Chinese–English dictionary

药物

(pharmacology) A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose. · yào wù

荷

A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae. · hé

荷兰

A traditional region of the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland. · Hé lán

荷兰人

A Dutch man; a man from the Netherlands. · hé lán rén

荷兰语

Of or pertaining to the Netherlands, the Dutch people or the Dutch language. · Hé lán yǔ

荷官

The person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table, such as in a casino. · hé guān

荷蘭

The Kingdom of the Netherlands. A country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten. · Hé lán

荷马

Ancient Greek poet; author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. · Hé mǎ

荷鲁斯

(Egyptian god) The ancient Egyptian falcon-headed god of the sun, sky, war, and kingship. · hé lǔ sī

莉莉丝

(mythology) A Mesopotamian storm demon, a bearer of disease and death. · lì lì sī

莊園

A landed estate. · zhuāng yuán

莎丽

The traditional dress of women in the Indian Subcontinent; an outer garment consisting of a single length of cotton or silk, most often with one end wrapped around the waist to form a skirt, the other draped over the shoulder or head. · shā lì

莎士比亚

William Shakespeare, an English playwright and poet of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. · Shā shì bǐ yà

莖

(uncountable) The plant itself, including many species in the grass family Gramineae; a reed · jīng

莙薘菜

(uncountable, culinary) An edible leafy vegetable, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla, with a slightly bitter taste. · jūn dá cài

莫斯科

A federal city, the capital and largest city of Russia. · Mò sī kē

莫桑比克

A country in East Africa and Southern Africa. Official name: Republic of Mozambique (since 1990). Capital: Maputo. · Mò sāng bǐ kè

莱比锡

An independent city in Saxony, Germany. · Lái bǐ xī

莱茵河

A major river in western Europe, which flows through Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Germany, France and the Netherlands, before emptying into the North Sea. · Lái yīn Hé

莱讷河

A rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement. · lái nè hé

莳萝

Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed. · shí luó

菊

Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads. · jú

菊池

A city in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan. · Jú chí

菊花

Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads. · jú huā

菊苣

(chiefly, Britain) Common chicory (Cichorium intybus), source of Belgian endive, radicchio, and certain other cultivars with other names. · jú jù

菜

A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice in the culinary sense. · cài

菜单

The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare. · cài dān

菜泥

A food that has been ground or crushed into a thick liquid or paste. · cài ní

菜谱

A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips. · cài pǔ

菜鸟

An inexperienced recruit, especially in the police or armed forces. · cài niǎo

菟丝子

Any of about 100-170 species of yellow, orange or red (rarely green) parasitic plants of the genus Cuscuta. Formerly treated as the only genus in the family Cuscutaceae, it is now placed in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. · tù sī zǐ

菠菜

A particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea, or its leaves. · bō cài

菠萝

(uncountable) The flesh of a pineapple fruit used as a food item. · bō luó

菩提萨埵

(Buddhism) A person who has taken specific lay or monastic vows and who is on the road to perfect knowledge; specifically, one who foregoes personal nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment. · Pú tí sà duǒ

菲律宾

The islands of the Malay Archipelago on which the country of Philippines is situated · Fēi lǜ bīn

菲律宾语

(uncountable) The national language of the Philippines, based on Tagalog. · Fēi lǜ bīn yǔ

菲律賓

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Philippines. Capital: Manila. · Fēi lǜ bīn

菲斯

A felt hat in the shape of a truncated cone, having a flat top with a tassel attached. · fēi sī

萊昂

A city in northwestern Spain, the former capital of the Kingdom of Leon. · lái áng

萊檬

Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon. · lái méng

萎縮

(pathology) A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use. [from early 17th c.] · wěi suō

萜烯

(organic compound) Any of a very large class of naturally occurring and synthetic organic compounds formally derived from the hydrocarbon isoprene; they include many volatile compounds used in perfume and food flavours, turpentine, the steroids, the carotene pigments and rubber. · tiē xī

萝卜

An object, person or endeavour in a state of failure, has failed at something or incapable of success. · luó bo

萝莉

(slang) A sexually mature person below, or appearing to be below, the legal age of consent, who is regarded, usually by an adult, as being sexually attractive and/or seductive. · luó lì

萤

(Northern US, Western US, Florida) Any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence during twilight. · yíng

营

(military) An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment. · yíng

营 业 执 照

The legal terms under which a person is allowed to use a product, especially software.

