Chinese–English dictionary

通货膨胀

(economics) An increase in the quantity of money, leading to a devaluation of existing money, adjusted for by way of higher nominal values. · tōng huò péng zhàng

通过

An articulating bridge or ramp, such as from land to a dock or a ship. · tōng guò

通過

(LGBTQ) The process or act of changing one's gender role or physical and sexual characteristics, by social, medical, or legal methods, to conform to their identified gender, rather than the sex assigned at birth. · tōng guò

速度

(physics) A vector quantity that denotes the rate of change of position with respect to time, combining speed with a directional component. · sù dù

速率

rapidity of movement or activity; agility or dexterity · sù lǜ

速记

A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc. · sù jì

速龍 速龙

A small agile dinosaur, of the genus Velociraptor, having sickle-shaped claws. It is also thought to have had a feathered coat. Fossils have been found in Late Cretaceous deposits Mongolia and China (around 75-71 mya).

連帶影響

A consequence or ensuing result of some action. · lián dài yǐng xiǎng

連接

(uncountable) The act of connecting. · lián jiē

逮捕

(transitive) To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody. [from 14th c.] · dài bǔ

週

A period of seven days beginning with Sunday or Monday. · zhōu

進入

(transitive) To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted. · jìn rù

進取心

(US) Boldness of enterprise; aggressiveness or initiative. · jìn qǔ xīn

進口

(countable) Something brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade. · jìn kǒu

進程

Any channel, either natural or artificial, through which water flows. · jìn chéng

逻辑

(uncountable) A method of human thought that involves thinking in a linear, step-by-step manner about how a problem can be solved. Logic is the basis of many principles including the scientific method. · luó ji

逻辑或

(logic) The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the or operator. · luó jí huò

遇到

(ambitransitive) To reach something that had been ahead. · yù dào

遊行

A group of people or things moving along in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a retinue. · yóu xíng

遊行隊伍

An elaborate public display, especially a parade in historical or traditional costume. · yóu xíng duì wǔ

運動鞋

(UK, Irish) A running shoe or sneaker. · yùn dòng xié

運氣

Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence. · yùn qi

運河

The navigable part of a river. · yùn hé

過失

The improper treatment of a patient by a physician that results in injury or loss. · guò shī

過時

Obsolete; out-of-date. · guò shí

道

(Chinese, _, philosophy) In Taoism, The Way, specifically the transcendental basis of nature and, and/or the ideal way to live one's life. · dào

道士

A follower of Taoism. · dào shì

道德

Capable of right and wrong action. · dào dé

道理

One who makes complaint, one who complains. · dào li

達爾富爾

A region in western Sudan where the Fur live. · Dá ěr fù ěr

達爾文主義

The principles of natural selection set out in Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species (1859), more strictly defined by August Weismann and developed by other authors into a central part of the modern evolutionary synthesis. · Dá ěr wén zhǔ yì

違規

The act or an instance of violating or the condition of being violated. · wéi guī

遗产

A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations. · yí chǎn

遗传

Hereditary transmission of the physical and genetic qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which living beings tend to repeat their characteristics in their descendants. · yí chuán

遗传学

(genetics) Relating to genetics or genes. [from 1908] · yí chuán xué

遗憾

To be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion; lamentable. · yí hàn

遗憾的

Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact. · yí hàn de

遗漏

(transitive) To leave out or exclude. · yí lòu

遙控器

A group of leaders. · yáo kòng qì

遠視

(pathology) The condition of being unable to focus on near objects; presbyopia. · yuǎn shì

遥控器

Ellipsis of remote control. · yáo kòng qì

適合

(intransitive) To have sufficient space available at some location to be able to be there. · shì hé

適應

The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured. · shì yìng

適當

Equal to or fulfilling some requirement. · shì dàng

選帝侯

(historical) A German prince entitled to elect the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire; a prince-elector. · xuǎn dì hóu

選擇

An animal belonging to the infraorder Cetacea, including dolphins, porpoises, and whales. · xuǎn zé

選舉

(transitive) To choose (a candidate) in an election · xuǎn jǔ

遺囑

(law) A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his or her will as to disposal of his or her inheritance (estate and effects) after his or her death, benefiting specified heir(s). · yí zhǔ

遺址

Something or someone that has been ruined. · yí zhǐ

遺失的

Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way. · yí shī de

遺產

(countable) That which a person is entitled to inherit, by law or testament, such as the part of an estate (i.e., a portion). · yí chǎn

