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
grace / graceful
HSK 7-9
elegant appearance / dignity
Jacob (name) / James (name)
James Legge (1815-1897), Scottish Protestant missionary in Qing China and translator of the Chinese classics into English
yaws (infectious tropical disease)
dainty / elegance / elegant
HSK 7-9
elegant / refined beauty
refined; elegant
perfect finish (idiom)
elegant / refined
HSK 7-9
Atayal or Tayal, one of the indigenous ethnic groups of Taiwan
Yahoo, Internet portal
Himalayas
Maya (civilization)
the Himalayas
variant Creutzfeldt-Jacobs disease, vCJD
(of a defect etc) to be of no great matter (idiom) / harmless
Nivea, skin and body care brand
refined and elegant attitude of mind
can be enjoyed by scholars and lay-people alike (idiom)
graceless / vulgar / indecent
Athens, capital of Greece
L'Oréal (French cosmetics company)
(literary) spotless reputation
elegant / refined / in good taste
Himalayas
elegant scholar
Chelyabinsk town on the eastern flanks of Ural, on trans-Siberian railway
(name) Julia
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *雅* | 雅* | *雅
elegant
offensive to the eye / unbecoming / unsightly / ungainly
fresh / new and elegant
Yarlung Tsangpo River, Tibet
(restaurant etc) private room / booth / comfortable seating
elegant and tasteful
Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia
dace
Julia Gillard (1961–), Australian politician, prime minister 2010–2013
(hon.) your great kindness
Yale-China Association, independent organization founded in 1901
one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经
Van Cleef & Arpels (French luxury jewelry company)
Uliastai, the Qing name for outer Mongolia
(geology) (loanword) yardang
the Acropolis (Athens)
(hon.) your distinguished thoughts / Thank you (for your esteemed contribution to our discussion).
Accord (Honda brand Japanese car model)
refined / elegant
exquisite / in good taste
Great Canyon of Yarlung Tsangpo-Brahmaputra (through the southeast Himalayas, from Tibet to Assam and Bangladesh)
scholarly / refined / cultured / courteous
serene and elegant (of a place) / ethereal (of music)
cultured / sophisticated
Caesarea (town in Israel, between Tel Aviv and Haifa)
Hongya County in Meishan 眉山市, Sichuan
yuppie (loanword) / young urban professional, 1980s slang
elegant name / honorific
distinguished assembly (of scholars)
one of the three main divisions of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经
Niya, ancient kingdom near Khotan in Xinjiang, 1st century BC-4th century AD
IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
"Erya" or "The Ready Guide", first extant Chinese dictionary, c. 3rd century BC, with glossaries on classical texts
Indo-Aryan
Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia
Pattaya, Thailand
Yamaha
Jacob (name) / Saint James
formal ceremonial music of each succeeding Chinese dynasty starting with the Zhou / Korean a'ak / Japanese gagaku
Jaffa (Israeli port)
elegant pastime / refined plaything
lit. not fit for elegant hall (of artwork) / not presentable / coarse / unrefined
Seattle, city in Washington State
learned
Hongya County in Meishan 眉山市, Sichuan
refined feelings / distinguished emotions
simple and elegant
cultured and refined (idiom); gentle and cultivated
Siraya, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Benjamin (name)
Maya peoples
valued advice
lit. friends for a day (idiom) / fig. casual acquaintance
earliest extant Chinese encyclopedia from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, 3rd century, modeled on Erya 爾雅|尔雅, 18150 entries
Book of Zephaniah
Yahweh
Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县, Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
part of the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经 / a song / a poem set to elegant music / a refined chant / the biblical Song of Solomon
Reykjavik, capital of Iceland
fine verse
Telok Blangah, a place in Singapore
Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣|道孚县, Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan
Reykjavik, capital of Iceland (Tw)
ancient Athens
Jacobin club, French revolutionary party that played a leading role in the reign of terror 1791-1794
Abijah (biblical name)
private room (in a restaurant, bath house, etc)
old friend / correct interpretation
elegance
elegant and calm / gentle / quiet

More results available:



Tip: In the word dictionary, the Chinese sentence lookup can lookup whole Chinese sentences, automatically splitting it into separate words.
© 2025 MDBG Made in Holland Made in Europe
Automated or scripted access is prohibited
Privacy and cookies