Chinese–English dictionary

公元前

Initialism of Before Christ. · gōng yuán qián

公共

Pertaining to the people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people; concerning the whole community or country. [from 15th c.] · gōng gòng

公共小巴

A covered motor vehicle used to carry goods or (normally less than ten) persons, usually roughly cuboid in shape, Depending on the type of van, it can be bigger or smaller than a pickup truck and SUV, and longer and higher than a car but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry or a bus. · gōng gòng xiǎo bā

公共汽車

(automotive) A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads. · gōng gòng qì chē

公共汽车

(automotive) A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads. · gōng gòng qì chē

公共電話, 公用電話, 付費電話

A public telephone that requires prepayment to operate, generally via the insertion of coins or a credit card.

公分

(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10−2 metres. Symbol: cm · gōng fēn

公司

(legal) An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation. · gōng sī

公告

An act of announcing, or giving notice. · gōng gào

公园

A corridor of undeveloped or parkland, set aside for environmental protection or recreational and primarily nonmotorized use, such as bicycle paths. · gōng yuán

公园大道

(dated) A path, carriage-way, or road through a park or a landscaped right of way. · gōng yuán dà dào

公国

A dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess. · gōng guó

公園

An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation. · gōng yuán

公墓

A patch of land adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard. · gōng mù

公寓

(chiefly, North America, Australia, Philippines) A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat. · gōng yù

公山羊

(childish) A male goat. · gōng shān yáng

公平

Fair and having no partiality; unbiased; just. · gōng píng

公开

Advertising or other activity designed to rouse public interest in something. · gōng kāi

公式

(mathematics) Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically. · gōng shì

公文包

A case used for carrying documents, especially for business. · gōng wén bāo

公斤

(international standards) Alternative letter-case form of Kilo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet. · gōng jīn

公有地

(usually singular in construction) A common#Noun (common land); especially, a central section of (usually an older) town, designated as a shared area. · gōng yǒu dì

公正

The property of being fair or equitable. · gōng zhèng

公民

A legally recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role. [from 14th c.] · gōng mín

公民投票

(law, politics) A direct popular vote on an issue of public importance, such as an amendment to the constitution, a change in the sovereignty of the nation, or some government policy. · gōng mín tóu piào

公民的

(uncomparable) Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion. · gōng mín de

公爵

The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess). · gōng jué

公牛

Any adult male bovine. · gōng niú

公狗

(British, Ireland, Australia, slang) A police officer. · gōng gǒu

公理

(philosophy) A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved. · gōng lǐ

公畝

(rare) An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) metric unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a. · gōng mǔ

公羊

(computing) The symbol @, used in e-mail addresses to separate the user name from the domain name. · gōng yáng

公證人

(legal, Canada, US) A notary public, a public officer who serves as an impartial witness to the signing of important documents, but who is not authorised to practise law. · gōng zhèng rén

公证

Someone commissioned to perform certain duties. · gōng zhèng

公诉人

(law) A person, as a complainant, victim, or chief witness, who institutes prosecution in a criminal proceeding. · gōng sù rén

公豬

A male pig. · gōng zhū

公路

(US, regional) A divided highway, especially one whose intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated. · gōng lù

公轉

(astronomy, transitive) To circle or revolve around another object or position. · gōng zhuàn

公马

A male animal that has fathered a particular offspring (especially used of domestic animals and/or in biological research). · gōng mǎ

公鸡

(North America, Kent, Australia, NZ) A male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) or other gallinaceous bird. · gōng jī

公鹅

A male goose. · gōng é

六

A numerical value equal to 6; the number following five and preceding seven. This number of dots: (••••••). · liù

六分仪

(nautical) A navigational device for deriving angular distances between objects so as to determine latitude and longitude. · liù fēn yí

六十

The cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LX and in Arabic numerals as 60. · liù shí

六弦琴

(musical instrument) A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick). · liù xián qín

六月

The sixth month of the Gregorian calendar, following May and preceding July, containing the northern solstice. · Liù yuè

兰

A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours. [mid-19th c.] · lán

兰博基尼

A motor car manufactured by the Lamborghini company. · Lán bó jī ní

兰姆酒

(uncountable) A distilled spirit derived from fermented cane sugar and molasses. · lán mǔ jiǔ

兰特

The outer edge of something. · Lán tè

兰花

A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours. [mid-19th c.] · lán huā

