Chinese–English dictionary

耐心

(of a person) Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting. · nài xīn

耐性

Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance under provocation. · nài xìng

耗费

(transitive) To use up. · hào fèi

耙

(British spelling) . · bà

耧斗菜

Any plant of the genus Aquilegia, having distinctive bell-shaped flowers with spurs on each petal. · lóu dǒu cài

耳

The folded corner of the page of a book or other publication, either due to having been read many times or intentionally as a sort of bookmark. · ěr

耳廓

(anatomy, zoology) The visible part of the ear in most therians that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal. · ěr kuò

耳朵

(art, relational) Pertaining to a style of ornamental decoration, originating in Northern Europe in the first half of the 17th century, that uses softly flowing abstract shapes in relief some of which bear a resemblance to the human ear; commonly used in silverware, picture frames, and architecture. · ěr duo

耳机

(usually, in plural) : a cushioned speaker placed on, over, or inside the ear, normally used in left/right pairs. · ěr jī

耳环

(informal) Something or someone old. · ěr huán

耳環

A piece of jewelry worn on the ear. · ěr huán

耳聋

(This entry is a translation hub.) · ěr lóng

耳語

A sibilant sound, such as that made by a snake or escaping steam; an unvoiced fricative. · ěr yǔ

耳鸣

(otolaryngology, pathology) The experience of auditory sensations, such as a ringing or pulsating sound, occurring in the absence of any external stimulus. · ěr míng

耶利米

(Abrahamism, biblical character) An ancient prophet, the author of the Book of Jeremiah, and of the Lamentations. · Yē lì mǐ

耶和华

(religion) A transliteration of the Masoretic pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton. · Yē hé huá

耶拿

An independent city in Thuringia, Germany. · Yē ná

耶稣

(historical, religion) One of a variety of persons or entities in western Manichaeism, of whom some correspond closely to the Christian conception of Jesus of Nazareth. · Yē sū

耶稣会士

(Catholicism) A member of the Society of Jesus. · Yē sū huì shì

耶稣降生

Christmas season; Christmastide; yuletide · Yē sū jiàng shēng

耶穌

(historical, religion) One of a variety of persons or entities in western Manichaeism, of whom some correspond closely to the Christian conception of Jesus of Nazareth. · Yē sū

耶路撒冷

A city in the Holy Land between the Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the claimed capital city of both Israel and Palestine. · Yē lù sā lěng

聊天

To be engaged in informal conversation. · liáo tiān

聋

Unable (or partially able) to hear. · lóng

职业

(religion) A promise or vow made on entering a religious order. [from 12th c.] · zhí yè

职位

An assigned station; a guard post. · zhí wèi

职员

A person who provides labor to a company or another person. · zhí yuán

联合

A group of countries acting together for political or economic goals, an alliance. · lián hé

联合国

Initialism of United Nations. · Lián hé guó

联邦

Array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members. · lián bāng

联邦主义

A system of national government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of regions with delimited self-governing authority. · lián bāng zhǔ yì

聖事

(Christianity) A sacred act and the attendant ceremony, considered (theology) an outward sign of divine grace, instituted by Jesus Christ. · shèng shì

聖經

The Jewish holy book that was largely incorporated into the Christian Bible. · Shèng jīng

聖誕節

(originally, Christianity) A festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian, pagan, and secular customs, which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 (Christmas Day) in most places. · Shèng dàn jié

聖體

An expression of surprise or shock. · shèng tǐ

聚合物

(organic chemistry) A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain or network of many repeating units, formed by chemically bonding together many identical or similar small molecules called monomers. A polymer is formed by polymerization, the joining of many monomer molecules. · jù hé wù

聚會

To come face to face with by accident; to encounter. · jù huì

聚酯

A material or fabric made from polyester polymer · jù zhǐ

聞

(transitive) To detect the scent of; to discern by the sense of smell. · wén

聪明

(informal) Shrewd, well-informed and perceptive. · cōng ming

聯

(intransitive, of an object) To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. · lián

聯盟

(uncountable) Association or partnership. · lián méng

聯絡

An established communications or transportation link. · lián luò

聯繫

(transitive) To establish communication with (something or someone). · lián xì

聯邦

(obsolete) The well-being of a community. · lián bāng

聯隊

(military) An air force formation. · lián duì

聰明

Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept. · cōng ming

聲

Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character · shēng

聲稱

(transitive) To make a claim as justification or proof; to make an assertion without proof. · shēng chēng

