Chinese–English dictionary

书店

A shop that sells books. · shū diàn

书架

A piece of furniture for the storage and display of books. · shū jià

书桌

(mostly, NNES) an office · shū zhuō

书生

A learned person; a bookman. · shū shēng

书签

A strip of material used to mark a place in a book. · shū qiān

书籍

(uncountable) Books and other material created by printing presses, considered collectively or as a medium. · shū jí

买

(intransitive) To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent. · mǎi

买单

(ambitransitive) To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required. · mǎi dān

买卖圣职

The buying or selling of spiritual or sacred things, such as ecclesiastical offices, pardons, or consecrated objects. · mǎi mài shèng zhí

买得起

Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced. · mǎi dé qǐ

乳

Of, relating to, or derived from milk. · rǔ

乳头

A small hill. · rǔ tóu

乳房

(colloquial, or, childish) A breast. · rǔ fáng

乳母

A person employed to look after other people's children while they are away; a babysitter. · rǔ mǔ

乳浊液

A stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible. · rǔ zhuó yè

乳清

The liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese. · rǔ qīng

乳牛

Any breed of cow bred for the ability to produce large quantities of milk, from which dairy products are made; an individual cattle beast of such a breed; especially, a female cow who has calved and lactated. · rǔ niú

乳糖

(carbohydrate) The disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, C12H22O11, a product of glucose and galactose used as a food and in medicinal compounds. · rǔ táng

乳胶

The milky sap of several trees that coagulates on exposure to air; used to make rubber. · rǔ jiāo

乳蛋饼

A pie made primarily of egg and cream, perhaps mixed with chopped meat or vegetables, in a pastry crust. · rǔ dàn bǐng

乳酪蛋糕 起士蛋糕

(countable, and, uncountable, obsolete) A pie made of cream, eggs and milk (somewhat resembling the modern American chess cake).

乳钵

A machine that reduces the bulk of waste or other material by compaction. · rǔ bō

乳頭

(anatomy) The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted. [from 16th c.] · rǔ tóu

乳香

A type of incense obtained from the Boswellia thurifera tree. · rǔ xiāng

乾

Free from or lacking moisture. · qián

乾旱

Very dry. · gān hàn

乾淨

Devoid of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). · gān jìng

乾爹

The primary attendant to the groom in a wedding ceremony. · gān diē

乾草

trouble; troublesome business; fuss, commotion · gān cǎo

亂碼

Irregular, possibly illegible handwriting. · luàn mǎ

了

(copulative) To become, or cause oneself to become. · le

了解

(transitive) To be fully conscious of; understand; be aware of; detect. · liǎo jiě

争吵

(countable) An angry or heated dispute. · zhēng chǎo

争执

(Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Conviviality; fun; good conversation, chat, gossip, or humorous storytelling; good company. · zhēng zhí

争斗

(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement. · zhēng dòu

事

(often in the plural) Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public. · shì

事件

An incident, action, or time period standing out by itself, but more or less connected with a complete series of events. · shì jiàn

事勢

Something which is related to, or in some way affects, a fact or event. · shì shì

事实

Something actual as opposed to invented. · shì shí

事實

(uncountable, of a person) The quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness. · shì shí

事後照顧

(BDSM) Tender affection and physical care given to a partner after an activity, usually to serve as a transition between the activity and whatever follows it. · shì hòu zhào gù

事故

An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans. · shì gù

事業

(countable) A specific commercial enterprise or establishment. · shì yè

事物

(informal) Used as placeholder, usually for material of unknown type or name. · shì wù

二

(dice) A side of a die with two spots. · èr

二傳手 二传手

(volleyball) The player who is responsible for setting, or passing, the ball to teammates for an attack.

二分法

A separation or division into two; a distinction that results in such a division. · èr fēn fǎ

二十

Twenty (20). · èr shí

二十一

(card games) A common gambling card game in casinos, where the object is to get as close to 21 without going over. · èr shí yī

二叠纪

(geology) The Permian period. [from 19th c.] · èr dié jì

二年生

Happening every two years. · èr nián shēng

二月

The short month following January and preceding March in the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, used in all three calendars for intercalation or addition of leap days. · èr yuè

二百五

(derogatory, slang) A stupid or foolish person. · èr bǎi wǔ

二百五, 傻瓜, 痴子

(pejorative) A fool, an idiot.