营养

Of, pertaining to, or providing nutrition. · yíng yǎng

营养学家

A person who studies or practices dietetics. · yíng yǎng xué jiā

萨丁人

A native or inhabitant of Sardinia, Italy. · sà dīng rén

萨丁岛

An island and autonomous region of Italy, in the Mediterranean Sea. · sà dīng dǎo

萨克森

A state of modern Germany, located in the east, far from historical Saxon lands. Official name: Free State of Saxony. · Sà kè sēn

萨图尔努斯

(Roman god) The god of fertility and agriculture, equivalent to the Greek Cronos. · sà tú ěr nǔ sī

萨尔茨堡

The present federal state of Austria surrounding the city. · Sà ěr cí bǎo

萨拉热窝

The capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, built on the Miljacka river. · Sà lā rè wō

萨摩亚

A country consisting of the western part of the Samoan archipelago in Polynesia, in Oceania. Official name: Independent State of Samoa. Capital and largest city: Apia. Formerly Western Samoa, and, before that, German Samoa. It is distinct from American Samoa. · Sà mó yà

萨斯喀彻温

A prairie province in western Canada. Capital: Regina. · Sà sī kā chè wēn

萨格勒布

The capital and largest city of Croatia. · Sà gé lè bù

萨迦

An Old Norse (Icelandic) prose narrative, especially one dealing with family or social histories and legends. · Sà jiā

萨马拉

A city, the administrative center of Samara Oblast, Russia, the sixth-largest in the country by population. · sà mǎ lā

萬有在神論

(philosophy, religion) A doctrine that the universe subsists within God, but that God nevertheless transcends or has some existence separate from the universe. · wàn yǒu zài shén lùn

萵苣

An edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green or purple leaves. · wō jù

萼片

(botany) One of the component parts of the calyx, particularly when such components are not fused into a single structure. · è piàn

落

(intransitive) To descend, fall down, collapse. · là

葉

(publishing, bookbinding, advertising) A sheet of a book, magazine, etc. (consisting of two pages, one on each face of the leaf). · yè

葉子

The leaves of plants. · yè zi

著作

A sacred writing or holy book. · zhù zuò

著名

Famous, celebrated, or well-known; widely praised or highly honored. · zhù míng

著名的

famous or widely praised · zhe míng de

著地

(intransitive) To descend to a surface, especially from the air. · zháo dì

葛󠄀城

A city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

葡萄

(countable) A small, round, smooth-skinned edible fruit, usually purple, red, or green, that grows in bunches on vines of genus Vitis. · pú tao

葡萄園

A grape plantation, especially one used in the production of wine. · pú tao yuán

葡萄柚

The large spherical tart fruit produced by this tree. · pú táo yòu

葡萄牙

A country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula. Official name: Portuguese Republic. Capital and largest city: Lisbon. · Pú táo yá

葡萄牙人

(chiefly, in the plural) A person native to, or living in, Portugal. · Pú táo yá rén

葡萄牙語

Of or pertaining to the people of Portugal or their culture. · Pú táo yá yǔ

葡萄牙语

(of a person) Portuguese-speaking. · Pú táo yá yǔ

葡萄糖

The naturally occurring dextrorotatory form of glucose monosaccharide molecule. · pú tao táng

葡萄酒

Of a deep purple red color like that of Burgundy wine. · pú tao jiǔ

葫芦

The bottle gourd (calabash vine, Lagenaria siceraria), believed to have originated in Africa, which is grown for its fruit that are used as a vegetable and to make containers (sense 3); the fruit of this plant. · hú lu

葬礼

A ceremony to honor and remember a deceased person, often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased. · zàng lǐ

葬禮

A ceremony to honor and remember a deceased person, often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased. · zàng lǐ

葯

Tending or used to cure disease or relieve pain. · yào

蒔蘿

Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed. · shí luó

蒙古

A country in East Asia. Capital and largest city: Ulaanbaatar. · Měng gǔ

蒙古包

A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger). · měng gǔ bāo

蒙古国

A country in East Asia. Capital and largest city: Ulaanbaatar. · Měng gǔ guó

蒙古語

(now, _, historical) A Mongol or Mongolian, especially a member or follower of the Moghul dynasty. · Měng gǔ yǔ

蒙古语

(uncountable) A group of languages from Mongolia, specifically Khalkha, the official language of Mongolia. · Měng gǔ yǔ

蒙巴萨

A large coastal city in Kenya, the second-largest city in Kenya. · Méng bā sà

蒙得维的亚

The capital city of Uruguay. · Méng dé wéi dì yà

蒙特塞拉

An island and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean. Official name: Montserrat. · méng tè sài lā

蒙特塞拉特

An island and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean. Official name: Montserrat. · Méng tè sài lā tè

蒙蒙细雨

Light rain. · méng méng xì yǔ

蒜

A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking. · suàn

蒸发

The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state. · zhēng fā

蒸氣

The suspended condensate (cloud) formed by water vapour when it encounters colder air. · zhēng qì

蒸餾

To heat (a substance, usually a liquid) so that a vapour is produced, and then to cool the vapour so that it condenses back into a liquid, either to purify the original substance or to obtain one of its components; to subject to distillation. · zhēng liú

蒸馏

(chemistry, chemical engineering) The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation. · zhēng liú

蒸馏酒

(usually, in the plural) A volatile liquid, such as alcohol. The plural form spirits is a generic term for distilled alcoholic beverages. · zhēng liú jiǔ