避免

(transitive) To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun. · bì miǎn

避孕

The use of a device or procedure to prevent conception as a result of sexual activity. · bì yùn

避孕套

A flexible sleeve made of latex or other impermeable material such as polyurethane or sheepskin, worn over an erect penis during sexual intercourse as a contraceptive or as a way to prevent the spread of STIs during PIV, anal, or oral. · bì yùn tào

避开

(intransitive) To try to avoid giving a direct answer. · bì kāi

邀請

(transitive) To request formally. · yāo qǐng

邀请

(informal) An invitation. · yāo qǐng

還

(aspect) Up to a time, as in the preceding time. · hái

邊界

(sewing) The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying. · biān jiè

邊車 边车

A one-wheeled attachment to the side of a motorcycle to allow for a separate seat for a passenger or cargo space.

邏輯

(uncountable, mathematics) The mathematical study of relationships between rigorously defined concepts and of mathematical proof of statements. · luó ji

邐

To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece. · lǐ

那

(conjunctive) In natural sequence; consequently; so. · nǎ

那不勒斯

A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Naples and the region of Campania, Italy. · Nà bù lè sī

那个

Used in hesitant speech, or to express uncertainty. · nà ge

那么

Agreeing with actual facts or reality; true. · nà me

那儿

In that place; there (at some distance). · nà r

那时

(temporal location) At that time. · nà shí

那样

(demonstrative) Like this, that, these, those; used to make a comparison with something implied by context. · nà yàng

那珂

A city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. · nà kē

那里

(location) In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here). · nà li

邦哥鼓

A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus. · bāng gē gǔ

邦聯

An alliance. · bāng lián

邪恶

Morally corrupt. · xié è

邪惡

That which causes injury, damage, or loss. · xié è

邮

Relating to the collection, sorting and delivery of mail. · yóu

邮政编码

(UK, Irish) A sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the sorting and delivery of post or mail. · yóu zhèng biān mǎ

邰

(historical) An ancient city and former polity under the Xia dynasty in present-day Wugong, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China. · Tái

邻居

The residential area near one's home. · lín jū

郁金香

A type of flowering plant, genus Tulipa. · yù jīn xiāng

郊狼

(canid) Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America. · jiāo láng

部

(legal) A document constituting evidence of a long-term debt, by which the bond issuer (the borrower) is obliged to pay interest when due, and repay the principal at maturity, as specified on the face of the bond certificate. The rights of the holder are specified in the bond indenture, which contains the legal terms and conditions under which the bond was issued. Bonds are available in two forms: registered bonds, and bearer bonds. · bù

部份

(obsolete) A division, a portion, a share, a part, a piece. · bù fèn

部位

A particular point or place in physical space. · bù wèi

部分

A fraction of a whole. · bù fen

部落

(often, plural only) People of the same ethnic descent, not including speaker; brethren. · bù luò

部落的

Of or relating to tribes. · bù luò de

部长

(government) A politician who heads a ministry · bù zhǎng

部门

A part, portion, or subdivision. · bù mén

部队

A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude. · bù duì

部首

(linguistics) In logographic writing systems such as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a character (if any) that provides an indication of its meaning, as opposed to phonetic. · bù shǒu

郵件

A company that delivers messages. · yóu jiàn

郵適員

An employee of the post office who delivers mail (post) to, and collects it from, a residence or business, or from public mailboxes. · yóu shì yuán

都

(intensifier, sometimes, _, childish) Wholly; entirely; completely; totally. · dōu

都柏林

(metonym) The government of the Republic of Ireland. · Dū bó lín

都靈

A city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Turin and the region of Piedmont, Italy. · Dū líng

鄂畢河

A river in Russia; the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers. · è bì hé

鄙夷

(transitive, archaic) To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt. · bǐ yí

鄰居

A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position. · lín jū

配合

(uncountable, linguistics, grammar) Rules that exist in many languages that force some parts of a sentence to be used or inflected differently depending on certain attributes of other parts. · pèi hé

配线槽

A duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled: electrical conduit. · pèi xiàn cáo

配音

(film) The replacement of a voice part in a film or animation, particularly with a translation, revoicing. · pèi yīn

酒

An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%. · jiǔ

酒吧

(mathematics) The sign indicating that the characteristic of a logarithm is negative, conventionally placed above the digit(s) to show that it applies to the characteristic only and not to the mantissa. · jiǔ bā

