poplar tree, especially of section Populus sect. Populus, of medium-size trees with thin, straight trunks of a greenish-white color. · yáng shù

杯

A drinking vessel without a handle. · bēi

杯子

A member of the East Germanic people known for their invasion of the western Roman Empire and subsequent founding of successor states in Italy and Spain during Late Antiquity. · bēi zi

杰克

(cards) A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or a soldier. · Jié kè

杰西卡

A en given name. · Jié xī kǎ

杰里科

A city in the West Bank, Palestine. · Jié lǐ kē

東

The direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90°. · dōng

東京

A prefecture and capital city of Japan. · Dōng jīng

東加

A country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania. Official name: Kingdom of Tonga. Capital and largest city: Nuku'alofa. · Dōng jiā

東方的

Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east. · dōng fāng de

東溫

A city in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. · dōng wēn

東西

(slang) Something, generally a device, for which one does not know the proper term. · dōng xī

松塔

A seed-bearing conical fruit of a pine tree. · sōng tǎ

松子

(architectural element) The triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and terminating, two sloped roof surfaces (pitches). · sōng zǐ

松屬

A headstand. · sōng shǔ

松开

(transitive) To make less tight, to loosen. · sōng kāi

松柏門

(botany) A plant belonging to the order Coniferales; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree. · sōng bǎi mén

松香

(organic chemistry) A solid form of resin, obtained from liquid resin by vaporizing its volatile components. · sōng xiāng

松鼠

Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae. · sōng shǔ

板岩

(uncountable, geology) A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers. · bǎn yán

板機

(firearms) A finger-operated lever used to fire a gun. · bǎn jī

板球

A variant of the game of darts. See Cricket (darts). · bǎn qiú

极光

An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively. · jí guāng

极客

(colloquial) A person who is intensely interested in a particular field or hobby and often having limited or nonstandard social skills. Often used with an attributive noun. · jí kè

极强飓风

A storm in which there are strong, violent winds but no precipitation. · jí qiáng jù fēng

极微小的

Of, or relating to microscopes or microscopy; microscopal · jí wēi xiǎo de

极权主义

A system of government in which the people have virtually no authority and the state wields absolute control, for example, a dictatorship. · jí quán zhǔ yì

极端

Either of the two points at the ends of a line segment. · jí duān

极端的

In the greatest or highest degree; intense. · jí duān de

极限

The point at which something terminates or to which it is limited. · jí xiàn

构造

(now, rare) An edifice or building. · gòu zào

枉费

To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate. · wǎng fèi

枕头

A soft cushion used to support the head in bed. · zhěn tou

枕套

(uncountable) Ticking. · zhěn tào

枕木

(rail transport, US) A heavy, preserved piece of hewn timber laid crossways to and supporting the rails of a railroad or a member of similar shape and function of another material such as concrete. · zhěn mù

枕頭

A soft cushion used to support the head in bed. · zhěn tou

林

(broadly) Land covered with woody vegetation. · lín

林业

(uncountable) The science of planting and growing trees in forests. · lín yè

林學

The act of planting a forest. · lín xué

林荫道

A grove of trees. · lín yīn dào

果

(botany) A product of fertilization in a plant, specifically: · guǒ

果凍

(Commonwealth) A dessert made by boiling gelatine (or a plant-based alternative such as agar or carrageenan), sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set. · guǒ dòng

果子kóe-chí или ké-chí)

(countable, figurative) A result of a creative effort.

果树

A tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis. · guǒ shù

果核

(botany, US) The stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums. · guǒ hé

果汁

The juice of one or more fruits. (This entry is a translation hub.) · guǒ zhī

果然

Completely, wholly. · guǒ rán

果皮

(Canadian, US, Philippines) The several outermost layers of a banana, especially once removed from the rest of the banana, which may be slippery if stepped on. · guǒ pí

果糖

(carbohydrate) A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C6H12O6. · guǒ táng

果肉

The soft center of a fruit. · guǒ ròu

果酱

(music) An informal gathering of musicians to play music, especially improvised jazz or a similar genre. · guǒ jiàng

果醬

(less common in the, _, US, &, Canada) A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts · guǒ jiàng

枝

A tree-branch, usually a primary one directly attached to the trunk. · zhī

枪

(now, historical) A light flintlock musket or firelock. · qiāng

枫

A tree of the genus Acer, characterised by its usually palmate leaves and winged seeds. · fēng

枯槁

Looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition · kū gǎo

架子

A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other · jià zi

枷

A system for delivery of electricity, consisting of various substations, transformers and generators, connected by wire. · jiā

柏拉图

The Greek philosopher, 427–347 BC, follower of Socrates. · Bó lā tú

柏木属

An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis. · bǎi mù shǔ

柏林

The capital and largest city of Germany. · Bó lín

柏林人

A native or inhabitant of Berlin. · bǎi lín rén

柏柏尔

(potentially, _, offensive, occasionally, _, proscribed) A member of a particular ethnic group indigenous to northwest Africa. · Bò bò ěr

