Chinese–English dictionary

波蘭語

The language spoken in Poland. · Bō lán yǔ

波长

(physics) The length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance between one peak or trough of a wave and the next; it is often designated in physics as λ, and corresponds to the velocity of the wave divided by its frequency. · bō cháng

波音

Causing a stinging sensation. · bō yīn

泥

Deep mud; moist, spongy earth. · ní

泥土

(uncountable) The unconsolidated mineral or organic matter on the surface of the earth that has been subjected to and shows effects of genetic and environmental factors of: climate (including water and temperature effects), and macro- and microorganisms, conditioned by relief, acting on parent material over a period of time. A product-soil differs from the material from which it is derived in many physical, chemical, biological, and morphological properties and characteristics. · ní tǔ

泥巴

(figuratively) Willfully abusive, even slanderous remarks or claims, notably between political opponents. · ní ba

泥炭

Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel. [from 14th c.] · ní tàn

泥瓦工

A bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick · ní wǎ gōng

注射

(transitive) To administer an injection to (someone or something), especially of medicine or drugs. · zhù shè

注射器

A device consisting of a hypodermic needle, a chamber for containing liquids, and a piston for applying pressure (to inject) or reducing pressure (to draw); a hypodermic syringe. · zhù shè qì

注意

(military) Used as a command to bring soldiers to the attention position. · zhù yì

注释

A critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text. · zhù shì

泪

(anatomy) Of or relating to tears or the tear-secreting organs. · lèi

泰卢固语

A Dravidian language of India. · Tài lú gù yǔ

泰国

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Thailand. Capital: Bangkok. Former name: Siam. · Tài guó

泰晤士河

(with the) A river in the U.S. State of Connecticut flowing 24 km (15 mi.) past New London to Long Island Sound. · Tài wù shì Hé

泰米尔语

A Dravidian language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India and in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia. · Tài mǐ ěr yǔ

泰米爾語

Of or pertaining to the Tamil people, culture, or language. · Tài mǐ ěr yǔ

泰语

(uncountable) The main language spoken in Thailand (closely related to Lao). · Tài yǔ

泳衣

A garment worn for swimming. · yǒng yī

泵

Show of magnificence; parade; display; power. · bèng

泻根

A perennial herb of the genus Bryonia, especially the common wild species Bryonia dioica. · xiè gēn

泻药

Having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation. · xiè yào

泽兰省

A province of the Netherlands. · zé lán shěng

泽西岛

An island, a crown dependency of the United Kingdom; the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel between France and England. · Zé xī Dǎo

洋底

. · yáng dǐ

洋气

(of a place, or, institution) Composed of people from all over the world. · yáng qì

洋红色

A color which is close to an equal mixture of red and blue which is an additive secondary color but a subtractive primary color evoked by the combination of red and blue light. · yáng hóng sè

洋葱

(pathology) A bump or bulge on the first joint of the big toe caused by the swelling of a sac of fluid under the skin. · yáng cōng

洋蓟

(countable) A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus. · yáng jì

洋蔥

A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. · yáng cōng

洗

(intransitive) To wash up dirty crockery (plates and dishes) and cutlery (knives, forks, and spoons). · xǐ

洗 脸 毛 巾

A small cloth used to wash one's face.

洗剂

(archaic) A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of beautification. · xǐ jì

洗手池

A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall. · xǐ shǒu chí

洗手间

(UK, Irish, Commonwealth) Initialism of water closet: a lavatory; a toilet. · xǐ shǒu jiān

洗涤

(intransitive) To make things clean in general. · xǐ dí

洗滌

(countable) The action of the verb to wash · xǐ dí

洗澡

(transitive, Commonwealth) To wash a person or animal in a bath. · xǐ zǎo

洗濯

That which needs to be, is being, or has been laundered. [from c. 1930] · xǐ zhuó

洗碗机

A machine for washing dishes. · xǐ wǎn jī

洗禮

(Christianity) A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a name, generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water. · xǐ lǐ

洗禮 洗礼

The Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is baptized and given a Christian name.

