Chinese–English dictionary

獵鷹

Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey. · liè yīng

獾

Any mammal belonging to the genera Meles, Arctonyx, Mellivora and Taxidea. · huān

玄武岩

(mineral) A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust. · xuán wǔ yán

玉

A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines. · yù

玉夫座

(constellation) A dim spring constellation of the southern sky. It lies between Aquarius and Phoenix and lies in the direction of the southern pole of the Milky Way. · Yù fū zuò

玉石

(mineral) A semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the other being jadeite). · yù shí

玉米

(Commonwealth, but not Australia or New Zealand, uncountable) Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region. · yù mǐ

玉米花

(chiefly, uncountable) A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating. · yù mǐ huā

王

A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation. · wáng

王冠

(headwear, monarchy) A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem. · wáng guān

王国

(archaic, or, legal, &, rhetoric) A territory or state, as ruled by an absolute authority, especially by a king; a kingdom. [from ca. 1300] · wáng guó

王國

A realm having a king or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign. · wáng guó

王子

Someone who is preeminent in their field; a great person. [from 13th c.] · wáng zǐ

王室的

Very grand or fine. · wáng shì de

王朝

A series of rulers or dynasts from one family. · wáng cháo

王牌

A playing card that features a picture of a joker (that is, a jester) and that may be used as a wild card in some card games. · wáng pái

王者之剑

(Arthurian legend) The legendary sword of King Arthur, having magical properties. · wáng zhě zhī jiàn

玖

A numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten. · jiǔ

玛土撒拉

The oldest person whose age is recorded in the Hebrew Bible, having reportedly lived 969 years. · mǎ tǔ sā lā

玛拉基书

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh. · Mǎ lā jī shū

玛歌

A en given name. · mǎ gē

玛芬

A small cake baked in a usually paper container shaped like a cup, often with icing on top. · mǎ fēn

玩

Amusement, enjoyment or pleasure. · wán

玩偶

(slang) An attractive person, especially a young woman. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] · wán ǒu

玩具

(informal) Something that is very easy to do. · wán jù

玩家

One who plays at a game of chance, who gambles. · wán jiā

玩忽职守

Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes. [from 16thc.] · wán hū zhí shǒu

玩意兒

(slang) Something, generally a device, for which one does not know the proper term. · wán yì r

玩笑

(archaic) An act performed for amusement; a joke. · wán xiào

玫瑰花

A flower of the rose plant. · méi guī huā

环

(astronomy) A ring of light in a celestial body, especially when caused by an annular eclipse (for example, when the Sun and Moon are in line with the Earth, but the Moon does not completely cover the Sun's disc). · huán

环境

Encompassing on all sides; surrounding; encircling; enveloping. · huán jìng

环境的

Pertaining to the environment. · huán jìng de

环己烷

(organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C6H12, consisting of a ring of six carbon atoms; a volatile liquid. · huán jǐ wán

环烷烃

(organic compound) Any saturated alicyclic hydrocarbon. · huán wán tīng

环面

(Australia, North America) A peel-out or skid mark in the shape of a circle; a 360-degree skid. · huán miàn

现代

(history) Quality of being of the modern period of contemporary historiography. · xiàn dài

现代化

The process of modernizing. · xiàn dài huà

现在

currently, now, at this moment in time, at the present time. · xiàn zài

现实主义

A concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary. · xiàn shí zhǔ yì

现状

The state of things; the way things are, as opposed to the way they could be; the existing state of affairs. · xiàn zhuàng

玻利維亞

A country in South America. Official name: Plurinational State of Bolivia. Capitals: La Paz and Sucre. · Bō lì wéi yà

玻利维亚

A country in South America. Official name: Plurinational State of Bolivia. Capitals: La Paz and Sucre. · Bō lì wéi yà

玻尿酸

(sugar acid) A mucopolysaccharide (a kind of polymer) that forms a gel-like substance within animal connective tissue. · bō niào suān

玻璃

(usually, uncountable) An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and lime is added). · bō li

玻璃紙

Any of a variety of transparent plastic films, especially one made of processed cellulose. · bō li zhǐ

玻璃质的

Of or resembling glass; glassy. · bō li zhì de

玻色子

(particle) A particle with totally symmetric composite quantum states, which exempts them from the Pauli exclusion principle, and that hence obeys Bose-Einstein statistics. They have integer spin. Among them are many elementary particles, and some (gauge bosons) are known to carry the fundamental forces. Compare fermion. · bō sè zǐ

