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
Traditional
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Simplified
HSK
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *局* | 局* | *局
office / situation / classifier for games: match, set, round etc
HSK 4
aspect / phase / situation
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *侷* | 侷* | *侷
narrow
HSK 4
arrangement / composition / layout / opening (chess jargon)
HSK 7-9
public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station)
HSK 7-9
bureau chief / CL: , 個|个
HSK 5
post office / CL: , 個|个
HSK 4
structure / pattern / layout
HSK 7-9
part / local
HSK 7-9
overall situation
HSK 7-9
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
(medicine) focal
overall situation / the big picture
HSK 7-9
US Food and Drug Administration authority (FDA)
US Central Intelligence Agency, CIA (abbr. for 中央情報局|中央情报局)
(of a batter) to be put out (in baseball); to be dismissed (in cricket) / (of a player or team) to be eliminated from a competition / (fig.) to be weeded out; to get the chop (in a competitive environment)
HSK 7-9
security bureau
politburo
political situation
global
to limit / to confine / to restrict sth within set boundaries
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *跼* | 跼* | *跼
cramped; narrow
HSK 4
immigration office
conclusion / ending
HSK 7-9
participant / protagonist / a player (in this affair)
authorities
to enter the game; to get involved / to walk into a scam
dilemma / predicament / difficult situation
Criminal Investigation Bureau
war situation
to give no consideration to the bigger picture (usually implying selfishness)
a draw (in competition) / a tie
situation / state (of affairs)
HSK 7-9
(China) National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)
police station / police department / police headquarters
end / conclusion / solution
Bureau of Civil Affairs
Hong Kong Monetary Authority
impasse / deadlock
HSK 7-9
the world situation; the state of the world
Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB)
China National Space Administration (CNSA)
China Meteorological Administration (CMA)
Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC)
police station
space agency
China Earthquake Administration (CEA) / State Seismological Bureau
changing circumstances / turbulent situation
Exit and Entry Administration Bureau (PRC)
political climate
Tax Bureau / Inland Revenue Department (Hong Kong)
air and space agency
weather bureau / meteorological office
health office / bureau of hygiene
space agency
quarantine bureau / quality inspection office
department of transport
(PRC) State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), former incarnation (until 2008) of 環境保護部|环境保护部
earthquake bureau
port authority
environment protection office / PRC National bureau of environmental protection
alternate ending / multiple endings
state of play in a game of chess / (old) chessboard
US National Aeronautics and Space Administration / NASA
planning department
State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE)
China Coast Guard
gambling get-together / game of cards, mahjong etc
local area network (LAN)
post office
current political situation
to take the big picture into consideration (idiom) / to work for the benefits of all
HSK 7-9
China National Space Administration (CNSA)
governmental ombudsman office, existing at the county-level and above
draw / tied game
European Space Agency (ESA)
inspection office / supervisory office
US National Aeronautics and Space Administration / NASA / abbr. for 美國宇航局|美国宇航局
social occasion centered on alcohol; drinking party; drinking session
to upset the apple cart / to disrupt things
lost game / losing battle
head office / general office / central office
aviation agency
police department / police station / abbr. of 警察局
vulnerable (in bridge)
endgame / conclusion / outcome / final part of a chess game
middle game (in go or chess)
local anesthesia (abbr. for 局部麻醉)
a swindle / a trap / a racket / a scam / CL: 場|场
perilous situation
limitations / (medicine) localized
local anesthetic
State Administration of Foreign Exchange (abbr. for 國家外匯管理局|国家外汇管理局)
(computing) local scope
(municipal) water authority
NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, agency of US government
cramped / ill at ease
(Tw) National Taxation Bureau, local branch of the Ministry of Finance 財政部|财政部
local anesthesia
variant of 局限
HSK 7-9

More results available:



Tip: Need to type pinyin with tonemarks? Try the 'Type Pinyin' item from the menu.
© 2025 MDBG Made in Holland Made in Europe
Automated or scripted access is prohibited
Privacy and cookies