Chinese–English dictionary

樣式

An object such as a pillar or a rod that is used to tell time by the shadow it casts when the sun shines on it, especially the pointer on a sundial. [from mid 16th c.] · yàng shì

樣本

Deserving honour, respect and admiration. · yàng běn

横梁

(gymnastics) A gymnastics apparatus, a narrow wooden rail used in artistic (athletic) gymnastics. · héng liáng

横滨

The capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, near Tokyo. · Héng bīn

横膈膜

A contraceptive device consisting of a flexible cup, used to cover the cervix during intercourse. · héng gé mó

樱桃

A deep, bright red colour tinted with pink. · yīng táo

樱花

The blossom or flower of the cherry tree, particularly the Japanese cherry (Prunus serrulata). · yīng huā

樹

A perennial woody plant taller and larger than a shrub with a wooden trunk and, at some distance from the ground, having leaves and branches. · shù

樹樁

The remains of something that has been cut off; especially the remains of a tree, the remains of a limb. · shù zhuāng

樹液

(uncountable) The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition. · shù yè

樹皮

The bark of an oak or other tree from which tannic acid is obtained. · shù pí

樺樹

A hard wood taken from the birch tree, typically used to make furniture. · huà shù

橄榄

The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green). · gǎn lǎn

橄榄球

A form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball; rugby football. The ball cannot be handled forwards and points are scored by touching the ball to the ground in the area past the opponent's territory or by kicking the ball between goalposts and over a crossbar. · gǎn lǎn qiú

橄欖

The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green). · gǎn lǎn

橋

(dentistry) A prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth. · qiáo

橘

Of a deep yellowish-orange colour. · jú

橘子

A deep yellowish-orange colour, like that of a tangerine fruit. · jú zi

橘皮组织

The dimpled appearance of skin caused by the protrusion of subcutaneous adipose tissue, especially on a woman's hips and thighs. · jú pí zǔ zhī

橙

Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow. · chéng

橙子

(countable) Any round citrus fruit with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree. · chéng zi

橙色

Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow. · chéng sè

機

A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect. · jī

機器

(informal) Someone with exceptional skills in a certain field. · jī qì

機場

An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger terminals. · jī chǎng

機智

Sensitive mental touch; special skill or faculty; keen perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances; the ability to say the right thing. [from early 19th c.] · jī zhì

機械師

(now, chiefly, historical) A manual worker; a labourer or artisan. [from 16th c.] · jī xiè shī

機靈

Capable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use; using materials at hand wisely or efficiently. · jī ling

橡子

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

橡樹

(uncountable) The wood of the oak. · xiàng shù

橡皮

A city in Iran, the seat of Qom County's Central District and the capital of Qom Province, a shrine city and center of Shi'ite seminarian learning. · xiàng pí

橡皮圖章

A marking made by a postal service on a delivery, usually indicating the place where and the date and time when the item was received or processed for the first time, mostly serving to cancel a postage stamp. · xiàng pí tú zhāng

橡皮筋

Capable of stretching; particularly, capable of stretching so as to return to an original shape or size when force is released. · xiàng pí jīn

橡胶

A sugary, gelatinous material used to make candies. · xiàng jiāo

橫膈膜

(anatomy) In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs. · héng gé mó

橫跨兩側

With one’s legs on either side. · héng kuà liǎng cè

檸檬水

(US, Canada, India, Philippines) A flavoured beverage consisting of water, lemon, and sweetener, sometimes ice, served mainly as a refreshment. · níng méng shuǐ

櫃檯

A table or board on which money is counted and over which business is transacted · guì tái

櫥櫃

A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall. · chú guì

櫻桃

The fruit of the coffee plant, containing the seeds or beans. · yīng táo

櫻桃樹

(hanafuda) a card game from Hawaii played with Japanese hanafuda playing cards · yīng táo shù

權杖

An ornamental staff held by a ruling monarch as a symbol of power. · quán zhàng

欠

(ditransitive) To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone. · qiàn

欠行

(figurative) A deadlock or stalemate situation in which no progress can be made. · qiàn xíng

次

A set of things next to each other in a set order; a series. · cì

次序

(countable) A position in an arrangement, disposition, or sequence. · cì xù

次要

Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary. · cì yào

次要的

Below the legal age (usually age 18) for some activity, such as consuming alcohol or engaging in sexual intercourse. · cì yào de

