Chinese–English dictionary

項

(anatomy) The back part of the neck. · xiàng

順帶一提

(conjunctive, idiomatic) Incidentally; used in referencing a parenthetical statement not timely, central, or crucial to the topic at hand; foregone, passed by, something that has already happened. · shùn dài yī tí

預報

An estimation of a future condition. · yù bào

預感

A strong intuition that something is about to happen (usually something negative, but not exclusively). · yù gǎn

預測

To estimate how something will be in the future. · yù cè

預知

(transitive) To know of (something) before it happens; to expect. · yù zhī

預言

A statement of what will happen in the future. · yù yán

預訂

A reservation for a service, such as travel or hotel accommodation. · yù dìng

預防醫學

(medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for, disease. · yù fáng yī xué

頑固

Determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want. · wán gù

頓河

A river, the fifth-longest in Europe, in Tula, Lipetsk, Voronezh, Volgograd and Rostov Oblasts, Russia, flowing 1160 miles to the Sea of Azov. · Dùn Hé

領土

(Australia) One of three of Australia's federal entities, located in the country's north and southeast, with fewer powers than a state and created by an act of Parliament rather than by the Constitution: Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory. · lǐng tǔ

領子

The part of an upper garment (shirt, jacket, etc.) that fits around the neck and throat, especially if sewn from a separate piece of fabric. · lǐng zi

領導能力

The capacity of someone to lead others. · lǐng dǎo néng lì

領巾

A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck. · lǐng jīn

領帶

A strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front. · lǐng dài

領港員

A person who knows well the depths and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coast. · lǐng gǎng yuán

頭

(countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs. · tóu

頭條新聞

(media) A story included in a publication that is highlighted on the front cover. · tóu tiáo xīn wén

頭骨

(skeleton) The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible. · tóu gǔ

頸

(anatomy) The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals. · gěng

頻率

(uncountable, or, countable) The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period. · pín lǜ

頻繁

Done or occurring often; common. · pín fán

頻閃觀測器

Instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals. · pín shǎn guān cè qì

顎

One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth. · è

類人類

Having the appearance or characteristics of a human; being anthropomorphic under some criteria (physical, mental, genetical, ethological, ethical etc.). · lèi rén lèi

類似

(often, followed by to) Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind. · lèi sì

類別

A group, often named or numbered, to which items are assigned based on similarity or defined criteria. · lèi bié

類推

A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation. · lèi tuī

顧客

A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services. · gù kè

顧客服務

The act of providing services to customers before, during and after a purchase. · gù kè fú wù

顫抖

A nervous action; a tic. · chàn dǒu

顯微鏡

(US, _, printing, rare, dated) A size of type between Saxon and excelsior, 2+1⁄2-point type. · xiǎn wēi jìng

顯然

(usually, negative) In a clear and unambiguous manner. · xiǎn rán

顯示

A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another. · xiǎn shì

顱骨

A human skull, as symbol of death. · lú gǔ

顳顬

(anatomy) The slightly flatter region, on either side of the head of a vertebrate, including a human, behind the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch, and forward of the ear. · niè rú

页

(computing) A screenful of text and possibly other content; especially, the digital simulation of one side of a paper leaf. · xié

顶梁柱

A chief support. · dǐng liáng zhù

顶点

The highest point, top or apex of something. · dǐng diǎn

顶针

(sewing) A pitted, now usually metal, cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, which is used in sewing to push the needle through material. · dǐng zhēn

项目

A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages. · xiàng mù

项链

(technology) Any encircling device or structure. · xiàng liàn

顽固的

(said of people and their conviction) Firm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined. · wán gù de

顾问

A person or party that is consulted. · gù wèn

预兆

A sense of evil to come. · yù zhào

预想

(countable) A preconception, any preconceived opinion or feeling, whether positive or negative. · yù xiǎng

预感

(idiomatic) An instinct or intuition; an immediate or basic feeling or reaction without a logical rationale. · yù gǎn

预测

A forecast of the future course or outcome of a situation based on what is presently known; a prediction. [from mid 17th c.] · yù cè

预言

(uncountable) The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future events. · yù yán

预订的

expected to arrive; scheduled · yù dìng de

预选 預選

Any of a series of sports events that determine the finalists

领主

One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign ruler; in Scotland, a male member of the lowest rank of nobility (the equivalent rank in England is baron) · lǐng zhǔ

领事

(by extension) An official residing in major foreign towns to represent and protect the interests of the merchants and citizens of their country. · lǐng shì

