Chinese–English dictionary

航空學

The design, construction, mathematics and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects · háng kōng xué

舰队

(slang) Water. · jiàn duì

舵

(nautical) The tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a marine vessel; also, the entire steering apparatus of a vessel. · duò

舵工

(nautical) The member of a vessel's crew in charge of steering the vessel; a helmsman or helmswoman. · duò gōng

舵手

In a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew. · duò shǒu

船

(nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo. · chuán

船尾

(nautical) The rear part (after end) of a ship or other vessel. · chuán wěi

船底座

(constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the keel of a ship. It contains the star Canopus, the second brightest star in the night sky. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis. · Chuán dǐ zuò

船桥

(fashion) A narrow elevated stage on which models parade. · chuán qiáo

船窓

(nautical, obsolete) Thick glass set into the side of a ship to let in light. · chuán chuāng

船閘

A segment of a canal or other waterway enclosed by gates, used for raising and lowering boats between levels. · chuán zhá

船首

(nautical) The front part of a vessel. · chuán shǒu

艌

To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials.

良知

(chiefly, fiction, narratology) A personification of the moral sense of right and wrong, usually in the form of a person, a being or merely a voice that gives moral lessons and advices. · liáng zhī

色

(poker) A hand consisting of all cards with the same suit. · sè

色域

All the colours that can be presented by a device such as a monitor or printer. · sè yù

色情

(uncountable, informal) Pornography. [from mid-20th c.] · sè qíng

色情文学

(uncountable) Pornography. · sè qíng wén xué

色情文學作家

One who is involved in the creation or dissemination of pornography. [from mid-19th c.] · sè qíng wén xué zuò jiā

色欲

An ardent desire, especially sexual desire; lust. · sè yù

色狼 (Sèláng)

A man whose chief interest is seducing, usually women.

色素

(biology) Any color in plant or animal cells. · sè sù

色键

(television, cinema) The use of a particular color, usually either green or blue) as a key in a studio in order to allow one image to be seamlessly partially superimposed upon another. · sè jiàn

艺伎

A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy. · yì jì

艺术

(uncountable) The conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colours, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the senses and emotions, usually specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic or plastic medium. · yì shù

艾伯塔省

A province in western Canada. Capital: Edmonton. Largest city: Calgary. · ài bó tǎ shěng

艾伯特

A en given name. · ài bó tè

艾滋病

(disease) Acronym of acquired immune deficiency syndrome. [from 1982] · ài zī bìng

艾西斯

(Egyptian god) An ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, worshiped as the ideal mother and wife and as the matron of nature and magic; also worshiped by (some) Greeks during the Hellenistic period and featured in Greek mythology, and by Romans involved in what was categorized as the Cult of Isis. · ài xī sī

节

A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops. · jiē

节俭的

Of something which is consumed (such as money, goods, etc.): Careful or wise in expenditure; avoiding waste. · jié jiǎn de

节奏

Balanced, rhythmic flow. · jié zòu

节拍器

(music) A device, containing an inverted pendulum, used to mark time by means of regular ticks at adjustable intervals; an electronic equivalent that emits flashes. · jié pāi qì

节日

A social gathering for entertainment and fun; a party. · jié rì

节目

A programme (bulletin, documentary, show, etc.) so transmitted. · jié mù

芋头

Old cocoyam: Colocasia esculenta; taro. · yù tou

芒果

A tropical Asian fruit tree, Mangifera indica. · máng guǒ

芝加哥

A large city, the county seat of Cook County, in northeastern Illinois, United States, located on Lake Michigan. · Zhī jiā gē

芝士

(photography) Said while being photographed, to give the impression of smiling. · zhī shì

芝麻

Any successful means of achieving a result, especially means that are magical or technical, or otherwise beyond the understanding of most people. · zhī ma

芝麻菜

A yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herb of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads, that has a distinct, peppery flavor, of three species: · zhī ma cài

芥末

The leaves of the mustard plant, used as a salad. · jiè mo

芦笋

The young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable. · lú sǔn

芦苇

Phragmites australis, a monoculture reed grass. · lú wěi

芦荟

(in the plural) The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica. · lú huì

芬兰

A Nordic country having borders with Sweden, Norway and Russia in Europe. Official name: Republic of Finland. · Fēn lán

芬兰语

A national of Finland. · Fēn lán yǔ

芬蘭

A Nordic country having borders with Sweden, Norway and Russia in Europe. Official name: Republic of Finland. · Fēn lán

芬蘭語

The Finno-Ugric language spoken by the majority of the people living in Finland, one of the two official languages of the country (the other is Swedish). · Fēn lán yǔ

芭蕾舞

(dances) A classical form of dance. · bā lěi wǔ

芭蕾舞裙

A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting. · bā lěi wǔ qún

花

A flower, especially one indicating that a fruit tree is fruiting; (collectively) a mass of such flowers. · huā

