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
  *元* | 元* | *元
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / (bound form) first; original; primary / (bound form) basic; fundamental / (bound form) constituent; part / (prefix) meta- / (math.) argument; variable / era (of a reign) / (Tw) (geology) eon
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *分* | 分* | *分
to divide; to separate / to distribute; to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
HSK 1
Renminbi (RMB) / Chinese Yuan (CNY)
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *米* | 米* | *米
uncooked rice / meter (unit of length) / (slang) Chinese yuan
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *远* | 远* | *远
far / distant / remote / (intensifier in a comparison) by far / much (lower etc)
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *园* | 园* | *园
land used for growing plants / site used for public recreation / abbr. for a place ending in 園|园, such as a botanical garden 植物園|植物园, kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园 etc
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *毛* | 毛* | *毛
hair / feather / down / wool / mildew / mold / coarse or semifinished / young / raw / careless / unthinking / nervous / scared / (of currency) to devalue or depreciate / classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen )
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *角* | 角* | *角
angle / corner / horn / horn-shaped / unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime) / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *怨* | 怨* | *怨
to blame / (bound form) resentment; hatred; grudge
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *员* | 员* | *员
(bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity / (bound form) member / classifier for military generals
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *院* | 院* | *院
courtyard / institution / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *元* | 元* | *元
surname Yuan / Yuan dynasty (1279–1368)
Parliament (UK) / Congress (US) / Diet (Japan) / Legislative Yuan (Taiwan)
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *园* | 园* | *园
surname Yuan
fireworks / prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *圆* | 圆* | *圆
circle / round / circular / spherical / (of the moon) full / unit of Chinese currency (yuan) / tactful / to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie)
HSK 4
paper money / a bill (e.g. 100 yuan) / CL: 張|张, 紮|扎
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *原* | 原* | *原
former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *愿* | 愿* | *愿
(bound form) wish; hope; desire / to be willing / to wish (that sth may happen); may ... / vow; pledge
HSK 5
a piece; a chunk / (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這|这) aspect; area; dimension (Example: 情感這一塊|情感这一块 "the emotional aspect (of it)") / (coll.) one yuan; a dollar / together; in the same place; in company
perpetual calendar / ten thousand year calendar / Islamic calendar introduced to Yuan China by Jamal al-Din 紮馬剌丁|扎马剌丁
Judicial Yuan, the high court under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *垣* | 垣* | *垣
wall
Yuan Jing (1911-1999), writer, dramatist and film critic
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *源* | 源* | *源
root / source / origin
Guan Hanqing (c. 1235-c. 1300), 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
Yuan Shao (153-202), general during late Han, subsequently warlord
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *冤* | 冤* | *冤
injustice / grievance / wrong
HSK 7-9
the Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
renminbi yuan (RMB), PRC currency unit
Kunqu opera, influential musical theater originating in Kunshan, Jiangsu province in Yuan times
Yuan Shikai (1859-1916), senior general of late Qing, subsequently warlord and self-proclaimed emperor of China
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *远* | 远* | *远
to distance oneself from (classical)
Chung Yuan Christian University, in Taiwan
National protection war or Campaign to defend the republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai as emperor
member of the Legislative Yuan (Tw)
History of the Liao Dynasty, twenty first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed under Toktoghan 脫脫|脱脱 in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty , 116 scrolls
ocean / (old) silver dollar / (slang) Chinese yuan
Wang Zhaojun (52-19 BC), famous beauty at the court of Han emperor Yuan 漢元帝|汉元帝, one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女
reconstruction loan provided by Great Powers to Yuan Shikai in 1913
Yuan or Mongol dynasty (1279-1368)
the Twenty-four Filial Exemplars, classic Confucian text on filial piety from Yuan dynasty
Mongol army / army of Yuan dynasty
Emperor Gaozu of Tang, reign name of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 李淵|李渊 (566-635), reigned 618-626
one yuan or less / around 80 cents or one dollar
near ancient history (often taken to mean Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing times)
Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)
Qu Yuan Memorial Hall in Zigui county 秭歸縣|秭归县, Hubei, built in 1982 and a major tourist attraction since then
"learn from the foreigners in order to gain command of them", idea advocated by Wei Yuan 魏源