聲音

One who speaks; a speaker. · shēng yīn

職員

A person who provides labor to a company or another person. · zhí yuán

職業

One’s calling in life; one's working occupation or profession, especially when pursued seriously and/or over a long period of time. · zhí yè

職業生涯

(obsolete) A short gallop of a horse. [16th–18th c.] · zhí yè shēng yá

聽

(intransitive, _, except in archaic usage) To use one's sense of hearing and auditory cognition in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a specific sound. · tīng

聽覺

(uncountable) The sense used to perceive sound. · tīng jué

聾

The condition of being deaf; the lack or loss of the ability to hear. · lóng

肆州

(historical) A town in Sizhou prefecture, Shanxi, in imperial China. · sì zhōu

肇事者

One who perpetrates; especially, one who commits an offence or crime. · zhào shì zhě

肉

The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat. · ròu

肉冻

A meat or fish jelly. · ròu dòng

肉圓

A ball of minced or ground meat, seasoned and cooked. · ròu yuán

肉桂

Containing cinnamon, or having a cinnamon taste. · ròu guì

肉湯

(uncountable) Water in which food (meat, vegetable, etc.) has been boiled. · ròu tāng

肉色

Of a rosy pink or red colour. · ròu sè

肉豆蔻

The aromatic seed of this tree, used as a spice. · ròu dòu kòu

肉酱

One of pounded foods, such as fish paste, liver paste, or tomato paste. · ròu jiàng

肉馅马铃薯饼

(non-idiomatic usage, cooking) A pie containing meat. · ròu xiàn mǎ líng shǔ bǐng

肋骨

A small, flat face often cut at the base of a brilliant-cut gemstone. · lèi gǔ

肌动蛋白

(protein, uncountable) A globular structural protein that polymerizes in a helical fashion to form an actin filament (or microfilament). · jī dòng dàn bái

肌肉

(uncountable) A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement. · jī ròu

肏

(ambitransitive, informal) To have sexual intercourse (with); to bonk. · cào

肖像

(law enforcement) A photograph of a person's face, especially one taken by the police during an arrest. · xiào xiàng

肘

The distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger used as an informal unit of length. · zhǒu

肚

(anatomy) The middle section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist; the abdomen and its back part. · dǔ

肚子

The abdomen (especially a fat one). · dù zi

肚臍

(anatomy) The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of placental mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth. · dù qí

肛交

A sexual activity involving stimulation of a sexual partner's anus or rectum, especially by penetration with a penis or other object. · gāng jiāo

肛门

(anatomy) The orifice of the rectum in most mammals, teleost fish, and many invertebrates, through which feces and flatus are ejected. · gāng mén

肝炎

Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection. · gān yán

肝素

(carbohydrate, pharmaceutical drug) A compound occurring in the liver and other tissues which inhibits blood coagulation. A sulfur-containing polysaccharide, it is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis. · gān sù

肝脏

(anatomy) A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions. · gān zàng

肝臟

Of or relating to the liver. · gān zàng

肠

(in the plural) The entrails or intestines; the internal organs of the stomach. · cháng

肠的

Relating to the intestines. · cháng de

股

(business) Ownership, especially in terms of net monetary value of some business. · gǔ

股份

(finance) The capital raised by a company through the issue of shares; the total of shares held by an individual shareholder. · gǔ fèn

股份有限公司

A body corporate, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members. · gǔ fèn yǒu xiàn gōng sī

股息

(finance) A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually). · gǔ xī

股票

(finance) A financial instrument that shows that one owns a part of a company that provides the benefit of limited liability. · gǔ piào

股骨

(skeleton) The bone that extends from the pelvis to the knee in humans; the femur. · gǔ gǔ

肢

A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing). · zhī

肤浅的

Concerned mainly with superficial matters. · fū qiǎn de

肥料

A natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants. · féi liào

肥皂

(countable, uncountable, informal, by extension, mineral) Some other substance, often a detergent or another surfactant, able to mix with both oil and water, used for cleaning. · féi zào

肥皂盒

(figuratively, often pejorative) A platform or outlet, such as a media platform, that a person uses to express his or her opinions. · féi zào hé

肥胖症

(pathology) The state of being obese. · féi pàng zhèng

肩

(anatomy) The joint between the arm and the torso, sometimes including the surrounding muscles, tendons, and ligaments. · jiān

肩并肩地

Side by side and facing forward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470.)] · jiān bìng jiān dì