花丝

A strip or compact piece of meat or fish from which any bones and skin and feathers have been removed. · huā sī

花儿

(botany) A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens and/or a pistil. · huā ér

花冠

(botany) The outermost-but-one whorl of a flower, composed of petals, when it is not the same in appearance as the outermost whorl (the calyx); it usually comprises the petal, which may be fused. · huā guān

花剑

(authorship, figuratively) In literature, theatre/theater, etc., a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character and who usually acts as an opponent or antagonist, but can also serve as the sidekick of the protagonist. · huā jiàn

花匠

A person who sells flowers. · huā jiàng

花呢格紋

(uncountable) Woven woollen fabric with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles originally associated with Scottish Highlanders, now with different clans (though this only dates from the late 18th century) and some Scottish families and institutions having their own patterns; (countable) a particular type of such fabric. · huā ní gé wén

花园

An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes. · huā yuán

花園

An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes. · huā yuán

花崗岩

(rock) A group of igneous and plutonic rocks composed primarily of feldspar and quartz. Usually contains one or more dark minerals, which may be mica, pyroxene, or amphibole. Granite is quarried for building stone, road gravel, decorative stone, and tombstones. Common colors are gray, white, pink, and yellow-brown. · huā gāng yán

花序

(botany) A group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches. · huā xù

花朵

(countable) The person (or persons; or thing or things) that is (are) most excellent. · huā duǒ

花束

A bunch of cut flowers. · huā shù

花栗鼠

Any of the subtribe Tamiina of small, striped rodents; they are found in North America, with the exception of the Siberian chipmunk which is found primarily in Asia. · huā lì shǔ

花椰菜

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable. · huā yē cài

花楸

Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan. · huā qiū

花楸属

Any of several trees in the genus Sorbus in North America. · huā qiū shǔ

花瓣

(botany) One of the component parts of the corolla of a flower. It applies particularly, but not necessarily only, when the corolla consists of separate parts, that is when the petals are not connately fused. Petals are often brightly colored. · huā bàn

花瓶

(US, slang) a toilet or lavatory. · huā píng

花生

A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America. · huā shēng

花粉

A fine, granular substance produced in flowers. · huā fěn

花色

(card games) Each of the sets of a pack of cards distinguished by colour and/or specific emblems, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds, or clubs of traditional Anglo, Hispanic, and French playing cards. · huā sè

花菜

Brassica oleracea var. botrytis, an annual variety of cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable. · huā cài

花萼

(botany) The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop. · huā è

花费

An expenditure of physical or mental effort. · huā fèi

花车

An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant. · huā chē

花边

(uncountable) A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread. · huā biān

芳香

Scented, having been given a pleasant smell. · fāng xiāng

芸香

(shapes, heraldiccharge) A thin rhombus, having two acute and two obtuse angles. · yún xiāng

芹菜

A form of celery, Apium graveolens, having an aromatic taproot eaten as a vegetable. [from mid 18th century] · qín cài

芽月

(historical) The seventh month of the French Republican Calendar, starting on the date of the vernal equinox (March 21 or 22) and ending on April 19 or 20. · yá yuè

苍天

(usually, uncountable, literary, poetic, also, figuratively) The vault of the heavens, where the clouds, sun, moon, and stars can be seen; the heavens, the sky. · cāng tiān

苍头燕雀

A small passerine bird, Fringilla coelebs, of the finch family, found throughout Europe and eastward to Iran and eastern Mediterranean coastlands. · cāng tóu yàn què

苍白

Without color; pale; pallid. · cāng bái

苍蝇

(non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges). · cāng ying

苍鹭

Ardea cinerea, an Old World wading bird of the heron family. · cāng lù

苏丹

Republic of the Sudan, since 1955 · sū dān

苏丹共和国

Republic of the Sudan, since 1955 · Sū dān gòng hé guó

苏格兰

A constituent country of the United Kingdom, located in northwest Europe to the north of England. · Sū gé lán

苏格拉底

A en given name of mostly historical use, known after a Greek philosopher. · Sū gé lā dǐ

苏珊

A en given name. · Sū shān

苏维埃

(historical) A workers' council, an institution first formed during the 1905 Russian Revolution and then instituted as the main form of communist government at all levels in the Soviet Union; by extension, a similar organization in early Chinese communism and elsewhere. · Sū wéi āi

苏黎世

The capital city of Zurich canton, Switzerland, on Lake Zurich. · Sū lí shì

苔原

A flat and treeless Arctic biome. · tái yuán

苔藓

Any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specifically, a plant of the phylum Bryophyta (formerly division Musci). · tái xiǎn

苗條

Slender; thin. · miáo tiao

苜蓿

(uncountable) A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop. · mù xu

若瑟兰

(dated) A en given name. · ruò sè lán

苦

Cynical and resentful. · kǔ

苦修

Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline. · kǔ xiū

苦痛

The condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress. · kǔ tòng

苯

(organic compound) An aromatic hydrocarbon of formula C6H6 whose structure consists of a ring of alternate single and double bonds. · běn