共产

Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating communism. · gòng chǎn

共产主义

Any far-left political ideology or philosophy advocating holding the production of resources collectively, especially by seizing it through revolution. · gòng chǎn zhǔ yì

共同

Mutual; shared by more than one. · gòng tóng

共同体

(uncountable) The condition of having certain attitudes and interests in common. · gòng tóng tǐ

共和制

One of the subdivisions constituting Russia. See oblast. · gòng hé zhì

共和国

A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy. · gòng hé guó

共和國

A state where sovereignty rests with the people or their representatives, rather than with a monarch or emperor; a country with no monarchy. · gòng hé guó

共振

(astronomy) An influence of the gravitational forces of one orbiting object on the orbit of another, causing periodic perturbations. · gòng zhèn

共有

To give part of what one has to somebody else to use or consume. · gòng yǒu

共濟會會員

A member of the Free and Accepted Masons (sometimes entitled Ancient Free and Accepted Masons), an international fraternal and charitable organization. · gòng jì huì huì yuán

共生

A relationship of mutual benefit, especially among different species. · gòng shēng

共生体

(ecology) An organism that lives in a symbiotic relationship. · gòng shēng tǐ

共生的

(ecology) Of, or relating to symbiosis; living together. · gòng shēng de

共產主義

Any far-left political ideology or philosophy advocating holding the production of resources collectively, especially by seizing it through revolution. · gòng chǎn zhǔ yì

共識

General agreement among the members of a given group or community, each member of which exercises some discretion in decision-making and follow-up action. · gòng shí

共识

An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones. · gòng shí

关

(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case · guān

关上

(transitive) To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light). · guān shàng

关于

Regarding; about; concerning. · guān yú

关卡

A distance relative to a given reference elevation. · guān qiǎ

关心

(intransitive, polite, formal, chiefly in the negative) To want, to desire; to like; to be inclined towards or interested in. · guān xīn

关押

(transitive) To put in or as if in prison; confine somebody against their will. · guān yā

关着

(computing, of a file, document, etc.) Not in current use; not connected to as a resource. · guān zhe

关税（關税）

(archaic, uncountable) Toll, tax, or tribute.

关系

A person with whom someone has an adulterous relationship. · guān xi

关节

(anatomy) A smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone. · guān jié

关节炎

Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma, degenerative changes or metabolic disorders: any of several disease entities. · guān jié yán

兴奋剂

(sports) The use of drugs to improve athletic performance. · xīng fèn jì

兴趣

A hobby; an activity that distracts the mind. · xìng qù

兵

(chess) The most numerous chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess, each side starts with eight; moves are only forward, and attacks are only diagonally or en passant. · bīng

兵器

Defenceless and lacking weapons. · bīng qì

兵营

(military, chiefly, in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings. · bīng yíng

其中

Within or towards the interior of something; within the scope or limits of something (a place), especially a building. · qí zhōng

其他

Not the same; different. · qí tā

其實

(modal) In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively. · qí shí

其次

In the second place. · qí cì

具

An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) as a means to a specific end, especially: · jù

具体化

(transitive) To make concrete, substantial, real, or tangible; to represent or embody a concept through a particular instance or example. · jù tǐ huà

典型的

Capturing the overall sense of a thing. · diǎn xíng de

典範

Something fit to be imitated; an ideal, a worthy model or role model: a desirable example. · diǎn fàn

典雅

Suave, urbane and sophisticated. · diǎn yǎ

养

(transitive) To give (someone or something) food to eat. · yǎng

兽

(often, _, collective) All non-human animals seen as a group. · shòu

兽医

A medical doctor who treats non-human animals. · shòu yī

兽皮

The tough outer skin of pork or bacon; pork rind. · shòu pí

内

Towards the speaker or other reference point. · nèi

内向

(psychology) A personality orientation towards the self and mental abstraction; behavior expressing such orientation. · nèi xiàng

内含

Contained in the essential nature of something but not openly shown. · nèi hán

内心的

Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people). [16th–19th c.] · nèi xīn de

内接

(transitive) To enter (a name, etc.) in a register, roll or list · nèi jiē

内核

A piece of ferromagnetic material (e.g., soft iron), inside the windings of an electromagnet, that channels the magnetic field. · nèi hé

