Chinese–English dictionary

优美地

In a neat manner. · yōu měi dì

优胜者

(sometimes, _, postpositive) Crowned, or decked, with laurel. · yōu shèng zhě

优越

Common or widespread; prevalent. · yōu yuè

优雅

Elegant, highly stylish or fashionable. · yōu yǎ

优雅的

Elegant, stylish. · yōu yǎ de

伙

A group of criminals or alleged criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit. · huǒ

伙伴

A companion in battle; fellow soldier. · huǒ bàn

会

A congregation of people in one place for a purpose. · huì

会合

(intransitive) To assemble or gather together in one place, to gather up; to congregate. · huì hé

会员

A person who has membership in some group, association or religion. · huì yuán

会员 會員

The body of members of an organization.

会计学

(uncountable, British, NZ, often, _, Philippines, accounting) The function of compiling and providing financial information primarily by reports referred to as financial statements, including bookkeeping, systems design, analysis and interpretation of accounting information. · kuài jì xué

会计师

A reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s). · kuài jì shī

会议

(business) An event organized by a for-profit or non-profit organization to discuss a pressing issue, such as a new product, market trend or government regulation, with a range of speakers. · huì yì

会话

A conversation or dialogue. [from 15th c.] · huì huà

会费

(insurance) The amount to be paid for an insurance policy. · huì fèi

会阴

The ventral area (very bottom) of the human body between where the legs fork from the torso, in the area of the genitals and anus. · huì yīn

伞

A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun. · sǎn

伞兵

A type of soldier who is trained to enter combat zones by parachuting from aircraft. · sǎn bīng

伟业

A heroic or extraordinary deed. · wěi yè

传声器

(transitive) To install an electronic listening device or devices in. · chuán shēng qì

传奇

A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface element, etc. · chuán qí

传感器

A device or organ that detects certain external stimuli and responds in a distinctive manner. · chuán gǎn qì

传播学

The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission. · chuán bō xué

传教士

(religion) A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or creed (Particularly used in context of Christianity). · chuán jiào shì

传真

A document sent, or received and printed, by a fax machine. · chuán zhēn

传票

An official summons or notice given to a person to appear. · chuán piào

传统

A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays. · chuán tǒng

传统上

In a traditional manner. · chuán tǒng shàng

传译

To decode the meaning of a topic and then act, whether to continue researching the topic, follow through, act in opposition, or further the understanding through sharing an interpretation. · chuán yì

传说

(rare, literary) an epic, saga · chuán shuō

传递性

(grammar, of a verb) Taking a direct object or objects. · chuán dì xìng

伤口

(legal) An injury to the body, mind or emotions, as opposed to an injury to property. · shāng kǒu

伤疤

A permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by the healing of a wound. · shāng bā

伤痕

A permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by the healing of a wound. · shāng hén

伦敦

The capital city of the United Kingdom; the capital city of England, within Greater London. Situated on the tidal River Thames in southeast England, with a metropolitan population of more than 13,000,000. · Lún dūn

伦理

(philosophy, not comparable) Of or relating to the study of ethics. · lún lǐ

伦理学

study of principles governing right and wrong conduct · lún lǐ xué

伪善者

A traitor or hypocrite, such as a co-worker or friend assumed trustworthy but who figuratively attacks when one's back is turned. · wěi shàn zhě

伪装起来

(transitive) To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity. · wěi zhuāng qǐ lái

伯利兹

An English-speaking country in Central America, formerly called British Honduras. · Bó lì zī

伯利恆

A city in Northampton County and Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. · Bó lì héng

伯尔尼

A federal city of Switzerland; the capital city of Bern canton. · Bó ěr ní

伯恩茅斯

A large town, part of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, Dorset, England. · Bó ēn máo sī

伯母

(US, slang, colloquial, derogatory, dated) A homosexual male. · bó mǔ

伯爵

The male ruler of a county. · bó jué

伯父

The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent. · bó fù

伯里克利

(historical) An Ancient Greek politician. · Bó lǐ kè lì

估量

(uncountable) The condition of grief caused by losing someone or something, especially someone who has died. · gū liang

伴侶

(colloquial, variously expressing familiarity, admiration, or hostility) A form of address, particularly of men: guy, dude, fella, mack, buddy, loser. (Originally as 'old buster.) · bàn lǚ

伴奏

(music) A part, usually performed by instruments, that gives support or adds to the background in music, or adds for ornamentation; also, the harmony of a figured bass. · bàn zòu

