Dictionary content from CC-CEDICT

Welcome to the MDBG free online English to Chinese dictionary, the no. 1 Chinese study aid! This website offers more than just a Chinese to English and English to Chinese dictionary, it offers various tools such as: flashcards, quizzes, text annotation, Chinese text input, written Chinese and more. The MDBG dictionary is used in many schools and universities all over the world, discover why! Learn Chinese faster with MDBG!

Chinese dictionary for Windows 10

MDBG Chinese Reader is the perfect dictionary application for Microsoft Windows. Translate Chinese text and Lookup Mandarin pinyin for Chinese words easily. Just glide your mouse over the Chinese text and a pop-up window shows English translations and Mandarin pronunciations. Learn Chinese faster with MDBG!


handwriting
Auto complete input: off | on

100 results on this page.

Usage Tips
Simplified
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Traditional
HSK
business / trade / commerce
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *家* | 家* | *家
home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL: 個|个
HSK 1
business / professional work / service / CL: 項|项
HSK 5
office; business premises
HSK 2
to be at home / (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差) / (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家)
HSK 1
to open a business / to open a practice / open (for business)
HSK 3
shopping mall / shopping center / department store / emporium / CL: / the business world
HSK 1
affair; matter; thing; business / CL: , 樁|桩
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *笔* | 笔* | *笔
writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc) (CL:,) / brushstroke; stroke (in painting or calligraphy) / (bound form) style of writing; literary manner; technique of brushwork / (classifier) stroke of a Chinese character / (classifier) sum of money; financial transaction; piece of business / (literary) to write (with a brush or pen)
HSK 2
companion; pal / partner; business associate
HSK 4
commercial affairs / commercial / commerce / business
HSK 4
(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal / takeout (business) / takeout (meal)
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *票* | 票* | *票
ticket / ballot / banknote / CL: 張|张 / person held for ransom / amateur performance of Chinese opera / classifier for groups, batches, business transactions
HSK 1
(business) card
HSK 4
to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate
HSK 3
an individual / self-employed individual; small business operator (abbr. for 個體戶|个体户)
HSK 4
trade; profession; industry; business
HSK 4
track (for trains etc) / orbit (of a satellite) / (fig.) a person's established path in life / desired trajectory (of a business or other endeavor) / (audio engineering) track / (quantum mechanics) orbital
HSK 6
business / CL: 筆|笔
HSK 3
to handle official business (usu. in an office); to do (office) work
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *行* | 行* | *行
(bound form) row; line / (bound form) line of business; trade; profession / (bound form) commercial firm / (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row; (Tw) column / classifier for rows or lines
HSK 3
to do business
HSK 7-9
boss / business proprietor / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
to offer (goods or services) / to open (for business etc)
HSK 6
show business
HSK 7-9
to do business / to trade
HSK 4
to go on an official or business trip
HSK 5
ecological niche / (fig.) niche within an ecosystem (esp. in business or technology)
to open / to start (a business etc) / to set up
HSK 7-9
(Tw) (esp. baseball) professional sports club (as a business entity)
to sell large volumes of goods at low profit margins (as a business strategy)
industry / the world of business
HSK 7-9
business office; firm
HSK 7-9
achievement; accomplishment / (in more recent usage) performance (of a business, employee etc); results
HSK 7-9
business activity / commercial activity
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *务* | 务* | *务
affair / business / matter / to be engaged in / to attend to / by all means
to be really busy / pressing business
HSK 7-9
business class (travel class on airplanes, trains etc)
business conglomerate
bronze medal / bronze plaque bearing a business name or logo etc / CL:
HSK 6
sum or volume of business transactions / turnover
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *业* | 业* | *业
line of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed / to engage in / already
HSK 7-9
lit. to pull sb into the water / to involve sb in a messy business / to get sb into trouble
the entertainment world; show business
(of marriage or business partners) to break up; to separate
routine business / usual practice / mere formality
Wall Street, New York / by extension, American big business
business administration
to go to work / to be present (at work, school etc) / to be away on business
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
distribution (business) / logistics
HSK 7-9
signboard / shop sign / reputation of a business
HSK 7-9
small business
social credit system, a system that incentivizes individuals and businesses by creating consequences for good and bad behavior
business plan
public service institution (e.g. schools, hospitals) / (Tw) business enterprise; company; firm
business world / business community
ecology (the study of interactions between organisms and their environment) / ecological state (the condition or health of a natural environment) / (fig.) ecosystem (a complex network, e.g. in tech, business or media, as in 數字生態|数字生态 "digital ecosystem")
HSK 7-9
lit. to hang up a plate / to open up for business / listed (on stock market)
to open a business / first transaction of a business day
HSK 7-9
(Tw) Donald Trump (1946-), American business magnate, US president 2017-2021 / see also 背后捅刀 and 落井下石
What's up?; Is something the matter? / (coll.) (used in rhetorical questions of the form 關|关 + {person} + 什麼事|什么事 "what business is it of {person}'s?; what's it to {person}?")
applied writing / writing for practical purposes (business letters, advertising etc)
business newspaper
main business
household / dwelling / family / sb else's house / household business / house of woman's husband-to-be / CL: 戶|户,
tai-pan / business executive / foreign business manager / top class of kindergarten or school grade
the marketplace (i.e. the world of business and commerce)
(in business strategy) product mix; product portfolio; composition of a company's product lines or offerings
change management (business)
secrets / private business / privacy
HSK 6
business class (travel class on airplanes, trains etc)
the entertainment world; show business
(of economy, business etc) flourishing; prosperous
one's proper business
shady business
to be successful in business / professional success
merchant / business / enterprise
business application
to have a public holiday; to have an official holiday / (Tw) (of a business establishment) to be closed regularly on certain days, as determined by a trade association
to jointly discuss / to discuss together (business)
(business) partner
business district / downtown
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *株* | 株* | *株
tree trunk / stump (tree root) / a plant / classifier for trees or plants / strain (biology) / to involve others (in shady business)
HSK 7-9
lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom) / fig. everybody's business is nobody's business / (If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)
exporter / export business
pheasant / unregistered and operating illegally (business) / (slang) prostitute
business model
(business) license / vehicle license / car registration / license plate
HSK 7-9
(coll.) (business) to exploit the trust of acquaintances or loyal customers for profit
(idiom) (of a son) to carry on one's father's business or profession
store / a business
Business News / Sankei Shimbun (Tokyo daily)
main content / matter / work / origin of an incident / cause / purpose / subject (of business letter)
(coll.) a profiteer / (business) wheeler-dealer
business opportunity / commercial opportunity
central business district (e.g. CBD of Beijing)
state-owned enterprise / (Tw) international business management (as a subject of study) (abbr. for 國際企業管理|国际企业管理)
syndicate (group of businesses)
business school / university of business studies

More results available:



Tip: The Chinese character quiz can help you to practice Chinese characters.
© 2026 MDBG Made in Holland Made in Europe
Automated or scripted access is prohibited
Privacy and cookies