二頭肌

(anatomy) Any muscle having two heads. · èr tóu jī

云

A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air. · yún

云杉

Any of various large coniferous evergreen trees or shrubs from the genus Picea, found in northern temperate and boreal regions; originally and more fully spruce fir. · yún shān

云雀

(humorous) Used at the end of a list of items to emphasize its length. [from 20th c.] · yún què

互

Reciprocal. · hù

互利共生

(ecology) Any interaction between two species that benefits both; typically involves the exchange of substances or services. · hù lì gòng shēng

互动

Interacting with or communicating with and reacting to each other; influencing or having an effect on each other; acting or capable of acting on each other or with the other. · hù dòng

互相

Having the same relationship, each to each other. · hù xiāng

互联网

The global, decentralized network of computers which communicate with one another using the Internet protocol suite, which now forms a vital part of global communication, content sharing, and information exchange systems. · Hù lián wǎng

五

The digit/figure 5. · wǔ

五十

The cardinal number occurring after forty-nine and before fifty-one. · wǔ shí

五月

The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, following April and preceding June. · Wǔ yuè

五花肉

The chest of an animal. · wǔ huā ròu

五角大楼

The headquarters of the United States Department of Defense. · Wǔ jiǎo Dà lóu

五角星

The shape of a five-pointed star constructed of five intersecting lines meeting at the vertices, such that a central pentagon and five surrounding isosceles triangles are formed; often with magical connotations; a 5/2 (or 5/3) star polygon. · wǔ jiǎo xīng

五边形

(geometry) A polygon with five sides and five angles. · wǔ biān xíng

五连音

A group of five, particularly (music) a tuplet of five notes to be played in the time for four. · wǔ lián yīn

五金店

Metal implements. · wǔ jīn diàn

井

(mining) A shaft or excavation. · jǐng

井号

(typography) The # symbol (octothorpe, pound). · jǐng hào

亚伯

(biblical character) The son of Adam and Eve who was killed by his brother Cain. · Yà bó

亚历山大

A en given name, most famously held by Alexander the Great. · Yà lì shān dà

亚当

(Abrahamism, religion) The first man and the progenitor of the human race. · Yà dāng

亚拉姆语

Referring to the Aramaic language, alphabet, culture or poetry. · yà lā mǔ yǔ

亚拉巴马

A state of the United States. Capital: Montgomery. Largest city: Birmingham. · Yà lā bā mǎ

亚洲

The largest continent, located east of Europe (typically delimited by the Urals), west of the Pacific Ocean, north of Oceania and south of the Arctic Ocean. · Yà zhōu

亚特兰大

The capital and largest city of Georgia, United States and the county seat of Fulton County, Georgia. · Yà tè lán dà

亚瑟

A en given name. · Yà sè

亚美尼亚

(historical) Ancient kingdom in the Armenian Highland southeast of Black Sea and southwest of Caspian Sea; area now divided between Turkey, Republic of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Iran. · Yà měi ní yà

亚美尼亚人

A person from Armenia or of Armenian descent. · yà měi ní yà rén

亚美尼亚语

(uncountable) A branch of Indo-European languages, which includes the various stages of the Armenian language. · yà měi ní yà yǔ

亚里士多德

An ancient Greek philosopher, logician, and scientist (382–322 BCE), student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. · Yà lǐ shì duō dé

亚马逊河

(sometimes, attributive) A region including much of this river; specifically, the region of the Amazon Rainforest, or of the Amazon River Basin. · Yà mǎ xùn Hé

亚麻

The fibers of Linum usitatissimum, grown to make linen and related textiles. · yà má

亚麻布

(uncountable) Thread or cloth made from flax fiber. · yà má bù

亞伯拉罕

(Abrahamism) A prophet in the Old Testament, Qur'an and Aqdas; a Semitic patriarch son of Terah who practiced monotheism, father of the Jewish patriarch Isaac by Sarah and the Arab patriarch Ishmael by Hagar. [first attested prior to 1150] · Yà bó lā hǎn

亞洲

The largest continent, located east of Europe (typically delimited by the Urals), west of the Pacific Ocean, north of Oceania and south of the Arctic Ocean. · Yà zhōu

亞洲人

(US, Canada, Australia, NZ) A person from or with ancestry in East or Southeast Asia, occasionally South Asia. · yà zhōu rén

亞洲的

Of, relating to or from Asia. · yà zhōu de

亞當

(Abrahamism, religion) The first man and the progenitor of the human race. · Yà dāng

亞維農

A city, the capital of Vaucluse department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. · yà wéi nóng

亞美尼亞

(historical) Ancient kingdom in the Armenian Highland southeast of Black Sea and southwest of Caspian Sea; area now divided between Turkey, Republic of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Iran. · Yà měi ní yà

亡

(formal, transitive) To cause to die. · wáng

交

(military) An advance through and past enemy lines. · jiāo

交出

(legal) To give or leave by will; to give by testament. · jiāo chū

交叉引用

A dose of an antigen designed to strengthen immunity after an earlier immunizing dose. · jiāo chā yǐn yòng