柏油

Ellipsis of asphalt concrete, a hard ground covering used for roads and walkways. · bǎi yóu

某事

An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing. · mǒu shì

柑橘

Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus in the family Rutaceae. · gān jú

柒

A numerical value equal to 7; the number following six and preceding eight. This many dots: (•••••••). Describing a group or set with seven elements. · qī

染房

Someone who decorates. · rǎn fáng

染睫毛油

A cosmetic used to darken and thicken the eyelashes. · rǎn jié máo yóu

染色体

(cytology, genetics) A linear arrangement of condensed DNA and associated proteins (such as chaperone proteins) which contains the genetic material (genome) of an organism. · rǎn sè tǐ

染色體

Of or relating to chromosomes. · rǎn sè tǐ

柔道

A Japanese martial art and sport adapted from jujutsu. · róu dào

柠檬

The butterfly Gonepteryx rhamni of the Pieridae family. · níng méng

柠檬水

(UK, AU, NZ) A clear, usually carbonated, beverage made from lemon or artificial lemon flavouring, water, and sugar. · níng méng shuǐ

查

(transitive) To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of something. · chá

查克拉

(Hinduism, Ayurveda) Any of (at least) seven centres of spiritual energy in or near the body, according to Ayurveda philosophy. · chá kè lā

查出

To remove a cover from. · chá chū

查理大帝

One of the kings of the Franks from 768 to 814, crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 until his death in 814. · Chá lǐ Dà dì

查讯

The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning. · chá xùn

柬埔寨

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Cambodia. Capital: Phnom Penh. Former name: Kampuchea. · Jiǎn pǔ zhài

柬埔寨人

(countable) a person from Cambodia or of Cambodian descent · jiǎn pǔ zhài rén

柱

(architecture) A solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration. · zhù

柱头

(countable, architectural element) The uppermost part of a column. · zhù tóu

柳树

The wood of these trees. · liǔ shù

柳條

A flexible branch or twig of a plant such as willow, used in weaving baskets and furniture. · liǔ tiáo

柴可夫斯基

A transliteration of the Russian surname Чайко́вский (Čajkóvskij), usually applying to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. · Chái kě fū sī jī

柴堆

(with definite article) The piece of timber to which a person condemned to death was affixed to be burned. · chái duī

柴油

A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed. · chái yóu

柴火

Wood intended to be burned, typically for heat. · chái huo

柵柵

(military) A wall of wooden stakes, used as a defensive barrier. · zhà zhà

柿

The orange fruit of any of various species of trees in the genus Diospyros, especially Diospyros kaki (the kaki or Japanese persimmon) or Diospyros virginiana (the wild American persimmon), which is sweet when ripe and astringent when immature. · shì

柿子

A persimmon, specifically a Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki). · shì zi

栀子

Any of various tropical evergreen small trees or shrubs, of the genus Gardenia, having glossy leaves and white flowers. · zhī zi

标

To employ a punch to create a hole in or stamp or emboss a mark on something. · biāo

标枪

Any sharp-pointed missile weapon, such as an arrow. · biāo qiāng

标签

The customary behavior of members of a profession, business, law, or sports team towards each other. · biāo qiān

树

(transitive) To bring something up and set it into a standing position; to set something up. · shù

树干

The trunk or stem of a tree. · shù gàn

树懒

(countable) Any animal in the suborder Folivora. · shù lǎn

树枝

The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing. · shù zhī

树梢

The crown or uppermost branches of a tree. · shù shāo

树篱

A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden. · shù lí

树脂

A mountain range in central Germany; its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. · shù zhī

树蜜

(uncountable) A sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves and other plant parts by insects (especially aphids and scale insects) feeding on plant sap, or by fungi. · shù mì

栓剂

(medicine) A medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity, especially the rectum, vagina or urethra, where it melts at body temperature. · shuān jì

栓塞

(pathology) An obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus, that is by a blood clot, air bubble or other matter that has been transported by the blood stream. · shuān sè

栓皮櫟

(nautical) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head. · shuān pí lì

栖息地

A place in which a person lives. · qī xī dì

栗

The fruit of this tree. · lì

栗鼠

(countable) A small, crepuscular rodent of the genus Chinchilla, native to the Andes Mountains, prized for their very soft fur and often kept as pets. · lì shǔ

校長

(UK, Irish) The most senior teacher in a school who is responsible for its management and administration. · xiào zhǎng

栩栩如生的

Pleasingly unusual; especially, having old-fashioned charm. [from 18th c.] · xǔ xǔ rú shēng de

株

(biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one. · zhū

核反应堆

(physics) Any device in which a controlled chain reaction is maintained for the purpose of creating heat (for power generation) or for creating neutrons and other fission products for experimental, medical or other purposes. · hé fǎn yìng duī

核心家庭

A family unit consisting of two parents (traditionally a mother and a father) and their children. · hé xīn jiā tíng

核桃

(figuratively) To provide (someone or something) with a larger number or quantity of something than can easily be dealt with. · hé tao