领会

(chiefly, passive voice, slightly, _, formal) To convert (something imaginary or planned, as a goal or idea) into reality; to bring into real existence, to make real. [from early 17th c.] · lǐng huì

领土

A large extent or tract of land; for example a region, country or district. · lǐng tǔ

领带

(sailing) A length of rope or canvas band used for reefing a sail, or holding a stowed sail in place. · lǐng dài

领空

(politics, aviation) A specified portion of the atmosphere, especially that under the technical aviation control and/or jurisdiction of a particular state over which territory (and territorial waters) it lies. · lǐng kōng

颊骨

The small prominent bone of the cheek. · jiá gǔ

颊髯

A person who is preferred or trusted above all others. · jiá rán

频道

The natural or man-made deeper course through a reef, bar, bay, or any shallow body of water. · pín dào

颜料

A colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied. · yán liào

颜色

Conveying color, as opposed to shades of gray. · yán sè

颤音

(music) The musical effect or technique where the pitch or frequency of a note or sound is quickly and repeatedly raised and lowered over a small distance for the duration of that note or sound. · chàn yīn

風帽

A covering for the head, usually attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak. · fēng mào

風景如畫

Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting; pleasingly beautiful. · fēng jǐng rú huà

風暴

Any disturbed state of the atmosphere causing destructive or unpleasant weather, especially one affecting the earth's surface involving strong winds (leading to high waves at sea) and usually lightning, thunder, and precipitation. · fēng bào

風格

A kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially of literature or other artworks. · fēng gé

風濕病學

(medicine) The branch of medicine specializing in arthritis and other ailments of the joints. · fēng shī bìng xué

風琴

(musical instruments) A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such. · fēng qín

颱風

(in particular) A weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane except for its geographical region, typically resulting in wind speeds of 64 knots (119 km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia and Australia. · tái fēng

颶風

(in particular, meteorology) A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes. [20th c.] · jù fēng

风

(figurative) Anything lacking firmness or solidity; a cheat or fraud; an empty project. · fēng

风向标

An artificial flower with a stem, usually plastic, for children: the flower spins round in the wind, like a small paper windmill. · fēng xiàng biāo

风景

A portion of land or territory as defined by its landform, its geographical (and architectural) features. · fēng jǐng

风格

(countable) A style or manner in which something is done. · fēng gé

风格主义

A noticeable personal habit, a verbal or other (often, but not necessarily unconscious) habitual behavior peculiar to an individual. · fēng gé zhǔ yì

风湿

(pathology) Any disorder of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, nerves, characterized by pain, discomfort and disability. · fēng shī

风筝

(English units) An English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 126 wine gallons which is one-half tun. · fēng zheng

风箱

A device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity to a controlled location. At its most simple terms a bellows is a container which is deformable in such a way as to alter its volume which has an outlet or outlets where one wishes to blow air. · fēng xiāng

风车

The building or structure containing such machinery. · fēng chē

飓风

A severe tropical cyclone; an intense storm rotating around a central eye. [16th c.] · jù fēng

飛盤

A disk-shaped gliding toy, sold under the brand name Frisbee. · fēi pán

飛艇

An aircraft, such as a dirigible or balloon, that derives its lift from buoyancy rather than from wings or rotors. · fēi tǐng

飛行

The act of flying. · fēi xíng

飛行員

A pilot of an aircraft. · fēi xíng yuán

飛行場

An airfield: · fēi xíng chǎng

飛鏢

A small object with a pointed tip at one end and feathers at the other, which is thrown at a target in the game of darts. · fēi biāo

飞

(transitive, ergative) To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like. · fēi

飞机

(chiefly, US, Canada, Philippines) A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings. · fēi jī

飞机场

(aviation) An open field designated for the taking off and landing of aircraft, but which, unlike an airport, does not necessarily have terminals or paved runways. · fēi jī chǎng

飞艇

(aviation) An airship constructed with a non-rigid lifting agent container. · fēi tǐng

飞马座

(Greek mythology) A winged horse fabled to have sprung from the blood of Medusa when she was slain. He is noted for causing, with a blow of his hoof, Hippocrene, the inspiring fountain of the Muses, to spring from Mount Helicon. Bellerophon tamed and rode upon Pegasus when he defeated the Chimaera. · Fēi mǎ zuò

食人魔

(mythology) A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh. · shí rén mó

食人鲳

A hair clip with teeth that close to hold hair in place. · shí rén chāng

食具

Dishes, plates, and similar tableware collectively, usually made of some ceramic material, used for serving food on and eating from. · shí jù

