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

93 results on this page.

Usage Tips
Traditional
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Simplified
HSK
Buddha / founder of a buddhist sect
father's father / paternal grandfather
HSK 6
Ming Taizu, temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武
former residence / one's original home
motherland
HSK 6
paternal grandparents
to bring honor to one's ancestors
Matsu Islands
(literary) my deceased grandfather / (literary) ancestors
Ming Chengzu, temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐
mother's mother / maternal grandmother
Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia
to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors
primogenitor / founder of a school or trade
ancestors / forefathers / ancestry
posthumous title of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤 (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金 (from 1616)
father's father's father / paternal great-grandfather
Emperor Gaozu of Tang, reign name of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 李淵|李渊 (566-635), reigned 618-626
father's father's mother / paternal great-grandmother
Wuzuquan - "Five Ancestors" - Martial Art
Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)
Zulu people
brat / little devil
ancestors; forebears / (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved
HSK 7-9
to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots
Archaeopteryx
Peng Zu (legendary figure of Taoism who lived 800 years)
ancestor / forebear
HSK 7-9
ancestral hometown / original domicile (and civil registration)
HSK 7-9
father's mother; paternal grandmother
HSK 6
Zulu
Song Zuying (1966-), Chinese folk music singer
posthumous name of the first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (256 or 247-195 BC), reigned 202-195 BC
grandfather's younger brother
Joey Yung (1980-), Hong Kong pop singer and actress
people of one's grandparents' generation
father's father's brother's wife / great aunt
father's father's brother / great uncle
wife of paternal grandfather's younger brother
ancestry / lineage / pedigree / also written 祖係|祖系
posthumous title of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗 (1162-1227)
Jeonjo (1752-1800), 22nd king of Korean Joseon dynasty
direct ancestor
the earliest ancestor / originator (of a tradition, school of thought etc)
passed on from ancestors / handed down from generation to generation
HSK 7-9
Zu Chongzhi (429-500), astronomer and mathematician
atavism (biology)
to defend one's country
maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father)
Joey Wong (1967-), Taiwanese actress
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *祖* | 祖* | *祖
surname Zu
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *祖* | 祖* | *祖
ancestor / forefather / grandparents
ancestral tomb
great-grandmother (mother's grandmother)
lit. progenitor of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), title of Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294
bazooka (loanword)
dinosaur ancestors of birds
Godhead
Emperor Taizu of Song, posthumous title of the founding Song emperor Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 (927-976), reigned from 960
(polite) my paternal grandfather
for generations / from generation to generation
founder
great-great-grandfather
Committee for Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland (North Korean)
vuvuzela (horn) (loanword)
dinosaur ancestor of birds
ancestral house
emerald
founding master of a monastery / founder / originator
ancestral tomb
shrine dedicated to one's ancestors
great-grandfather (father of one's paternal grandfather)
a remote ancestor
to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom) / also written 光宗耀祖
founder (of a craft, religious sect etc)
proto-language / parent language (linguistics)
Matsu Islands off Fujian, administered by Taiwan
flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum)
Tang Xianzu (1550-1616), Ming poet and dramatist, author of The Peony Pavilion 牡丹亭
many generations of ancestors
great-grandparents
vuvuzela (horn blown by sports fans)
Zheng Guangzu, Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家
great-grandfather (mother's grandfather)
Sha Zukang (1947-), Chinese diplomat
father's father's sister / great aunt
great-great-grandmother
Zuma (name) / Jacob Zuma (1942-), South African ANC politician, vice-president 1999-2005, president 2009-2018
Shengzu, temple name of the second Qing emperor, known as the Kangxi Emperor (1654-1722) / cf. 康熙
divine ancester / patron saint
founder (of a craft, religious sect etc)
ancestral house
ancestors (old)


Tip: The Chinese character quiz can help you to practice Chinese characters.
© 2025 MDBG Made in Holland Made in Europe
Automated or scripted access is prohibited
Privacy and cookies