酒客

Of or pertaining to alcohol. · jiǔ kè

酒家

(informal) A restaurant or café; a place to purchase and eat food. · jiǔ jiā

酒店

(slang) A seedy bar, nightclub, etc. · jiǔ diàn

酒楼

A restaurant or bar. · jiǔ lóu

酒窝

Specifically, a small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth. · jiǔ wō

酒精

(organic compound, countable) Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH). · jiǔ jīng

酗酒

A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning. · xù jiǔ

酣睡的

(of sleep) Quiet and deep. · hān shuì de

酪

(film) Ellipsis of press junket. · lào

酪漿

The liquid left over after producing butter from full cream milk by the churning process, also called traditional buttermilk. · lào jiāng

酯

(organic compound) A compound most often formed by the condensation of an alcohol and an acid, with elimination of water, which contains the functional group carbon-oxygen double bond (i.e., carbonyl) joined via carbon to another oxygen atom. · zhǐ

酵母

Not asleep; conscious. · jiào mǔ

酶

(biochemistry) A biomolecule that catalyses a biological chemical reaction: either a globular protein with this function or an RNA molecule with this function. · méi

酸

Physically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing. [first attested before 1150.] · suān

酸味

(of food etc) pungency or acidity. · suān wèi

酸奶

A milk-based product stiffened by a bacterium-aided curdling process, and sometimes mixed with fruit or other flavoring. · suān nǎi

酸度

The quality or state of being acid. · suān dù

酸模

Rumex acetosa, a taxonomic species within the family Polygonaceae, garden sorrel, native in much of Europe. · suān mó

酸菜

A women's hairstyle, popular in the 1960s, in which long hair is styled into a hive-shaped form on top of the head and usually held in place with lacquer. · suān cài

酸豆

(botany) A tropical tree, Tamarindus indica. · suān dòu

酸软

Performed, done, or acted, weakly; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy. · suān ruǎn

酸辣醬

A sweet or savory but usually spicy condiment, originally from eastern India, made from a variety of fruits and/or vegetables, often containing significant amounts of fresh green or dried red chili peppers. [from 1813] · suān là jiàng

酿酒

The production of alcoholic beverages, such as beer, by fermentation; the process of being brewed. · niàng jiǔ

醃黃瓜

(chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup. · yān huáng guā

醇

(organic compound, countable) Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH). · chún

醉

Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages. · zuì

醉态

(obsolete or literary) Sickness or indisposition caused by excessive eating or drinking. · zuì tài

醉態

(slang) A bout of heavy drinking. · zuì tài

醋

(uncountable) A sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid. · cù

醋栗

The fruit of various shrubs of the genus Ribes, white, black or red. · cù lì

醒悟

(countable) The act or process of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief or illusion. · xǐng wù

醚

(uncountable, organic compound) Diethyl ether (C4H10O), an organic compound with a sweet odour used in the past as an anaesthetic. · mí

醫藥

Something that corrects or counteracts. · yī yào

醫院

A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical or surgical treatment. · yī yuàn

采访

A conversation in person (or, by extension, over the telephone, Internet etc.) between a journalist and someone whose opinion or statements he or she wishes to record for publication, broadcast etc. [from 19th c.] · cǎi fǎng

釋迦

(countable) A formal or official record of something done. · shì jiā

里

An ancient Roman unit of itinerant distance of 1000 paces (mille passus, hence also "mile" from Latin mille, "1000"). Indirectly standardized to 5000 Roman feet by Agrippa in 29 BC. In modern times, Agrippa's Imperial Roman mile is empirically estimated to have been around 1481 meters (1620 yards, 4860 English feet, 0.92 English miles); compared with a modern mile, which is 5280 feet. · lǐ

里加

The capital city of Latvia. · Lǐ jiā

里尔

The capital of Nord department and the Hauts-de-France region, France. · Lǐ ěr

里拉

The former currency of Israel, superseded by the sheqel. · lǐ lā

里斯本

A port city on the Iberian Peninsula, at the mouth of the Tagus River on the Atlantic Ocean; the capital city of Portugal. · Lǐ sī běn

里昂

The third largest city in France; the capital of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. · Lǐ áng

里程碑

(figurative, also, attributive) A major event or discovery. · lǐ chéng bēi

重

(of a physical object) Having great weight. · chóng

重写

(transitive) To write again, differently; to modify; to revise. · zhòng xiě

重商主义

(historical, economics) The theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade, in the manner that a merchant would operate a shop. Typically this model presupposes protectionism. · zhòng shāng zhǔ yì