苯丙胺

(informal) Any mixture of the two amphetamine enantiomers, dextroamphetamine and levoamphetamine. · běn bǐng àn

苯胺

(organic compound) The simplest aromatic amine, C6H5NH2, synthesized by the reduction of nitrobenzene; it is a colourless oily basic poisonous liquid used in the manufacture of dyes and pharmaceuticals. · běn àn

英亩

Any of various similar units of area in other systems. · yīng mǔ

英仙座

(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. · Yīng xiān zuò

英国

(historical) The territory of the Angles and (later) Anglo-Saxons in Britain at any given time before the founding of the Kingdom of England, or the territory of the English people at any given time, in either the Kingdom of England or the United Kingdom. · Yīng guó

英国人

A person from England or of English descent. · Yīng guó rén

英寸

An English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm, conceived as roughly the width of a thumb. · yīng cùn

英式

(historical) Of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain; Brythonic. · Yīng shì

英文

English-language; of or pertaining to the language, descended from Anglo-Saxon, which developed in England. · Yīng wén

英格兰

(historical) The territory of the Angles and (later) Anglo-Saxons in Britain at any given time before the founding of the Kingdom of England, or the territory of the English people at any given time, in either the Kingdom of England or the United Kingdom. · Yīng gé lán

英語

A combining form relating to the English or British people, culture, or livestock. · Yīng yǔ

英语

English-language; of or pertaining to the language, descended from Anglo-Saxon, which developed in England. · Yīng yǔ

英里

Any of several customary units of length derived from the 1593 English statute mile of 8 furlongs, equivalent to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards of various precise values. · yīng lǐ

英镑

A unit of mass equal to 16 avoirdupois ounces (= 453.592 g). Today this value is the most common meaning of "pound" as a unit of weight. · Yīng bàng

英雄

(informal, intransitive) To act as a hero (brave person; role model; or protagonist). · yīng xióng

英雄主义

The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities. · Yīng xióng zhǔ yì

苹果

A tree of the genus Malus; especially Malus domestica which is cultivated for its edible fruit; the apple tree. [from 15th c.] · píng guǒ

苹果酒

An alcoholic beverage made from apples; cider. · píng guǒ jiǔ

范围

A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky, or land. · fàn wéi

范式

A pattern, a way of doing something; especially a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework. · fàn shì

茄子

(North America, AU, NZ, Philippines) The plant Solanum melongena or its edible fruit; an aubergine. · qié zi

茉莉

Any of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia, having fragrant white or yellow flowers. · mò lì

茎

(nautical) A pin or bolt, usually vertical, which acts as a pivot for a hinge or a rudder. · jīng

茜草

A dye made from the plant. · qiàn cǎo

茧

The silky case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, protecting the pupa within. · jiǎn

茶

(idiomatic, British) To pour out tea for others. · chá

茶叶

(uncountable) The dried leaves or buds of the tea plant; (countable) a variety of such leaves. · chá yè

茶壶

(euphemism) a public lavatory, particularly (dated, _, US, _, gay, _, slang) as a meeting place for gay men. · chá hú

茶杯

A small cup, usually with a handle, commonly used for drinking tea; normally sits in a saucer as part of a tea set. · chá bēi

茶炊

A metal urn with a spigot, for boiling water for making tea. Traditionally, the water is heated by hot coals or charcoal in a chimney-like tube which runs through the center of the urn. Today, it is more likely that the water is heated by an electric coil. · chá chuī

茶色的

Of a brownish, tawny or gray colour, with streaks or spots; streaky, spotted. · chá sè de

茶馆

A cafe or restaurant that serves tea, usually with light food. · chá guǎn

草

(slang, countable) A bag of cannabis. · cǎo

草原

The grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia. [from 1671] · cǎo yuán

草地

An area dominated by grass or grasslike vegetation. · cǎo dì

草坪

(countable) An expanse of land covered in grass; a lawn or meadow. · cǎo píng

草垛

A mound, pile, or stack of stored hay. · cǎo duǒ

草拟

A rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines. · cǎo nǐ

草皮

A lump of something, especially earth or clay. · cǎo pí

草稿

(wiki) An article providing only minimal information and intended for later development. · cǎo gǎo

草莓

(originally, US, slang) A bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin on one’s partner’s body and sucking. [from 1934] · cǎo méi

荒芜

(of places) Of poor fertility, infertile; not producing vegetation; desert, waste. · huāng wú

荞麦

An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.] · qiáo mài

荣誉

A privilege (which honors the person experiencing it). · róng yù

荨麻

Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, stinging nettles: · qián má

药

(uncountable) The study of the cause, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease or illness. · yào

药店

A place or room where something is dispensed, particularly: · yào diàn