洗脑

(psychology) To affect one's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process. (e.g. hypnosis) · xǐ nǎo

洗腦

To teach (a person) with a biased, one-sided or uncritical ideology; to brainwash. · xǐ nǎo

洗衣店

A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing. · xǐ yī diàn

洗衣机

Something that washes; especially an appliance such as a washing machine or dishwasher. · xǐ yī jī

洛伦佐

A en given name. · luò lún zuǒ

洛基

(Norse god) The god of mischief and trickery; growing progressively evil, he kills Balder, and is bound until Ragnarok, the end of the world. · Luò jī

洛林

A cultural region, former administrative region, and former duchy in eastern France; since 2016 part of the region of Grand Est region. · Luò lín

洛桑

A municipality and city, the capital of Vaud canton, in western Switzerland, in which French is the main language. · Luò sāng

洛迪

A province of Lombardy, Italy. · luò dí

洞

(biology) A bodily cavity, especially one having bony walls, especially one in the sinuses. · dòng

洞察力

The quality of being astute. · dòng chá lì

洞穴

A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside. · dòng xué

津

A location where a stream is shallow and the bottom has good footing, making it possible to cross from one side to the other with no bridge, by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing. · jīn

津巴布韦

A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Zimbabwe. Formerly called Southern Rhodesia or Rhodesia. · Jīn bā bù wéi

洪水

An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water. · hóng shuǐ

洪灾

(figuratively) A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with. · hóng zāi

洪都拉斯

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Honduras. Capital: Tegucigalpa. · Hóng dū lā sī

洲

Each of the traditional main regions into which the Earth’s land surface is divided, including both an extent of mainland and various conventionally associated islands, etc; namely, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australasia/Oceania, North America, South America, and Antarctica. · zhōu

活力

Energy or vigour. · huó lì

活力論

The doctrine that life involves some immaterial "vital force", and cannot be explained scientifically. · huó lì lùn

活动

Brisk; lively. · huó dòng

活塞

(countable) The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end · huó sāi

活期

Existing or occurring at the moment. · huó qī

活着huó)

Full of life; energetic, vivacious.

活著

Having life; living; not dead. · huó zhe

活门

In a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water. · huó mén

派克大衣

(clothing) A long jacket with a hood which protects the wearer against rain and wind. · pài kè dà yī

流

The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) ellipsis of ocean current. · liú

流亡

(uncountable) The state of being banished from one's home or country. · liú wáng

流产

(transitive, intransitive) To cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term. [Attested since at least the 19th century.] · liú chǎn

流体

(not comparable) Of or relating to fluid. · liú tǐ

流利

In a fluent manner, as expressing oneself easily, especially in a foreign language. · liú lì

流域

(geography) An area of land from which water drains into a common outlet; drainage basin. · liú yù

流散

(collective) The dispersion of a group in a manner comparable to that of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE). · liú sàn

流明

(physics) In the International System of Units, the derived unit of luminous flux; the light that is emitted in a solid angle of one steradian from a source of one candela. Symbol: lm. · liú míng

流星

A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or falling star. [from 16th c.] · liú xīng

流氓

A person who uses confidence tricks to defraud or swindle people after first gaining their trust with a series of confidence games; a scam operator, confidence trickster. · liú máng

流沙

Wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts. · liú shā

流泪

(intransitive) To wail; to give out a blaring cry. · liú lèi

流浪汉

(colloquial, sometimes, derogatory) A homeless person, usually a man. · liú làng hàn

流浪者

(Canada, US, , slang) Any bundle or package; specifically one containing narcotics such as cocaine, heroin, or morphine. · liú làng zhě

流蘇

A ball-shaped bunch of plaited or otherwise entangled threads from which at one end protrudes a cord on which the ball is hung, and which may have loose, dangling threads at the other end (often used as decoration along the bottom of garments, curtains or other hangings). · liú sū

流行

Music intended for or accepted by a wide audience, usually with a commercial basis and distinguished from other genres such as classical music and folk music, and nowadays also from rock music. · liú xíng

流行性感冒

Influenza. · liú xíng xìng gǎn mào

流行性感冒 liúxíngxìnggǎnmào

(disease) An acute contagious disease of the upper airways and lungs, caused by a virus, which rapidly spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics.

流行病

A widespread disease that affects many humans in a population. · liú xíng bìng

流行病学

(sciences) The branch of science dealing with the spread and control of diseases, viruses, concepts etc. throughout populations or systems. · liú xíng bìng xué

浅

Artfully persuasive but insincere in nature; smooth-talking, honey-tongued, silver-tongued. · jiān

浅橄榄灰

Having the bluish-grey/gray colour of slate. · qiǎn gǎn lǎn huī

浅水

A ridge of sand caused by the action of waves along a shore. · qiǎn shuǐ

浅滩

A shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water. · qiǎn tān

浅灰色

Of the color of some types of drabcloth: dull brownish yellow or dun. · qiǎn huī sè

浆果

A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties. · jiāng guǒ

浊度

A reduction of transparency of a clear gas or liquid. · zhuó dù

测程仪

(nautical) A floating device, usually of wood, used in navigation to estimate the speed of a vessel through water. · cè chéng yí

测量

The act or result of measuring. · cè liáng

济州

An island, province, and city in South Korea. · Jì zhōu

济州方言

An endangered language, sometimes considered a dialect of the Korean language, spoken on the island. · jì zhōu fāng yán