big head / mask in the shape of a big head / the larger end of sth / the main part / the lion's share / dupe / sucker / (old) silver coin with a bust of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯 on the obverse side
Yuan dynasty theater, including poetry, music and comedy
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *原* | 原* | *原
surname Yuan / (Japanese surname) Hara
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *毫* | 毫* | *毫
hair / drawing brush / (in the) least / one thousandth / currency unit, 0.1 yuan
Yuan Emperor, reign name of Han Dynasty emperor Liu Shi 劉奭|刘奭, (74-33 BC), reigned 48-33 BC
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
Tao Zongyi (c. 1329-1410), Yuan dynasty scholar
household with savings or annual income of 10,000 yuan or more (considered a large amount in the 1970s, when the term became established)
Bayan (name) / Bayan of the Baarin (1236-1295), Mongol Yuan general under Khubilai Khan, victorious over the Southern Song 1235-1239 / Bayan of the Merkid (-1340), Yuan dynasty general and politician
Yuan Hongdao (1568-1610), Ming dynasty poet and travel writer
sliced bread (loanword from "toast") / government-appointed hereditary tribal headman in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *缘* | 缘* | *缘
cause / reason / karma / fate / predestined affinity / margin / hem / edge / along
National Protection Army of 1915 (in rebellion against Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯)
Second Revolution, campaign from 1913 of the provisional revolutionary government (under Sun Yat-sen and the Guomindang) against Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯 and the Northern Warlords
On Encountering Sorrow, poem by Qu Yuan 屈原 in Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞
the five yuan (administrative branches of government) of the Republic of China under Sun Yat-sen's constitution: 行政院 Executive Yuan, 立法院 Legislative Yuan, 司法院 Judicial Yuan, 考試院|考试院 Examination Yuan, 監察院|监察院 Control Yuan
Legislative Yuan, the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China
Yan Hui (521-481 BC), disciple of Confucius, also known as Yan Yuan 顏淵|颜渊
Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *渊* | 渊* | *渊
deep pool / deep / profound
Nanyuan or "Southern Park", an imperial hunting domain during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, now the site of Nanhaizi Park in the south of Beijing
war of 1915 against Yuan Shikai and for the Republic
Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), grandson of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗, first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294
Duan Qirui (1864-1936), commander of Beiyang Army under Yuan Shikai, then politician and powerful warlord
a Yuan dynasty form of musical comedy
storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary
History of the Yuan Dynasty, twenty third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Song Lian 宋濂 in 1370 during the Ming Dynasty, 210 scrolls
Li Yuan, personal name of first Tang emperor Gaozu 唐高祖 (566-635), reigned 618-626
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *橼* | 橼* | *橼
the Red Turbans, peasant rebellion at the end of the Yuan dynasty
Executive Yuan, the executive branch of government under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan
final years of Yuan dynasty (1279-1368) / mid 14th century
Qu Yuan (340-278 BC), famous Warring States statesman and poet, author of Sorrow at Parting 離騷|离骚 Lisao in Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *沅* | 沅* | *沅
Yuan river in Guizhou and Hunan
Bai Pu (1226-1306), 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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *袁* | 袁* | *袁
surname Yuan
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *袁* | 袁* | *袁
long robe (old)
one Jiao coin (Mao, one-tenth of yuan)
Mongolian daruqachi, local commander in Mongol and Yuan times
chestnut horse with white belly
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鸢* | 鸢* | *鸢
kite (small hawk)
Cai E (1882–1916), military leader who was a key figure in the establishment the National Protection Army 護國軍|护国军, which in 1916 fought the forces of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯, who had tried to reestablish the monarchy with himself as emperor
contingency plan
Wei Yuan (1794-1857), Qing dynasty thinker, historian and scholar
Tianwen, or Questions to Heaven, a long poem by Chu Yuan 屈原 / Tianwen, a series of interplanetary missions developed by the China National Space Administration starting in 2016, named after the poem
Yuan Mei (1716–1797), Qing poet, essayist and gastronome, one of the Three Great Masters of the Qianlong-Jiaqing period 乾嘉三大家
(Yuan dynasty) porcelain kilns (under imperial administration)
Yuan Jue (1267-1327), Yuan dynasty writer and calligrapher
banknote in Jiao units (Mao, one-tenth of yuan)
storytelling dramatic art dating back to Song and Yuan periods, single narrator without music, often historical topics with commentary
National Protection War or Campaign to Defend the Republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯 as emperor

More results available:



Tip: Looking for an offline dictionary? Try MDBG Chinese Reader for Windows or MDBG Chinese-English dictionary for macOS!
© 2025 MDBG Made in Holland Made in Europe
Automated or scripted access is prohibited
Privacy and cookies