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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *金* | 金* | *金
gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *斤* | 斤* | *斤
catty / (PRC) weight equal to 500 g / (Tw) weight equal to 600 g / (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *仅* | 仅* | *仅
barely / only / merely
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *进* | 进* | *进
to go forward / to advance / to go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit / (math.) base of a number system / classifier for sections in a building or residential compound
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *紧* | 紧* | *紧
tight / strict / close at hand / near / urgent / tense / hard up / short of money / to tighten
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *近* | 近* | *近
near / close to / approximately
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *劲* | 劲* | *劲
strength / energy / enthusiasm / spirit / mood / expression / interest / CL: / Taiwan pr. [jing4]
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *金* | 金* | *金
surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
Tao Yuanming (c. 365-427), Jin dynasty writer and poet
History of the Three Kingdoms, fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed by Chen Shou 陳壽|陈寿 in 289 during Jin Dynasty 晉朝|晋朝, 65 scrolls
Legend of the Condor Heroes, wuxia (武俠|武侠, martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸 and its screen adaptations
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *尽* | 尽* | *尽
to use up / to exhaust / to end / to finish / to the utmost / exhausted / finished / to the limit (of sth) / all / entirely
HSK 6
Jin Tianhe (1874–1947), late-Qing poet and novelist, co-author of A Flower in a Sinful Sea 孽海花
Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing
thousand jin (pounds) of gold / money and riches / (honorific) invaluable (support) / (honorific) daughter
Jin Yong, pen name of Louis Cha (1924-2018), wuxia 武俠|武侠 novelist, author of the 1957-1961 Condor Trilogy
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *今* | 今* | *今
now / the present time / current / contemporary / this (day, year etc)
Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, wuxia (武俠|武侠, martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸 and its screen adaptations
Jin Dynasty (265-420)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *荩* | 荩* | *荩
Arthraxon ciliare / loyal
same as 舊唐書|旧唐书, History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫|刘昫 in 945 during Later Jin 後晉|后晋 of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *尽* | 尽* | *尽
to the greatest extent / (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme / to be within the limits of / to give priority to
HSK 7-9
Jin Dynasty (265-420)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *筋* | 筋* | *筋
muscle / tendon / veins visible under the skin / sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable)
HSK 7-9
Jing-Jin-Ji (Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Province)
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)
"The Return of the Condor Heroes" (1959-61 wuxia novel by Jin Yong 金庸)
Wang Xizhi (303-361), famous calligrapher of Eastern Jin, known as the sage of calligraphy 書聖|书圣
Liu Xu (887-946), politician in Later Jin of the Five Dynasties 後晉|后晋, compiled History of Early Tang Dynasty 舊唐書|旧唐书
Sima Yi (179-251), warlord under Cao Cao and subsequently founder of the Jin dynasty
Zhang Hua (232-300), Western Jin writer, poet and politician / Zhang Hua (1958-1982), student held up as a martyr after he died saving an old peasant from a septic tank / other Zhang Hua's too numerous to mention
History of the Jurchen Jin Dynasty, twenty second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed under Toktoghan 脫脫|脱脱 in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty , 135 scrolls
Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties / generic term for historic period 220-589 between Han and Sui
Demigods and Semidevils, wuxia novel by Jin Yong 金庸 and its TV and screen adaptations
Huan Xuan (369-404), general involved in the break-up of Eastern Jin
Jie Zhitui (7th century BC), legendary selfless subject of Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公, in whose honor the Qingming festival 清明 (Pure brightness or tomb-sweeping festival) is said to have been initiated
In Search of the Supernatural, compilation of legends about spirits, ghosts and other supernatural phenomena, written and compiled by 干寶|干宝 in Jin dynasty
Eastern Jin dynasty 317-420
Jurchen, a Tungus ethnic group, predecessor of the Manchu ethnic group who founded the Later Jin Dynasty 後金|后金 and Qing Dynasty
Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan, with many Han, Wei and Jin dynasty royal tombs
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *晋* | 晋* | *晋
surname Jin / the Jin Dynasties (265–420) / Western Jin 西晉|西晋 (265–316), Eastern Jin 東晉|东晋 (317–420) and Later Jin Dynasty (936–946) / short name for Shanxi province 山西
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *晋* | 晋* | *晋
to move forward / to promote / to advance
Wang Dun (266-324), powerful general of Jin dynasty and brother of civil official Wang Dao 王導|王导, subsequently rebellious warlord 322-324
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *槿* | 槿* | *槿
Hibiscus syriacus / transient
Liu Yu, founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋, broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned as Emperor Wu of Song 宋武帝
Ba Jin (1904–2005), novelist, author of the trilogy 家春秋
Zhou Chu (236-297), Jin dynasty general
land-owning class, esp. during Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties 魏晉南北朝|魏晋南北朝
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *浸* | 浸* | *浸
to immerse / to soak / to steep / gradually
Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan, with many Han, Wei and Jin dynasty royal tombs
Jin Mao Tower, skyscraper in Shanghai
the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn period (770-476 BC), namely: Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公|齐桓公, Duke Wen of Jin 晉文公|晋文公, King Zhuang of Chu 楚莊王|楚庄王, and alternatively Duke Xiang of Song 宋襄公 and Duke Mu of Qin 秦穆公 or King Helu of Wu 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾 and King Gou Jian of Yue 越王勾踐|越王勾践
Qiu Jin (1875-1907), famous female martyr of the anti-Qing revolution, the subject of several books and films
Nurhaci (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金 (from 1616)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *卺* | 卺* | *卺
nuptial wine cup
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *翼* | 翼* | *翼
surname Yi / alternative name for 絳|绛, the capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770–475 BC)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *噤* | 噤* | *噤
unable to speak / silent
Tianjin World Financial Center, skyscraper a.k.a. the Tianjin Tower or Jin Tower / abbr. to 津塔
Later Jin of the Five Dynasties (936-946)
Emperor Wu of Song (363-422), personal name Liu Yu 劉裕|刘裕, founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋, broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned 420-422
Cao Wei, the most powerful of the Three Kingdoms, established as a dynasty in 220 by Cao Pi 曹丕, son of Cao Cao, replaced by Jin dynasty in 265
Liu Yuan (c. 251–310), warlord at the end of the Western Jin dynasty 西晉|西晋, founder of Cheng Han of the Sixteen Kingdoms 成漢|成汉 (304–347)
Zuo Si (3rd century), Jin dynasty writer and poet
see 晉州市|晋州市 / Jin Prefecture, established under the Northern Wei dynasty in 528, centered on present-day Linfen 臨汾市|临汾市 in Shanxi
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *琎* | 琎* | *琎
jade-like stone
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *矜* | 矜* | *矜
to boast / to esteem / to sympathize
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *巾* | 巾* | *巾
towel / general purpose cloth / women's headcovering (old) / Kangxi radical 50
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *津* | 津* | *津
abbr. for Tianjin 天津
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *津* | 津* | *津
saliva / sweat / a ferry crossing / a ford (river crossing)
Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 後金|后金 from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty
Western Jin dynasty (265-316)
Fang Xuanling (579-648), Tang dynasty historian, compiler of History of Jin dynasty 晉書|晋书
Wei and Jin philosophical school amalgamating Daoist and Confucian ideals / translation of metaphysics (also translated 形而上學|形而上学)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *缙* | 缙* | *缙
red silk
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *谨* | 谨* | *谨
cautious / careful / solemnly / sincerely (formal)
Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), founded by the Jurchen 女真 people of North China, a precursor of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty
A Flower in a Sinful Sea, late-Qing novel by Jin Tianhe 金天翮 and Zeng Pu 曾樸|曾朴
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *烬* | 烬* | *烬
(bound form) cinders; ashes
Sweeper Monk, nameless monk who maintains the library of Shaolin (from Jin Yong's novel "Demigods and Semidevils" 天龍八部|天龙八部) / (fig.) person whose remarkable talents are not well known
Jin county in Hebei
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *溍* | 溍* | *溍
water / name of a river
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *锦* | 锦* | *锦
brocade / embroidered work / bright
lit. "Why don't they eat meat?" (said by Emperor Hui of Jin 晉惠帝|晋惠帝 when told that his people didn't have enough rice to eat) / fig. (of people from higher class etc) to be oblivious to other people's plight
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *珒* | 珒* | *珒
a kind of jade
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *靳* | 靳* | *靳
surname Jin
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *靳* | 靳* | *靳
martingale / stingy
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *襟* | 襟* | *襟
lapel / overlap of Chinese gown / fig. bosom (the seat of emotions) / to cherish (ambition, desires, honorable intentions etc) in one's bosom
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *觐* | 觐* | *觐
(history) to have an audience with the Emperor
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鞌* | 鞌* | *鞌
An, a place in the area of present-day Jinan, Shandong where in 589 BC there was a battle between the states of Qi 齊國|齐国 and Jin 晉國|晋国
profound theory / philosophical theory of Wei and Jin 玄學|玄学 sect
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *糺* | 糺* | *糺
army (used during the Liao, Jin and Yuan dynasties)
Ximen Qing, a fictional character in the novels "Jin Ping Mei" 金瓶梅 and "Water Margin" 水滸傳|水浒传
Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), founded by the Jurchen 女真 people of North China, a precursor of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty
Tao Qian or Tao Yuanming 陶淵明|陶渊明 (c. 365-427), Jin dynasty writer and poet
Jin'an, a district of Fuzhou City 福州市, Fujian
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *绛* | 绛* | *绛
capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *墐* | 墐* | *墐
bury / plaster with mud
Pan Yue (247-300), later known as 潘安, prominent Western Jin poet, also famous for his good looks, such that his name became a byword for "extremely handsome man"
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *浕* | 浕* | *浕
river in Hubei province
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *瑨* | 瑨* | *瑨
(literary) jade-like stone

More results available:



Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
© 2025 MDBG Made in Holland Made in Europe
Automated or scripted access is prohibited
Privacy and cookies