玻里尼西亞

A continental region of Oceania, including Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, and most of the islands between them. · Bō lǐ ní xī yà

珀耳修斯

(Greek mythology) The mythological Greek warrior who slew the Gorgon Medusa by decapitating her. He married Andromeda after rescuing her from Ceto and founded Mycenae. He was the son of Zeus and Danae. · pò ěr xiū sī

珉

A fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of gypsum, used ornamentally. · mín

珊瑚

Of, relating to, written for, or performed by a choir or a chorus. · shān hú

珍宝

A hidden supply or fund. · zhēn bǎo

珍寶

(literally, countable, and, uncountable) A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc. · zhēn bǎo

珍珠

(uncountable, printing, dated) The size of type between excelsior and diamond, standardized as 4-point. · zhēn zhū

珠宝商

A box for storing jewels. · zhū bǎo shāng

班

(countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes. · bān

班加西

A port city in eastern Libya. · bān jiā xī

班长

(military) A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private. · bān zhǎng

現代

A car manufactured by the Hyundai Motor Group. · xiàn dài

現實

An instance or quality of being actual or factual; fact. · xiàn shí

球

A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass. · qiú

球体

Celestial sphere; one of the azure transparent spheres conceived by the ancients to be enclosed one within another, and to carry the heavenly bodies in their revolutions · qiú tǐ

球员

A person who games the system. · qiú yuán

球场

(sports, UK, Australia, NZ) The field on which cricket, soccer, rugby, gridiron or field hockey is played. (In cricket, the pitch is in the centre of the field; see cricket pitch.) (Not often used in the US or Canada, where "field" is the preferred word.) · qiú chǎng

球拍

(countable, sports) An implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a shuttlecock in badminton. · qiú pāi

球膽

The inflatable bag inside various balls used in sports, such as footballs and rugby balls. · qiú dǎn

球茎

A short, vertical, swollen, underground stem of a plant (usually one of the monocots) that serves as a storage organ to enable the plant to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as drought. · qiú jīng

球門

(sport) In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object. · qiú mén

球队

A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble; sometimes, such a group working for a professional recording artist. · qiú duì

球面

The area or sphere of control and influence of something. · qiú miàn

球鞋

(footwear) A shoe designed for sports or other forms of physical exercise, typically with a soft, rubber sole. · qiú xié

理则

Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning. · lǐ zé

理发

(card games) The act or right of dividing a deck of playing cards. · lǐ fà

理发师

A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers. · lǐ fà shī

理发店

(countable) The place of business of a barber; a store where a person (usually a male) can go to get a haircut. · lǐ fà diàn

理性

The quality or state of being rational; due exercise of reason; reasonableness. · lǐ xìng

理性主义

(philosophy) The theory that the reason is a source of knowledge independent of and superior to sense perception. · lǐ xìng zhǔ yì

理性决策

A firm decision or an official decision. · lǐ xìng jué cè

理想

Perfect, flawless, having no defects. · lǐ xiǎng

理查德

(rare, _, compared to given name) A surname originating as a patronymic. · Lǐ chá dé

理由

The background of embroidery, etc. · lǐ yóu

理致

(uncountable) Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition. · lǐ zhì

理解

A thorough understanding. · lǐ jiě

理論

(sciences) A coherent statement or set of ideas that explains observed facts or phenomena and correctly predicts new facts or phenomena not previously observed, or which sets out the laws and principles of something known or observed; a hypothesis confirmed by observation, experiment etc. [from 17th c.] · lǐ lùn

琥珀

A surname from German or Yiddish. · hǔ pò

琵鹭

A kitchen utensil shaped like a paddle and used for mixing, beating etc. · pí lù

琺瑯

An opaque, glassy coating baked onto metal or ceramic objects. · fà láng

瑜伽

Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind. · yú jiā

瑞典

A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Sweden. · Ruì diǎn

瑞典人

A person from Sweden or of Swedish descent. · ruì diǎn rén

瑞典的

Of or pertaining to Sweden. · ruì diǎn de

瑞典芜菁

(now, North America) The edible root of this plant · ruì diǎn wú jīng

瑞典语

Of or pertaining to Sweden. · Ruì diǎn yǔ

瑞士

A country in Western Europe and Central Europe. Official name: Swiss Confederation. Capital: Bern (de facto). · Ruì shì

瑞士人

Of, from, or pertaining to Switzerland or the Swiss people. · Ruì shì rén

瑪拉基書

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh. · Mǎ lā jī shū

環境

(computing) The software or hardware existing on any particular computer system. · huán jìng

