Chinese–English dictionary

維蘇威火山

A volcanic mountain located on the Gulf of Naples in Italy. · wéi Sū wēi huǒ shān

網

A mesh of string, cord or rope. · wǎng

網站

(Internet) A collection of interlinked web pages on the World Wide Web that are typically accessible from the same base URL and reside on the same server. · wǎng zhàn

綽號

A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic. · chuò hào

綿羊

(comparable) Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, (not comparable) of an animal: from the genus Ovis. · mián yáng

緊急事故

(sometimes, attributive) A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention. · jǐn jí shì gù

緊身衣

A one-piece skintight garment with or without sleeves and without legs (often worn by gymnasts, acrobats, wrestlers, female swimmers, etc.) · jǐn shēn yī

緊迫

The quality or condition of being urgent. · jǐn pò

線

Thread used to sew or stitch two edges (especially of skin) together. · xiàn

編

(transitive) To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another. · biān

編劇

One who writes for the screen, who writes drama for film or television; especially a professional who knows the conventions appropriate to such work. · biān jù

編程序

(computing) The act of writing a computer program. · biān chéng xù

編譯器

(software) A computer program that transforms source code into object code. · biān yì qì

緬

Distant. · miǎn

緬甸人

(chiefly, in the plural) A person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent. · Miǎn diàn rén

練習

(countable) Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability. · liàn xí

縣

The act of consulting. · xiàn

縮寫

An abridgment; a compendium; an abstract. [since the late 16th century] · suō xiě

縮小模型

A copy made at a smaller scale than the original. · suō xiǎo mó xíng

總主教

A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.) · zǒng zhǔ jiào

總和

(uncountable, arithmetic) The arithmetic operation of adding. · zǒng hé

總是

(set phrase, frequency) Very often; frequently. · zǒng shì

總督

One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch. · zǒng dū

繃帶

A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury. · bēng dài

織工

A person who weaves; especially, one who weaves cloth for a living. · zhī gōng

繩子

The string of an archer's bow. · shéng zi

繼承

(transitive) To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death. · jì chéng

繼承人

Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another. · jì chéng rén

繼父

(in the narrow sense) The husband of one's biological mother after her initial marriage to or relationship with one's biological father. · jì fù

繼續

(intransitive) To resume. · jì xù

纖毛

(cytology) A short microscopic hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism) which serve either for propulsion by causing currents in the surrounding fluid or as sensors. · xiān máo

纖維

(countable) A single piece of a given material, elongated and roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibres to form thread. · xiān wéi

红

(cooking) Particularly of meat, especially beefsteak: cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red. · gōng

红外线

Having a wavelength in the infrared spectrum. · hóng wài xiàn

红宝石

(uncountable, printing, UK, dated) The size of type between pearl and nonpareil, standardized as 5½-point. · hóng bǎo shí

红心

The center or inner part of a space or area. · hóng xīn

红斑

Abnormal redness and inflammation of the skin, due to vasodilation. · hóng bān

红旗

(literally) A flag that is red, especially associated with leftist revolutionary ideologies. · hóng qí

红杉

(countable) A coniferous tree, of genus Larix, having deciduous leaves, in fascicles. · hóng shān

红树林

(ecology) A tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees. · hóng shù lín

红色

An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc. · hóng sè

红锆石

Any bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, native to the Mediterranean and South Africa. · hóng gào shí

纤毛

(cytology) A short microscopic hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism) which serve either for propulsion by causing currents in the surrounding fluid or as sensors. · xiān máo

纤维

(mathematics) The preimage of a given point in the range of a map. · xiān wéi

纤维素

A complex carbohydrate that forms the main constituent of the cell wall in most plants and is important in the manufacture of numerous products, such as paper, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and explosives. · xiān wéi sù

约会

An informal contract; a mutual agreement. · yuē huì

约伯

(book of the bible) A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh. · Yuē bó

约克

A city, unitary authority, and borough of North Yorkshire, England. · Yuē kè

约制

(legal, uncountable) Use of physical or moral force to compel a person to do something, or to abstain from doing something, thereby depriving that person of the exercise of free will. · yuē zhì

约塔

The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (Ι, ι). · yāo tǎ

约拿书

A en given name. · Yuē ná shū

约旦

A small town, the county seat of Garfield County, Montana. · Yuē dàn

约瑟夫

(biblical character) Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel. · Yuē sè fū

约翰 約翰

A fried, filled pancake-like food eaten in Korea

级

(finance) An estimate, based on a company, government or person's history of borrowing and repayment or available financial resources, that is used by creditors to determine the maximum amount of credit that can be extended without undue risk. · jí

纪录

An item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium. · jì lù

纪律

A controlled behaviour; self-control. · jì lǜ

纪念

The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration to honor the memory of some person or event. · jì niàn

纪念碑

A monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle. · jì niàn bēi

纬度

(geography, astronomy, countable) The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point. · wěi dù

纯净

Of spirits: undiluted, unmixed; neat. [from 19th c.] · chún jìng

纯洁的

Pure, especially morally or religiously. · chún jié de

纯种马 純種馬

Bred from pure stock.

