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

94 results on this page.

Usage Tips
Simplified
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Traditional
HSK
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *先* | 先* | *先
beforehand; first; earlier / at first; originally / for the time being; for now / (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
HSK 1
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *所* | 所* | *所
actually / place / classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc / that which / particle introducing a relative clause or passive / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *亲* | 亲* | *亲
parent / one's own (flesh and blood) / relative / related / marriage / bride / close / intimate / in person / first-hand / in favor of / pro- / to kiss / (Internet slang) dear
HSK 3
one's close relatives
HSK 3
to oppose / to set sth against / to be antagonistic to / antithetical / relative opposite / opposing / diametrical
HSK 5
kin / kindred / relatives
HSK 6
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *母* | 母* | *母
mother / elderly female relative / origin / source / (of animals) female
HSK 6
height; level; (music) pitch / relative superiority / propriety; discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低) / no matter what; just; simply (will not ..., must ... etc) / at long last
HSK 7-9
relatively / opposite / to resist / to oppose / relative / vis-a-vis / counterpart
HSK 7-9
friends and relatives
HSK 7-9
a relative (i.e. family relation) / CL: 門|门, 個|个,
HSK 7-9
(of an organization that has a duty of care) to give financial support to relatives of sb who has died or suffered serious injury
HSK 7-9
daughter-in-law / wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation
HSK 7-9
to pressure a younger relative to hurry up and have a baby / (obstetrics) to induce labor / to expedite childbirth / (fig.) to be a driving force in bringing sth into existence
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *舍* | 舍* | *舍
(bound form) residence; house / (bound form) my (in speaking of relatives younger than oneself) / (archaic) unit of distance equal to 30 li
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *戚* | 戚* | *戚
(bound form) relatives; kin / (bound form) grief; sorrow / (old) battle-axe
relatives and friends
clansman / clan members / relatives / ethnic minority
relative superiority (better or worse, stronger or weaker, above or below etc)
six close relatives, namely: father , mother , older brothers , younger brothers , wife , male children / one's kin
parents of one's daughter-in-law or son-in-law / relatives by marriage
close relative / near relation
a member of the same clan / a distant relative with the same family name
to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)
relative position of exhibition booth / allocated floor space for display stall / allotted exhibit area
close and distant (relatives)
to defend sb (a relative, friend or oneself) despite knowing that that person is in the wrong
not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives
to adopt / to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative)
relative purity of silver or gold / purity in carat weight / quality / fineness
distantly related / a distant relative
collateral relative (descended from a common ancestor but through different lines)
(to go to) distant parts / faraway / a distant relative
relatives / members of the same family, clan, tribe etc
(of relatives or friends) to live far apart from each other
to acknowledge sb as one's relative; to acknowledge kinship / (old) to visit new in-laws after a marriage
lit. (when a person attains enlightenment and immortality), even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom) / fig. (when somebody attains a position of power and influence), their relatives and friends also benefit / (2nd half of the saying 一人得道雞犬升天|一人得道鸡犬升天)
to visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend)
lit. neither a relative nor a friend (idiom) / fig. unrelated to one another in any way
the emperor relatives (idiom); person with powerful connections
a distant relative
to adopt / to give for adoption (usually to a childless relative)
relatives
red-dyed egg, traditionally given to friends and relatives one month after the birth of one's child
orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on / left to one's own devices
aardwolf (Proteles cristatus), a small insectivorous relative of the hyena
lit. dispersed by wind and scattered like clouds (idiom); fig. scattered far and wide (of friends and relatives)
to grieve for deceased relative / to mourn
old friends and relatives
door / doorman (old) / hanger-on of an aristocrat / social influence / pull / classifier for relatives, marriages etc
remote relatives (with the same family name)
to move relative to one another
relatives and old friends
to swindle associates, friends or relatives
relative humidity
bereavement / to lose a relative
A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.
lit. when a person attains enlightenment and immortality, even his chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven with him (idiom) / fig. when somebody attains a position of power and influence, their relatives and friends also benefit
a relative / a family member
direct descendant / blood relative
to remember one's parents / to feel homesick for one's relatives
the poor are ignored in the busiest city; the rich will find relatives in the deepest mountain
to visit relatives
older generation in one's household (often referring to one's parents) / one's deceased close relatives
(idiom) favoritism shown to sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative / (idiom) (by extension) favoritism towards relatives, friends or associates
distant relatives
(formal) close kin / closest relative
to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old)
relative position
(thermodynamics) reduced temperature (used to compare fluids at different temperatures relative to their critical points)
to take refuge with a rich relative
to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old)
the practice of favoring sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative / (by extension) culture of favoritism towards relatives, friends and associates
to visit one's friends and relatives
(Tw) to be in the care of one's relatives / to be dependent on a relative / to draw on family connections
(law) junior relatives; relatives of a younger generation such as children, grandchildren or nephews
help to the needy / emergency relief / charity / to give to poorer relative / (also 賙濟|赒济)
(law) elder relatives; relatives of a senior generation such as parents, uncles or grandparents
relatives and friends
relative / family member / dependent
to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old)
to rely on the help of relatives and friends
without relatives or friends
(coll.) busybody relative
lit. casual aquaintances should not come between relatives / blood is thicker than water (idiom)
relative address (computing)
relative density
close relative
absolute (as opposed to relative) number
one's capable and virtuous relatives
official who gained his position through the influence of a female relative
relatives of the wife (slightly pejorative)
near and distant relatives
relative pronoun


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
Automated or scripted access is prohibited
Privacy and cookies