環形交叉

(architecture) A round building, usually small, often with a dome. · huán xíng jiāo chā

環形山

(astronomy) A hemispherical pit created by the impact of a meteorite or other object. [from 1831] · huán xíng shān

環景攝影

A picture or series of pictures representing a continuous scene. · huán jǐng shè yǐng

環礁

A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform. · huán jiāo

環面

(geometry) The standard representation of such a space in 3-dimensional Euclidean space: a surface or solid formed by rotating a closed curve, especially a circle, about a line which lies in the same plane but does not intersect it (e.g. like a ring doughnut). · huán miàn

瓜

(countable) The large, round to ovoid fruits that have rinds and are of such plants · guā

瓜地亞納河

A major river in Spain and Portugal. · guā dì yà nà hé

瓜达尔卡纳尔岛

A volcanic island in the Pacific, part of the Solomon Islands. · Guā dá ěr kǎ nà ěr Dǎo

瓜达尔基维尔河

A river in southern Spain. · guā dá ěr jī wéi ěr hé

瓜达拉哈拉

A city, the capital of Guadalajara, Spain. · Guā dá lā hā lā

瓢虫

Any of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and red or yellow spotted elytra. · piáo chóng

瓦

A flat, rectangular piece of rock or stone used for paving or roofing. · wǎ

瓦地

(geography) A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding. · wǎ dì

瓦特

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W · wǎ tè

瓦西里

A en given name, in quiet but steady use in the UK. · Wǎ xī lǐ

瓦龙语

Of, from or relating to Wallonia. · wǎ lóng yǔ

瓶

The contents of such a container. · píng

瓶子

The contents of such a container. · píng zi

瓶頸

(nautical) A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses when the vessel is close-hauled; also, a rope employed to pull the lower corner of a studding sail to the boom. · píng jǐng

瓷器

(uncountable) Chinaware: porcelain tableware. · cí qì

瓷土

A fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, paper-making, etc. · cí tǔ

甜

Tasting of sugars. · tián

甜味剂

A food additive that replicates the sweetness of sugar but is not sugar. · tián wèi jì

甜甜圈

A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, usually mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, often made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape flattened sphere shape filled with jelly/jam, custard, or cream. · tián tián quān

甜菜

Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar. · tián cài

生

To give birth to. · shēng

生产

The action or process of making goods systematically or on a large scale. · shēng chǎn

生产力

The state of being productive, fertile, or efficient. · shēng chǎn lì

生命

Life. · shēng mìng

生命的

(biology) Of, pertaining to, or produced by life or living organisms. · shēng mìng de

生存​能力

The property of being viable; the ability to live or to succeed.

生态

(biology) The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other. · shēng tài

生态学

(biology) The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other. · shēng tài xué

生态系统

A system formed by an ecological community and its environment that functions as a unit. · shēng tài xì tǒng

生日

The anniversary of the day on which something is created. · shēng rì

生殖

The replaying of something previously recorded, especially sound or moving images. · shēng zhí

生殖器

(by extension) Any sex organs, whether external or internal; body parts responsible for sexual reproduction or sexual stimulation. · shēng zhí qì

生殖腺

(anatomy) A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary. · shēng zhí xiàn

生气

(transitive) To cause such a feeling of antagonism in. · shēng qì

生活

(uncountable) The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living. · shēng huó

生物

A living creature. · shēng wù

生物化学

A chemist whose speciality is biochemistry · shēng wù huà xué

生物化學

(uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism; the study of such chemistry. · shēng wù huà xué

生物圈

The part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life. · shēng wù quān

生物多样性

(ecology) The diversity (number and variety of species) of plant and animal life within a region. · shēng wù duō yàng xìng

生物学

The study of all life or living matter. · shēng wù xué

生物学家

A student of biology; one versed in the science of biology. · shēng wù xué jiā

生物學

The study of all life or living matter. · shēng wù xué

生物工程學

The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical and other technological applications. · shēng wù gōng chéng xué

生物群系

Any major regional biological community such as that of forest or desert. · shēng wù qún xì

生理学

A branch of biology that deals with the functions and activities of life or of living matter (as organs, tissues, or cells) and of the physical and chemical phenomena involved. · shēng lǐ xué

生菜

A food made primarily of a mixture of raw or cold ingredients, typically vegetables, usually served with a dressing such as vinegar or mayonnaise. · shēng cài