肩胛骨

A blade of a waterwheel. · jiān jiǎ gǔ

肯尼亚

A country in East Africa. Official name: Republic of Kenya. · Kěn ní yà

肯特

A maritime county in southeast England bordered by East Sussex, Surrey, Greater London, the North Sea and the English Channel. · Kěn tè

肱骨

(anatomy) The bone of the upper arm. · gōng gǔ

肺

(anatomy) A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood. · fèi

肺炎

Inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other infectious microorganisms. · fèi yán

肾

An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine. · shèn

肾上腺素

(hormone) Epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter. · shèn shàng xiàn sù

肾脏

An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine. · shèn zàng

肿大

(obsolete) One of the protuberances on the cranium which, in phrenology, are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind. Also (dated, metonymically) the faculty itself · zhǒng dà

肿瘤学

The branch of medicine concerned with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. · zhǒng liú xué

胃

Of or relating to the stomach. · wèi

胆

(by extension, informal) Courage; determination. · dǎn

胆小的

Tending to fear; timid. · dǎn xiǎo de

胆小鬼

A person who lacks courage. · dǎn xiǎo guǐ

胆汁

A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion. · dǎn zhī

背

The rear of the body, especially the part between the neck and the end of the spine and opposite the chest and belly. · bēi

背 面

The symbolic identity, represented by a name and/or a logo, which indicates a certain product or service to the public.

背信弃义的

Of, pertaining to, or representing perfidy; disloyal to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance. [from late 16th c.] · bèi xìn qì yì de

背包

A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books. · bēi bāo

背叛

(transitive) To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly. · bèi pàn

背骨

(countable) The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals. · bèi gǔ

胎

An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal. · tāi

胎盤

(botany) In flowering plants, the part of the ovary where ovules develop; in non-flowering plants where the spores develop. · tāi pán

胖

(typography, of, _, typefaces) Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface. · pán

胚胎

In the reproductive cycle, the stage after the fertilization of the egg that precedes the development into a fetus. · pēi tāi

胜利

(uncountable) The condition or state of having won a battle or competition, or having succeeded in an effort; (countable) an instance of this. · shèng lì

胡同猫

An urban feral cat. · hú tóng māo

胡子

(ornithology) One of the many side branches of a feather, which collectively constitute the vane. · hú zi

胡子茬

A fashionable short growth of male facial hair. · hú zi chá

胡椒

(uncountable) A spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe berries of this plant. · hú jiāo

胡椒薄荷

A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath. · hú jiāo bò he

胡狼

Any of certain wild canids of the genera Lupulella and Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf. · hú láng

胡萝卜

A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, family Apiaceae, especially the subspecies sativus. · hú luó bo

胡言乱语

nonsense, gobbledygook · hú yán luàn yǔ

胡话

A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, which is meaningless despite possibly appearing to have meaning. · hú huà

胫

The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone: w:Shinbone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia · jìng

胫骨

(anatomy) The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee · jìng gǔ

胭脂

(uncountable, countable) A sort of makeup, frequently a powder, used to redden the cheeks. · yān zhī

胰岛素

A polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism (in various animals including humans). · yí dǎo sù

胰脏

(anatomy) A gland near the stomach which secretes a fluid into the duodenum to assist with food digestion. · yí zàng

胳肢

(transitive) To touch repeatedly or stroke delicately in a manner which typically causes laughter, pleasure and twitching. · gé zhi

胳膊

(anatomy) The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand. · gē bo

胶囊

(physiology) A membranous envelope. · jiāo náng

胶囊剂

Any of several designs of closure used to seal bottles. · jiāo náng jì

胸

A box, now usually a large strong box with a secure convex lid. · xiōng

胸卡

A small nameplate, identifying the wearer, and often giving additional information. · xiōng kǎ

胸罩

An item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts. [from 1920s] · xiōng zhào

胸腺

(transitive, US, slang) To obtain illegally, as by con game. [from early 20th c.] · xiōng xiàn

胸骨

(anatomy) The central narrow bone in the front of the chest, connecting the collarbone and the top ribs. · xiōng gǔ

能

(Manglish, Singlish, intransitive) To be fine or acceptable; to be possible; (with liao or already) to be enough. Often used in conjunction with a variety of clause-final particles, e.g., lah, meh or one, to express different attitudes towards the subject matter. · néng

能剧

(uncountable) A kind of classical Japanese musical drama. · néng jù