伶鼬

The common weasel, little weasel, or simply weasel (Mustela nivalis), the smallest member of the weasel genus Mustela, native to Eurasia, North America, and North Africa. · líng yòu

伸展

(transitive) To lengthen by pulling. · shēn zhǎn

似神

Having the characteristics of a god. · sì shén

但

In a limited manner; only · dàn

但以理书

A book in the Old Testament of the Bible. · Dàn yǐ lǐ shū

但以理書

A book in the Old Testament of the Bible. · Dàn yǐ lǐ shū

但愿

(idiomatic) Provided that, if, assuming (depending upon some condition or requirement). · dàn yuàn

但是

(idiomatic, colloquial) Used to express the speaker's wish that the preceding statement were true · dàn shì

但願

(uncomparable) It is hoped that; I hope; we hope. [from 18th c.] · dàn yuàn

位

(mathematics, computing) A binary digit, generally represented as a 1 or 0. · wèi

位移

The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced. · wèi yí

位置

A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion of strife; a position taken or contended for. · wèi zhi

位能

(physics) The gravitational potential: the radial (irrotational, static) component of a gravitational field, also known as the Newtonian potential or the gravitoelectric field. · wèi néng

低

A low spectrum of sound tones. · dī

低估

(transitive) To estimate too low; to perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth, etc., than what he/she/it actually has. · dī gū

低地

An area which is considered particularly low or lower than surrounding areas. · dī dì

低氣壓

(meteorology) An area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes. · dī qì yā

低能

(of a person or animal) Pertaining to or resembling an idiot; characterised with behaviour resembling idiocy. · dī néng

低血压

(medicine, cardiology) The disease or disorder of abnormally low blood pressure. · dī xuè yā

低音管

A musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges. · dī yīn guǎn

低音谱号

(music) a clef which indicates the position of F below middle C in a given staff. · dī yīn pǔ hào

住

(transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. [from mid-12th c.] · zhù

住处

A place to live or lodge. · zhù chù

住宅区

A group of often architecturally similar buildings constructed at the same time, primarily for residential accommodation. · zhù zhái qū

住所

(geology, mining) An unusual concentration of ore in a lode or a small, discontinuous occurrence or patch of ore in the wallrock. · zhù suǒ

住處

(chiefly, British, usually, a mass noun) Lodging in a dwelling or similar living quarters afforded to travellers in hotels or on cruise ships, or prisoners, etc. · zhù chù

住進

(transitive) To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration · zhù jìn

佐渡

A city in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. · zuǒ dù

佐罗

A fictional character, a daring and mysterious avenger, created in 1919 by pulp writer Johnston McCulley. · Zuǒ luó

佐藤

A surname from Japanese. · Zuǒ téng

体操

(of clothing or utensils) Designed for informal or everyday use. · tǐ cāo

体操运动员

One who performs (the sport of) gymnastics. · tǐ cāo yùn dòng yuán

体温过低

(pathology) Abnormally low body temperature; specifically, below 35 degrees Celsius for humans. · tǐ wēn guò dī

体积

Size, specifically, volume. · tǐ jī

体育场

A venue where sporting events are held. · tǐ yù chǎng

体育家

A participant in any of a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking. · tǐ yù jiā

体视

Of sound, music, etc, recorded in stereo. · tǐ shì

体谅

(transitive) To feel or express compassion or sympathy for (someone or something). · tǐ liàng

余多

(informal) To an extraordinary degree. · yú duō

余款

Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government. · yú kuǎn

余震

(seismology) An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock"). · yú zhèn

佛教

The religion or philosophy derived from the teachings of Gautama Buddha. · Fó jiào

佛教徒

Of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism. · Fó jiào tú

佛珠

Each in a string of small balls making up the rosary or paternoster. [from 14thc.] · fó zhū

佛罗伦萨

A city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Florence and the region of Tuscany, Italy. · Fó luó lún sà

佛羅倫薩

A city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Florence and the region of Tuscany, Italy. · Fó luó lún sà

佛陀

Siddhartha Gautama, the Nepali prince and Indian philosopher and teacher who founded Buddhism. · Fó tuó

作

(transitive) To befall; to happen to; to come upon. · zuō

作业

(education) A task given to students, such as homework or coursework. · zuò yè

作乱

(uncountable) The action of part or all of a national population violently rising up against the government or other authority; (countable) an instance of this; a revolt, an uprising; specifically, one that is at an initial stage or limited in nature. · zuò luàn