纯素食

Relating to vegans or veganism. [from 1944] · chún sù shí

纳秒

(metrology) An SI unit of time equal to 10−9 seconds. Symbol: ns · nà miǎo

纳税人

A person who is subject to, liable for, or pays tax. · nà shuì rén

纳米技术

The science and technology of creating nanoparticles and of manufacturing machines which have sizes within the range of nanometres (1–100 nm). · nà mǐ jì shù

纳米比亚

A country in Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Namibia. Capital: Windhoek. · Nà mǐ bǐ yà

纳粹

(historical) Of or pertaining to the Nazi Party specifically, or to Nazism, neo-Nazism, or neo-Nazis more generally. · Nà cuì

纳粹主义

The ideology of any other (neo-)Nazi party; Nazism. · Nà cuì zhǔ yì

纳西瑟斯

(Greek mythology) A youth who spurned the love of Echo and fell in love with his own reflection in a pool: in some versions of the myth, he drowned trying to reach it, while in others he sat fixated until a god took pity and transformed him into a flower. · nà xī sè sī

纵使

Regardless of whether; irrespective of (something happening or being the case). · zòng shǐ

纷乱

The unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony. · fēn luàn

纸

A sheet material typically used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibres from a suspension in water. · zhǐ

纸型

(textiles) The paper or cardboard template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric prior to cutting out and assembling. · zhǐ xíng

纸镇

A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away. · zhǐ zhèn

纹身

An image made on a body part, usually the skin with ink and a needle. · wén shēn

纺锤

One of the bars or rounds of a rack, rungs of a ladder, etc; one of the cylindrical bars of a lantern wheel · fǎng chuí

纽

The letter of the Greek alphabet Ν and ν. · niǔ

纽伦堡

A major city in Bavaria, Germany. · Niǔ lún bǎo

线

A fine thread or wire. · xiàn

线圈

(electronics) A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow. · xiàn quān

线性

Having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course. · xiàn xìng

线段

(geometry) A part of a straight line bounded by two points. · xiàn duàn

线索

Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion. · xiàn suǒ

练

(intransitive, sports) To train. · liàn

练习

To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop. · liàn xí

组合

The process of assembling or bringing together. · zǔ hé

组织

(uncountable) The way in which something is organized, such as a book or an article. · zǔ zhī

细胞

(obsolete) Specifically, any of the supposed compartments of the brain, formerly thought to be the source of specific mental capacities, knowledge, or memories. [14th–19th c.] · xì bāo

细鞋跟

A very tall, narrow heel on a shoe. · xì xié gēn

织布机

A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making. · zhī bù jī

织物

(countable) A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose. · zhī wù

织补

To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather, or the like. · zhī bǔ

终于

Close to the right time. · zhōng yú

经度

(geography) Angular distance measured west or east of the prime meridian. · jīng dù

经济

(obsolete) System of management; general regulation and disposition of the affairs of a state or nation, or of any department of government. · jīng jì

经济学

(social sciences) The study of resource allocation, distribution and consumption; of capital and investment; and of management of the factors of production. · jīng jì xué

经济学者

An expert in economics, especially one who studies economic data and extracts higher-level information or proposes theories. · jīng jì xué zhě

经济衰退

(economics) A period of reduced economic activity · jīng jì shuāi tuì

经理

The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group. [from 13th c.] · jīng lǐ

经纪人

One who exerts power, or has the power to act. · jīng jì rén

经线

(also, geography) In full terrestrial meridian: a great circle on the Earth's surface, passing through the geographic poles (the terrestrial North Pole and South Pole); also, half of such a circle extending from pole to pole, all points of which have the same longitude. [from 14th c.] · jīng xiàn

经过

From one side to the other within (a space being traversed). · jīng guò

经验

The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering. · jīng yàn

绑带 綁帶

(medicine) Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy.