欢乐

Joy; pleasure. · huān lè

欢喜

Eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm. · huān xǐ

欢迎

(transitive) To arrive at or reach, or meet. · huān yíng

欣尼

The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey). · xīn ní

欣快

An excited state of joy; a feeling of intense happiness. · xīn kuài

欧元

(currencies) The currency unit of the European Monetary Union. Symbol: € · ōu yuán

欧姆

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical resistance; the electrical resistance of a device across which a potential difference of one volt causes a current of one ampere. · ōu mǔ

欧洲

A continent located west of Asia (separated by the Urals), north of Africa and east of the Atlantic Ocean. · ōu zhōu

欧洲人

A person living or originating from Europe. · ōu zhōu rén

欧洲野牛

The wisent, species Bos bonasus, Europe's heaviest land animal. · ōu zhōu yě niú

欧热妮

A en given name. Variant: Eugenie. · ōu rè nī

欧白鱼

A small European river fish (Alburnus alburnus), of the family Cyprinidae. · ōu bái yú

欧罗巴

(Greek mythology) Several characters, most notably a Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus. · ōu luó bā

欧芹

(slang, vulgar) A person's pubic hair, especially a woman's. [from 1745] · ōu qín

欧西里斯

(Egyptian god) The Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld. · ōu xī lǐ sī

欲火焚身

(slang) Sexually aroused, with or without physical manifestation; experiencing a feeling of sexual desire. · yù huǒ fén shēn

欺诈

An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick. · qī zhà

欺騙

(transitive) To deceive or delude (using guile). · qī piàn

欺骗

(transitive) To fool; to cause to believe something untrue; to deceive. · qī piàn

款待

The act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests; an appropriate attitude of openness, respect, and generosity toward guests. · kuǎn dài

歇斯底里的

Of, or arising from hysteria. · xiē sī dǐ lǐ de

歌

Any song with French words, but more specifically a classic, lyric-driven French song. · gē

歌剧

(music) A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance. · gē jù

歌劇

(music) A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance. · gē jù

歌劇劇本

The text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera. · gē jù jù běn

歌唱

One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book. · gē chàng

歌唱家

A man who sings songs, especially as a profession; a male singer. · gē chàng jiā

歌声

(ornithology) A vocalisation made by a bird, more complex than a call, for purposes associated with courtship and territory. · gē shēng

歌手

One who chants or sings. · gē shǒu

歌曲

(music) A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing. · gē qǔ

歌舞伎

(often, capitalized) A form of Japanese theatre in which elaborately costumed male performers use stylized movements, dances, and songs in order to enact tragedies and comedies. · gē wǔ jì

歌舞片

Of, belonging or relating to music, or to its performance or notation. · gē wǔ piàn

歌词

(by extension) The right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event. · gē cí

歐元

Pertaining to Europe, especially as a political entity. · ōu yuán

歐姆

(Hinduism, Buddhism) A sacred, mystical syllable used in prayer and meditation. · ōu mǔ

歐洲

A continent located west of Asia (separated by the Urals), north of Africa and east of the Atlantic Ocean. · ōu zhōu

歐洲無鬚鱈

One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera Phycis, Merluccius, and allies. · ōu zhōu wú xū xuě

歐洲醫蛭

An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of subclass Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis. · ōu zhōu yī zhì

歡樂

(uncountable) A state of being pleased or contented; gratification. · huān lè

歡迎

Whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company. · huān yíng

正

currently, now, at present · zhēng

正义

(of clothing etc.) Snug, tight, form-fitting. · zhèng yì

正切

(geometry) Touching a curve at a single point but not crossing it at that point. · zhèng qiē

正字法

(countable) A method of representing a language or the sounds of language by written symbols; spelling. · zhèng zì fǎ

正常

(set theory, of a function from the ordinals to the ordinals) Which is strictly monotonically increasing and continuous with respect to the order topology. · zhèng cháng

正式

In accordance with established forms. · zhèng shì

正弦

(trigonometry, mathematics) In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side opposite an angle to the length of the hypotenuse. · zhèng xián

正方

(printing) A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers. · zhèng fāng

正方形

Shaped like a square (the polygon). · zhèng fāng xíng

正旋舞歌

(poetry) A unit of a poem, written or printed as a paragraph; equivalent to a verse. · zhèng xuán wǔ gē