交响

An extended piece of music of sophisticated structure, usually for orchestra. · jiāo xiǎng

交媾

(somewhat, _, formal) To engage in sexual intercourse. · jiāo gòu

交換

An act of exchanging or trading. · jiāo huàn

交易

(countable) A particular instance of buying or selling. · jiāo yì

交替的

Happening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly). · jiāo tì de

交流

(electricity) Initialism of alternating current (often used to indicate an alternating potential rather than a current). · jiāo liú

交流发电机

(electrical engineering) An electric generator which produces alternating current through mechanical means. · jiāo liú fā diàn jī

交織字母

A design or motif composed of one or more letters, often intertwined, used as an identifying mark of an individual or institution; the letters are usually the initials of their names. · jiāo zhī zì mǔ

交给

To set aside for a purpose. · jiāo gěi

交谈

(intransitive) To make a continuous murmuring noise, like shallow water running over stones. · jiāo tán

交通

(artificial intelligence, combinatorial, _, game theory) In two-player sequential games, a "half-turn" or a move made by one of the players. · jiāo tōng

交通堵塞

(figurative) In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay. · jiāo tōng dǔ sè

交通方式

A means of transporting, especially a vehicle. · jiāo tōng fāng shì

交通运输

The transportation of goods. · jiāo tōng yùn shū

交集

(set theory) The set containing all the elements that are common to two or more sets. · jiāo jí

产业

Of or relating to industry, notably manufacturing. · chǎn yè

产科学

(medicine) The care of women during and after pregnancy. · chǎn kē xué

亨利

A en given name, popular in England since the Middle Ages. · Hēng lì

享受

(intransitive) To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object. · xiǎng shòu

享樂主義

(ethics, uncountable) The philosophical belief that happiness, particularly sensual pleasure, is the highest good in life. · xiǎng lè zhǔ yì

京斯敦

The capital and largest city of Jamaica; it is also the capital of its eponymous parish. · Jīng sī dūn

京都

A prefecture of Japan. · jīng dū

亭子

A small, open-air platform or enclosure for bands to play on, usually roofed. · tíng zi

亮

Shining brightly. · liàng

亲

(biology) An organism from which a plant or animal is immediately biologically descended. [from 17th c.] · qīn

亲信

A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend. · qīn xìn

亲切

(of a person) Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond. · qīn qiè

亲自

With one's own body and physical presence; not through media, a representative, or indirectly. · qīn zì

人

The genus Homo. · rén

人们

(collective, dated, fantasy) (The) people, humanity, man(kind). · rén men

人体工程学

The state or condition of being usable. · rén tǐ gōng chéng xué

人們

a body of persons considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons. · rén men

人力车

A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person. · rén lì chē

人参

Any plant of two species of the genus Panax (Panax ginseng and Panax quinquefolius), having forked roots supposed to have medicinal and aphrodisiac properties. · rén shēn

人口

An inhabited area: a village, town, or city. · rén kǒu

人口普查

(cellular automata) A count of the number of individual patterns within a larger pattern, most often the ash of a soup or a methuselah. · rén kǒu pǔ chá

人因工程学

The science of the design of equipment, especially so as to reduce operator fatigue, discomfort and injury. [from c. 1950.] · rén yīn gōng chéng xué

人妖

(dated) A person who sometimes wears clothes traditionally worn by and associated with the opposite sex; typically a male who cross-dresses occasionally by habit or personal choice. · rén yāo

人字拖

(usually, in the plural, Australia) An item of footwear, usually of rubber, secured by two straps which join to pass between the big toe and its neighbour. · rén zì tuō

人工智能

(AI, countable, and, uncountable) Initialism of artificial intelligence. · rén gōng zhì néng

人工​阶梯形​瀑布

A series of electrical (or other types of) components, the output of any one being connected to the input of the next.

人形机器人

A robot that is designed to look and act like a human being (not necessarily a male one). · rén xíng jī qì rén

人性化

The act of humanizing. · rén xìng huà

人情債

An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another. · rén qíng zhài

人才

(uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).] · rén cái

人文主义

(historical, often capitalized) Specifically, a cultural and intellectual movement in 14th-16th century Europe characterised by attention to classical culture and a promotion of vernacular texts, notably during the Renaissance. [from 19th c.] · rén wén zhǔ yì

人权

A basic right that all humans should be guaranteed by virtue of them being a human. · rén quán

人民

Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil. · rén mín

人烟稠密的

Having a large population. · rén yān chóu mì de

人物

(countable) A being involved in the action of a story; a persona. · rén wù