蒺藜

(weaponry) A metal object, usually small, with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to pedestrians, horses, and vehicles (also used as a heraldic charge). · jí li

蓄意破坏者

A person who intentionally causes the destruction of property in order to hinder the efforts of their enemy. · xù yì pò huài zhě

蓖麻毒蛋白

(protein, poison) An extremely toxic lectin extracted from the castor bean. · bì má dú dàn bái

蓝

(particle physics) Having a colour charge of blue. · lán

蓝宝石

(countable) A clear deep blue variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone. · lán bǎo shí

蓝牙

(networking, trademark) An industrial specification for wireless personal area networks. · Lán yá

蓝色

Sky blue; resembling the clear blue colour of the unclouded sky. · lán sè

蓟

This plant seen as the national emblem of Scotland. · jì

蔚蓝

(countable, and, uncountable) The clear blue colour of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of this colour. · wèi lán

蔬菜

(botany) The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food. · shū cài

蔷薇果

The fleshy false fruit of a wild rose plant (e.g. sweetbrier, dog rose, burnet rose, etc.), containing the achenes or true fruits. · qiáng wēi guǒ

蕉麻

The fibre of the abaca. · jiāo má

蕊

a stick of butter (chiefly, North America) A small rectangular block, with a length several times its width, which contains by volume one half of a cup of shortening (butter, margarine or lard). · ruǐ

蕨

Any of a group of some twenty thousand species of vascular plants classified in the division Pteridophyta that lack seeds and reproduce by shedding spores to initiate an alternation of generations. · jué

薄烤餅

A ludicrous or humiliating situation. Some effort that went quite wrong. · bó kǎo bǐng

薄烤饼

(countable, and, uncountable) A thin batter cake fried in a pan or on a griddle in oil or butter; in particular: · bó kǎo bǐng

薄片

A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything · báo piàn

薄荷

Operated by coins. · bò he

薄荷醇

(organic compound) A cyclic monoterpene alcohol; the major component of the essential oil of peppermint; used in pharmaceutical preparations as an antitussive and antipruritic agent, as a nasal decongestant, and in menthol cigarettes. · bò he chún

薑

The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative. · jiāng

薩丁尼亞語

A Romance language spoken in the Italian region of Sardinia. · sà dīng ní yà yǔ

薩伊

(historical) Former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a country in Central Africa; used from 1971–1997. · sà Yī

薩克斯風

A single-reed instrument musical instrument of the woodwind family, usually made of brass and with a distinctive loop bringing the bell upwards. · sà kè sī fēng

薩巴

An island, dependent territory, and special municipality of the Netherlands in the Caribbean, in the southern part off the west coast of Venezuela. · sà bā

薩摩亞語

(uncountable) The Samoan language. · sà mó yà yǔ

薩瓦河

A river in southern Europe, a right side tributary of the Danube at Belgrade. · Sà wǎ Hé

薪水

(originally, nautical) Meticulously neat and tidy. · xīn shuǐ

薪金

A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually calculated on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages. Implies a degree of professionalism and/or autonomy. · xīn jīn

薰衣草

Any of a group of European plants, genus, Lavandula, of the mint family. · xūn yī cǎo

藍寶石

(countable) A clear deep blue variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone. · lán bǎo shí

藍精靈

(comics, fictional character) A blue pixie with a white stocking cap, from the media franchise The Smurfs. · Lán jīng líng

藍莓

(countable) An edible round berry, belonging to the cowberry group (Vaccinium sect. Cyanococcus), with flared crowns at the end, that turns blue on ripening. · lán méi

藏

(transitive, astronomy) To cover or hide from view. · cáng

藏語

(uncountable) A language of Tibet · Zàng yǔ

藏语

Pertaining to Tibet, the Tibetan people, culture, or language. · Zàng yǔ

藜麥

A goosefoot (Chenopodium quinoa) native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds. · lí mài

藝術

(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

藝術家

A person who creates art as an occupation. · yì shù jiā

藤

The plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow. · téng

藤壺

A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships. · téng hú

藤本植物

Any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping, especially a climbing plant of the genus Parthenocissus. · téng běn zhí wù

藥

A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient. · yào

藥丸

A small tablet (originally diamond-shaped) or medicated sweet used to ease a sore throat. · yào wán

藥店

(uncountable) The science of medicinal substances, inclusive of pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry, and forensics. · yào diàn

藥膏

An ointment, cream, or balm with soothing, healing, or calming effects. · yào gāo

蘇丹

A hereditary ruler in various Muslim states (sultanate), varying from petty principalities (as in Yemen), often vassal of a greater ruler, to independent realms, such as Oman, Brunei, Morocco (until 1957) or an empire such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire. · sū dān

蘇丹娜葡萄

A type of viol, a cither viol. · Sū dān nà pú tao

蘇拉

Any of the 114 chapters of the Quran. · Sū lā

蘇格蘭

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