正的

Being positive rather than negative or zero. · zhèng de

正确

(manner) Without approximation; precisely. · zhèng què

正確

Free from error; true; accurate. · zhèng què

正體

A brief recreational trip; a journey out of the usual way. · zhèng tǐ

步

Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving on legs. · bù

步兵

An unimportant individual in a greater system. · bù bīng

步測

To measure by walking. · bù cè

武仙座

(Greek mythology) : Son of Zeus and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his 12 labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family. · Wǔ xiān zuò

武器

(usually used in the plural) A weapon. · wǔ qì

武士

In feudal Japan, a soldier who served a daimyo. · wǔ shì

武裝的

(of a person, specifically) Equipped with a gun. · wǔ zhuāng de

歧視

(intransitive, construed with against) To make decisions harmful to (a person or group) based on prejudice. · qí shì

歧视

(uncountable, countable) Discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things, with the intent to understand rightly and make correct decisions. [from early 17th c.] · qí shì

歪

Having a curve or curves; curving. · wāi

歪位

(nautical) A careening or tilting to one side, usually not intentionally or under a vessel's own power. [from early 17th c.] · wāi wèi

歷史

The aggregate of past events. · lì shǐ

死

(countable) Death. · sǐ

死了

(heraldry, of a, tree, bush, etc) Whose branches bear no leaves; leafless. · sǐ le

死亡

A personification of Death as an old man, or a skeleton, carrying a scythe, taking souls to the afterlife. · sǐ wáng

死亡率

The number of deaths per given unit of population over a given period of time. · sǐ wáng lǜ

死因裁判官

(Commonwealth, Ireland, Japan, legal) A public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths, and who may have (or historically had) additional powers such as investigating cases of treasure trove. · sǐ yīn cái pàn guān

死的

(not comparable, sports) Not in play. · sǐ de

死神

The personification of death, often a skeleton with a scythe, and one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse. · sǐ shén

死者

(euphemistic) Synonym of dead (“those who have died”). · sǐ zhě

殉難

The condition of a martyr; the death or suffering of a martyr; the death or suffering on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or to any cause. · xùn nàn

残忍的

Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner. · cán rěn de

残疾人

Lacking something essential; often construed with in. · cán jí rén

残羹剩饭

Something left behind; an excess or remainder. · cán gēng shèng fàn

残骸

Rubble, wreckage, scattered remains of something destroyed. · cán hái

殖民

(transitive) To settle (a place) with colonists, and hence make (a place) into a colony. · zhí mín

殖民主义

The policy of a country seeking to extend or retain its authority over other people or territories, generally with the aim of economic dominance. · zhí mín zhǔ yì

殖民地

Any of a family of fresh, citrus-based fragrances distilled using extracts from citrus, floral, and woody ingredients, said to have been developed in the early 18th century in Cologne, Germany. · zhí mín dì

殴打

(transitive) To batter; to clobber; to conk. · ōu dǎ

段

(geometry) A region of a circle bounded by an arc and the chord connecting the endpoints of the arc. · duàn

殺人

The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain. · shā rén

毀滅

The act of destroying. · huǐ miè

毁坏 [huǐhuài]

(figuratively) To damage seriously; to destroy.

母乳餵養

(countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity. · mǔ rǔ wèi yǎng

母亲

(informal, humorous) A lactating woman or her breasts, viewed as a source of nutrition for a child. · mǔ qīn

母亲的

Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly. · mǔ qīn de

母性

The state of being a mother. · mǔ xìng

母牛

Clipping of motorbike. · mǔ niú

母狐狸

A female fox. · mǔ hú lí

母狮子

A female lion (animal). · mǔ shī zi

母羊

A female sheep, as opposed to a ram. · mǔ yáng

母老虎

(poetic) A dragon. · mǔ lǎo hǔ

母虎

A female tiger; a she-tiger. · mǔ hǔ

母親

A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, or fostered). · mǔ qīn

母親的

Befitting a mother; warm, caring, nurturing, protective, loving. · mǔ qīn de

母豬

A female pig. · mǔ zhū

母雞

A female chicken (Gallus gallus), particularly a sexually mature one kept for her eggs. · mǔ jī

母音

(phonetics) A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable. · mǔ yīn