结

(UK, Ireland, , slang, vulgar) The glans penis. · jiē

结合

An emotional link, connection or union; that which holds two or more people together, as in a friendship; a tie. · jié hé

结婚

(transitive) To arrange for the marriage of; to give away as wife or husband. [from 14th c.] · jié hūn

结婚的

Of or pertaining to wedding and marriage. · jié hūn de

结尾

Pertaining to the finish or ending of a series of events; occurring at the end or after all others. · jié wěi

结构

(literally) A support structure comprising joined parts or conglomerated particles and intervening open spaces of similar or larger size. · jié gòu

结构上的

Of, relating to, or having structure. · jié gòu shàng de

结构楣

A horizontal structural or finish piece over an opening. · jié gòu méi

结果

The result of computation; the amount computed. · jiē guǒ

结核

(pathology) The most common form of active tuberculosis (TB) infecting the lungs, generally caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. · jié hé

绘文字

A digital graphic icon with a unique code point used to represent a concept, object, person, animal or place, originally used in Japanese text messaging but since adopted internationally in other contexts such as social media. Or, by extension, any non-standard emoji-like image inserted inline in text, i.e. an image emoticon. · huì wén zì

绘画

the action of applying paint · huì huà

给

To transfer one's possession or holding of (something) to (someone). · gěi

绝望

The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up of hope. · jué wàng

绞刑 絞刑

(countable, uncountable) The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).

绞痛

(pathology) Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems). · jiǎo tòng

统一

The act of unifying. · tǒng yī

统计学

A discipline, principally within applied mathematics, concerned with the systematic study of the collection, presentation, analysis, and interpretation of data. · tǒng jì xué

继任者

The heir to a throne. · jì rèn zhě

继承

An inheritance; property that may be inherited. · jì chéng

继电器

(electronics) An electrical actuator that allows a relatively small electrical voltage or current to control a larger voltage or current. [from 19th c.] · jì diàn qì

续作

A dependent or follower of someone of rank. · xù zuò

绳子

A unit of measurement for firewood, equal to 128 cubic feet (4 × 4 × 8 feet), composed of logs and/or split logs four feet long and none over eight inches diameter. It is usually seen as a stack four feet high by eight feet long. · shéng zi

维也纳

A state of Austria, including the city, within the state of Lower Austria. · Wéi yě nà

维他命B

People with whom one is acquainted who can offer help and influence. · wéi tā mìng B

维修

To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). [from 14th c.] · wéi xiū

维吉尔

Pūblius Vergilius Marō (70–19 BCE), Roman epic writer from the Augustan period, best known for writing the Aeneid. · Wéi jí ěr

维基

A collaborative website which can be directly edited merely by using a web browser, often by anyone who has access to it. · wéi jī

维基百科

A free-content, multilingual, online encyclopedia and wiki run by the Wikimedia Foundation. · Wéi jī Bǎi kē

维基词典

A particular version of this dictionary project, written in a certain language, such as the English-language Wiktionary (often known simply as the English Wiktionary). · Wéi jī cí diǎn

维度

(mathematics) Appended to cardinal numbers or algebraic symbols to form adjectives meaning "having the stated number of dimensions". · wéi dù

维格沃姆

A dwelling having an arched framework overlaid with bark, hides, or mats, used by Native Americans in the northeastern United States. · wéi gé wò mǔ

维生素

Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function; found in minute amounts in plant and animal foods or sometimes produced synthetically; deficiencies of specific vitamins produce specific disorders. · wéi shēng sù

维纳斯

(astronomy) The second planet in the Solar system, named for the goddess. · Wéi nà sī

维罗纳

A city, the capital of the province of Verona, straddling the river Adige in Veneto, northern Italy. · Wéi luó nà

绺

An individual length of any fine, string-like substance. · liǔ

综合症

Any set of characteristics regarded as identifying a certain type, condition, etc., usually adverse. · zōng hé zhèng

绿

One who advocates for the protection of the environment and biosphere from misuse from human activity through such measures as ecosystem protection, waste reduction and pollution prevention. · lù

绿宝石

Of a rich green colour. · lǜ bǎo shí

绿松石

A wrench (spanner) with an adjustable jaw. · lǜ sōng shí

绿色

Having a status (as correct, ready, or safe) denoted or coded by the color green. · lǜ sè

缅甸

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Capital: Naypyidaw. Officially known as Myanmar. · Miǎn diàn

缅甸 緬甸

Of or relating to Burma (Myanmar) or its people or language.

缎子

A cloth woven from silk, nylon or polyester with a glossy surface and a dull back. (The same weaving technique applied to cotton produces cloth termed sateen). · duàn zi