浑沌

A place or situation of chaotic uproar, and where confusion prevails. · hún dùn

浓度

The proportion of a substance in a whole. · nóng dù

浣熊

An omnivorous, nocturnal mammal native to the Americas, of the genus Procyon, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail. · huàn xióng

浦

(from the perspective of one on a body of water) Land, usually near a port. · pǔ

浩劫

An event resulting in great loss. · hào jié

浪漫

Of or pertaining to Romance. · làng màn

浪漫主义

A romantic quality, spirit or action. · làng màn zhǔ yì

浪费

(transitive) To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to deteriorate; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out. · làng fèi

浮岩

(nautical) A piece of soft sandstone used for scouring the wooden decks of ships, usually with sand and seawater. [1823] · fú yán

浮条

(usually, in the plural, fries, mainly, , Canada, ) A fried piece of cut potato. · fú tiáo

浮游生物

(uncountable) Organisms, especially small and microscopic ones, that drift in water. · fú yóu shēng wù

浴室

A building or area where bathing occurs. · yù shì

浴缸

A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub. · yù gāng

浴衣

A robe usually made of terrycloth intended to be worn when one is still damp from bathing or when there is no immediate need to dress fully. · yù yī

海

A seabird of the genus Larus or of the subfamily Larinae. · hǎi

海伦

(Greek mythology) The daughter of Zeus and Leda, considered to be the most beautiful woman in the world; her abduction by Paris brought about the Trojan War. · Hǎi lún

海军

A military organization of marines, soldiers who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships. · hǎi jūn

海军舰队

A group of vessels or vehicles. · hǎi jūn jiàn duì

海卫一

(Greek god) A god of the sea, son of Poseidon. · hǎi wèi yī

海卫七

A city in north-central Greece, the capital of Thessaly. · hǎi wèi qī

海卫八

(Greek god) A sea god who could change his shape at will. · hǎi wèi bā

海参崴

A city and seaport in the Russian Far East, on the Sea of Japan, near North Korea; the administrative centre of Primorsky Krai. · Hǎi shēn wǎi

海啸

(proscribed) A large, sudden, and disastrous wave of water caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean; a tsunami. (See Usage notes below.) · hǎi xiào

海嘯

A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption; often a series of waves (a wave train). · hǎi xiào

海地

A country in the Caribbean. Official name: Republic of Haiti. · Hǎi dì

海地人

A person from Haiti or of Haitian descent. · hǎi dì rén

海地克里奧爾語

Of, from, or pertaining to Haiti, its inhabitants, or their language. · hǎi dì kè lǐ ào ěr yǔ

海外

Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries. [from 1350–1470] · hǎi wài

海岬

(palynology) A cavity inside a porate aperture of a pollen grain formed by the separation of the sexine and nexine layers, widening toward the interior of the grain. · hǎi jiǎ

海岸

The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake. [from 14th c.] · hǎi àn

海岸線

The shape, outline, or boundary of a coast. (The term coastline is generally used to describe the approximate boundaries at relatively large spatial scales.) · hǎi àn xiàn

海峡

(geography) A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water. · hǎi xiá

海市蜃楼

An optical phenomenon in which light is refracted through a layer of hot air close to the ground, often giving the illusion of a body of water. · hǎi shì shèn lóu

海市蜃樓

An optical phenomenon in which light is refracted through a layer of hot air close to the ground, often giving the illusion of a body of water. · hǎi shì shèn lóu

海带

Any of numerous marine algae, such as a kelp. · hǎi dài

海帶 海带

Any of several large brown algae seaweeds (order Laminariales).

海拔

The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level. · hǎi bá

海星

(slang) A sexual partner who lies flat and unresponsive during sex. · hǎi xīng

海水

The saltwater of a sea or ocean. · hǎi shuǐ

海洛因

A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world. [from late 19th century] · hǎi luò yīn

海湾

A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow · hǎi wān

海滩

A horizontal strip of land, usually sandy, adjoining water. · hǎi tān

海灣

(geography) A body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave shoreline. · hǎi wān

海牛

Any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of the genus Trichechus, found in tropical regions. · hǎi niú

海狸

(countable) A semiaquatic rodent of the genus Castor, having a wide, flat tail and webbed feet, native to the Northern Hemisphere. · hǎi lí

海王星

(astronomy) The eighth planet in our solar system, represented in astronomy and astrology by ♆. · Hǎi wáng xīng

海王星人

(astrology) Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Neptune. · hǎi wáng xīng rén

海盗

A pirate. · hǎi dào

海盜

(nautical) A sailor attacking an enemy ship by boarding her, or one repelling such attempts by an enemy. · hǎi dào