作品

The art or process of working with a needle especially in embroidery or needlepoint. · zuò pǐn

作家

(dated) A literary man; a scholar or author. · zuò jiā

作弊碼

(video games) A hidden means of gaining an unfair advantage in a video game, often by entering a cheat code. · zuò bì mǎ

作战的

Of or relating to tactics. · zuò zhàn de

作曲家

Especially, one who composes music. · zuò qǔ jiā

作業系統

(computing, software) Software that is designed for controlling the allocation and the use of various hardware resources to tasks and remote terminals. · zuò yè xì tǒng

作者

A creative artist, especially a film director, seen as having a specific, recognisable artistic vision, and who is seen as the single or preeminent ‘author’ of their works. · zuò zhě

作装饰用的

Serving as an ornament; having no purpose other than to make more beautiful. · zuò zhuāng shì yòng de

作風​馬虎​的

(pejorative) Suggesting or reflecting the efforts of an amateur; not seeming professional or polished.

佝偻病

(pathology) A disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D, causing soft or weak bones. · gōu lóu bìng

你

An exclamation to get attention. · nǐ

你们

(reflexive pronoun) Inflection of you (plural) used as the object of a verb or non-locative preposition in a clause whose subject is the same (the people addressed). · nǐ men

你们的

Belonging to you; of you; related to you (plural; more owners). · nǐ men de

你好

(nautical) Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention. · nǐ hǎo

你好吗

Conventional response to "how are you?", indicating that one is well. · nǐ hǎo ma

你没事吧 很

All right, acceptable, permitted.

你的

(archaic, EME) Second-person singular prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy). · nǐ de

佣金

The thing to be done as agent for another. · yòng jīn

佩内洛普

(Greek mythology) The faithful wife of Odysseus. · pèi nèi luò pǔ

佩劍

(British spelling, Canadian spelling) A light sword with a curved blade, sharp along the front edge, part of the back edge, and at the point. · pèi jiàn

佩斯利花布

A soft woollen fabric having this motif. · pèi sī lì huā bù

使不同

To show or be the difference or distinction between things. · shǐ bù tóng

使兴奋的

Stimulating or invigorating. · shǐ xīng fèn de

使分流

(transitive, linguistics) To find the derivation of (a word or phrase). · shǐ fēn liú

使吃驚

(transitive, especially, law) To dull the senses or capacity to think thereby reducing responsiveness; to stun. · shǐ chī jīng

使命

The qualities of a hard worker, including conscientiousness, determination, and perseverance. · shǐ mìng

使固定

To restrain someone; to arrest. · shǐ gù dìng

使徒

(Christianity) Any of the group of twelve disciples chosen by Jesus to preach and spread the Gospel. · shǐ tú

使成为

(figuratively) To avenge, to exact revenge. · shǐ chéng wéi

使概念化

To interpret a phenomenon by forming a concept. · shǐ gài niàn huà

使洁净

(transitive) To remove air bubbles from a pipe containing other fluids. · shǐ jié jìng

使活动

(transitive) To put a device, mechanism (alarm etc.) or system into action or motion; to trigger, to actuate, to set off, to enable. · shǐ huó dòng

使满意

(transitive) To give contentment or satisfaction to; to satisfy; to make happy. · shǐ mǎn yì

使用

To apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use. · shǐ yòng

使用者

(computing) A person who uses a computer or a computing network, especially a person who has received a user account. · shǐ yòng zhě

使缠绕

(transitive) To wave or swing vigorously · shǐ chán rào

使腐烂

(intransitive) To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality. · shǐ fǔ làn

使调和

(transitive) To bring things into harmony, or to make things compatible; to reconcile; juggle. · shǐ diào hé

使馆

The term of office of a consul. · shǐ guǎn

使魔

(linguistics) Characteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal. · shǐ mó

侄女

(comics) A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings. · zhí nǚ

侄子

A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew). · zhí zi

來

(intransitive) To move nearer to the point of perspective. · lái

來由

Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing. · lái yóu

來自

With reference to the location or position of a speaker or other observer or vantage point. · lái zì

來賓

(mostly, archaic) A visitor or caller; one who attends (is present at or regularly goes to) some event or place. · lái bīn

例

A manuscript used by a scribe to make a handwritten copy; the original document to be reproduced in a copy machine. · lì

例外

The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule. · lì wài

例如

(formal, somewhat, dated) For example; for instance. (Compare such as.) · lì rú