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

22 results on this page.

Usage Tips
Simplified
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Traditional
HSK
I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon / to let (sb) down; to disappoint
HSK 1
amazing / terrific / extraordinary
HSK 4
to look down upon / to despise
HSK 4
cannot afford / can't afford buying
HSK 7-9
unremarkable / nothing out of the ordinary
HSK 7-9
to look down upon; to hold in contempt
HSK 7-9
to take defeat with bad grace / to be a sore loser / cannot afford to lose
can't afford to play / (fig.) can't accept it when one loses
to be unable to pay / unaffordable
lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom); there must be a reason / no smoke without fire
cannot afford / cannot bear the burden
can't stand it / to be unable to bear / to be unable to resist
(saying) people don't get up early unless there is some benefit in doing so / won't lift a finger unless there's something in it for oneself
to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
(slang) it's just the pits! / so unfair! / unbearable
can't afford to offend / dare not provoke / difficult to deal with / insufferable
to be unable to stand
weak and inept person / hopeless case
can't avoid / can't hide from / unavoidable
does not bear examination
lit. like tofu strung on horsetail, you can't lift it / fig. let's not talk of this (pun on )
erhua variant of 不起眼


Tip: Do you own / maintain a website? Consider linking to us! Check out the information about linking and logos.
© 2026 MDBG Made in Holland Made in Europe
Automated or scripted access is prohibited
Privacy and cookies