食品

Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies; the commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery store. · shí pǐn

食品储藏室

A cool room in a domestic house where food is stored, but larger than a pantry. · shí pǐn chǔ cáng shì

食慾

Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing. · shí yù

食指

(human, _, anatomy) The index finger: the first finger next to the thumb. · shí zhǐ

食物

(uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life. · shí wù

食管

The throat or esophagus. · shí guǎn

食糖

(uncountable) Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink. · shí táng

食肉兽

Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other non-plant organisms (their prey), primarily for food. · shí ròu shòu

食腐动物

An animal that eats dead and decaying flesh. · shí fǔ dòng wù

食蚁兽

Any of several animals of South and Central America, in the suborder Vermilingua, which are noted for eating ants and termites which they catch with their long sticky tongues, including giant anteater and lesser anteater (also known as collared anteater). · shí yǐ shòu

食道

(anatomy) The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach. · shí dào

飯廳

A person or animal who eats. · fàn tīng

飲料

A type of beverage (usually mixed). · yǐn liào

飲食

The food and beverage a person or animal consumes. · yǐn shí

飽和

The act of saturating or the process of being saturated. · bǎo hé

餅乾 饼干

(Internet) A packet of information sent by a server to a World Wide Web browser and then returned by the browser each time it accesses that server, used to maintain state between otherwise stateless HTTP transactions, for example, to identify the user.

餐

(countable, uncountable) A characteristic manner or style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin. · cān

餐厅

(chiefly, US, Canada) A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat. · cān tīng

餐叉

The area where something forks or branches: where a ramification takes place. · cān chā

餐巾

A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating. · cān jīn

餐車

(US) A typically small restaurant, historically modeled after a railroad dining car, that serves lower-class fare, normally having a counter with stools along one side and booths on the other. · cān chē

餐馆

(informal) A restaurant featuring scantily clad female waitstaff. · cān guǎn

餓

(intransitive) To be in need of food. · è

餘燼

The smoldering or glowing remains of a fire, smoldering ash. · yú jìn

餡料

Any of many food items used to stuff another. · xiàn liào

饥饿

(intransitive) To be very hungry. · jī è

饭

Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs. · fàn

饭馆

An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter. · fàn guǎn

饮

(ambitransitive) To consume (a liquid) through the mouth. · yǐn

饮料

A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or a soft drink, usually excluding water. · yǐn liào

饱

Of food, that satisfies the appetite by filling the stomach. · bǎo

饺子

(historical) A two-cornered hat, worn by European and American military and naval officers from the 1790s. · jiǎo zi

饼干

(especially, nautical) Any of several hard bread or breadlike foodstuffs, especially those formerly supplied to naval ships and armies, made with very little water, kneaded into flat cakes, and slowly baked, and which often became infested with weevils. · bǐng gān

馅子

The contents of a pie, etc. · xiàn zi

首位

The state of preceding in importance or priority. · shǒu wèi

首字母縮寫詞

(linguistics) An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words. · shǒu zì mǔ suō xiě cí

首尔

The capital city of South Korea, also the historical capital of Korea from 1394 until the country was divided in 1945. · Shǒu ěr

首爾

The capital city of South Korea, also the historical capital of Korea from 1394 until the country was divided in 1945. · Shǒu ěr

首都

(slang, dated) used as an expression of approval, satisfaction, or delight. · shǒu dū

首領

(by extension) A leader of a group. · shǒu lǐng

首饰

A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery. · shǒu shì

香

Fragrant or spicy. · xiāng

香味

A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one. · xiāng wèi

香子蘭

(countable) Any tropical climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in perfumes. · xiāng zǐ lán

香料

(countable, uncountable) Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavor food. · xiāng liào

香槟

. · xiāng bīn

香槟酒

(countable, uncountable) A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise. · xiāng bīn jiǔ

香水

Fragrance, a perfume. · xiāng shuǐ

香波

An instance of washing the hair or other fibres with shampoo. · xiāng bō

香烟

A small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking. · xiāng yān

香瓜

(countable) The large, round to ovoid fruits that have rinds and are of such plants · xiāng guā

香肠

(US, AU, often, _, military) A large, cylindrical, duffel cloth bag used to carry personal gear, especially by soldiers. · xiāng cháng

香腸

A food made of ground meat (or meat substitute) and seasoning, packed in a section of the animal's intestine, or in a similarly cylindrical shaped synthetic casing; a length of this food. · xiāng cháng

香芹

(countable, uncountable) A bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum, having many cultivars. · xiāng qín