内罗毕

The capital city of Kenya. · Nèi luó bì

内衣

Any garment worn underneath others, especially one worn next to the skin; an item of underwear. · nèi yī

册子

A booklet for students, containing either problems or exercises, and blank, often lined pages for writing answers. · cè zi

再

(obsolete) Again; afterwards · zài

再会合

A meeting or get-together; a party or social function. · zài huì hé

再利用

The practice of sorting and collecting waste materials for new use. · zài lì yòng

再會

(informal, often, _, jocular, especially, _, used when referring to Japan) Goodbye, adieu. · zài huì

再次

Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion. [from 16thc.] · zài cì

再献圣殿节

(Judaism) An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians. · zài xiàn shèng diàn jié

再现

(music) The third major section of a musical movement written in sonata form, representing thematic material that originally appeared in the exposition section. · zài xiàn

再現

(music) A repetition of a phrase, a return to an earlier theme, or a second rendition or version of a song in a programme or musical. · zài xiàn

再見

Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. · zài jiàn

再见

(colloquial) Goodbye. · zài jiàn

再选

The fact of being reelected. · zài xuǎn

冒犯

(intransitive) To become slightly offended. · mào fàn

冒险者

One who enjoys adventures. · mào xiǎn zhě

冒險

A remarkable occurrence; a striking event. · mào xiǎn

冗余

The state of being redundant · rǒng yú

冗長辯論

(US politics) A tactic (such as giving long, often irrelevant speeches) employed to delay the proceedings of, or the making of a decision by, a legislative body, particularly the United States Senate. · rǒng cháng biàn lùn

冗长

(rhetoric) The excess use of words, especially using more than are needed for clarity or precision. · rǒng cháng

写

(intransitive, constructed with with) To exchange messages, especially by postal letter, over a period of time. · xiě

写照

(countable, uncountable, figuratively) A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing. · xiě zhào

军乐队

(countable) A flourish of trumpets or horns as to announce; a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase. · jūn yuè duì

军人

One who wages battle against an enemy; a soldier; a general. · jūn rén

军号

A tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothes as a decorative trim · jūn hào

军团

(military, Ancient Rome) The major unit or division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops. · jūn tuán

军士

(military) drill instructor · jūn shì

军旗

(Internet, television) A type of advertisement on a web page or on television, usually taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content. · jūn qí

军舰

Any ship built or armed for naval combat. · jūn jiàn

军衔

An appointed position in an organization, job. · jūn xián

军阀

A military commander or bandit leader wielding civilian power in an area where the government is weak. · jūn fá

军队

Armed forces. · jūn duì

农业

Of or pertaining to agriculture. · nóng yè

农业家

One who practices agriculture, a farmer, a gardener. · nóng yè jiā

农场

(countable) A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock. · nóng chǎng

农民

A placename in the United States: · nóng mín

农民的

A member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, farmhands and other laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture and horticulture. · nóng mín de

农药

Anything, especially a synthetic substance but also any substance (e.g. sulfur), or virus, bacterium, or other organism, which kills or suppresses the activities of pests. · nóng yào

冠

A tuft, or other natural ornament, growing on an animal's head, for example the comb of a cockerel, the swelling on the head of a snake, the lengthened feathers of the crown or nape of bird, etc. · guān

冠冕

(botany) A structure surrounding a sporangium (or part of it) which shrinks and causes it to rupture for spore dispersal; specifically, in a fern: a structure around about two-thirds of the sporangium consisting of differentially thick-walled cells which dry and distort the sporangium; and in a moss: a complete ring of cells around the tip of the sporangium which dissolves to cause the tip to detach. · guān miǎn

冠詞

(grammar) A part of speech that indicates, specifies and limits a noun (a, an, or the in English). In some languages the article may appear as an ending (e.g. definite article in Swedish) or there may be none (e.g. Russian, Pashto). · guàn cí

冠词

A part of a document, especially a major#Adjective part; often notated with §. · guàn cí

冠軍

Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest. · guàn jūn

冥卫一

(astronomy) The largest of the five moons of Pluto. · míng wèi yī

冥想

Holy meditation. · míng xiǎng

冥王星

(Greek god, Roman god) The Greco-Roman god of the underworld. · Míng wáng xīng

冥衛五

(Greek mythology) The river, in Hades, over which the souls of the dead are ferried by Charon. · míng wèi wǔ

冪

The ability of a man to procreate. · mì