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
to forget
HSK 1
to remember
HSK 1
to record / record (written account) / note-taker / record (in sports etc) / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
to remember; to recall / memory
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *記* | 記* | *記
to record / to note / to memorize / to remember / mark / sign / classifier for blows, kicks, shots
HSK 1
to take down (in writing) / notes / a type of literature consisting mainly of short sketches / CL:
HSK 2
diary / CL: 則|则, ,
HSK 4
notebook (stationery) (CL:) / (computing) laptop; notebook (abbr. for 筆記本電腦|笔记本电脑)
HSK 2
muscle memory
to register (one's name)
HSK 4
reporter; journalist / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
to remember / to bear in mind / to learn by heart
HSK 1
investigative reporter
(filmmaking) script supervisor
to write down / to record / written account
HSK 4
well-known journalist; prominent reporter
fictional fruit in the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记 / pepino melon
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *禮* | 禮* | *禮
surname Li / abbr. for 禮記|礼记, Classic of Rites
journalist
Classic of Rites (same as 禮記|礼记)
Li Boyuan 李伯元 or Li Baojia (1867-1906), late Qing journalist, novelist and social observer, author of Observations on the current state of officialdom 官場現形記|官场现形记
deputy secretary
to bear grudges
Ao Guang, Dragon King of the East Sea, character in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
criminal record
biography / CL: ,
HSK 7-9
the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦, Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义, Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传, Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
remember at all costs
mark / symbol / notation / seal
HSK 7-9
much worse than having something stolen is when a thief has you in his sights (idiom)
to learn by heart / to commit to memory / to remember / to memorize in silence
the Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经, the Book of History 書經|书经, the Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记, the Book of Changes 易經|易经, and the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋
to keep in mind; to remember
HSK 7-9
Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens 1835-1910), US writer, novelist and humorist, author of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 哈克貝利·芬歷險記|哈克贝利·芬历险记
secretary (chief official of a branch of a socialist or communist party) / clerk / scribe
HSK 7-9
to remain fresh in one's memory (idiom)
HSK 7-9
to learn by rote / to mechanically memorize
Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, wuxia (武俠|武侠, martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸 and its screen adaptations
to be the first to worry about affairs of state, and the last to enjoy oneself (quotation from the essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹)
"Journey to the West", a Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩|吴承恩, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, also known as "Pilgrimage to the West" or "Monkey"
to think of / to keep thinking about / to be concerned about
HSK 7-9
sign / mark / symbol / to mark up / (computing) token
White Bone Spirit (in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记) / (fig.) sly and cunning person
Genesis (first book of the Bible)
Wu Cheng'en (1500-1582), author (or compiler) of novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
Xu Xiake (1587-1641), Ming dynasty travel writer and geographer, author of Xu Xiake's Travel Diaries 徐霞客遊記|徐霞客游记
to engrave in one's memory
HSK 7-9
Sima Qian (145-86 BC), Han Dynasty historian, author of Records of the Grand Historian 史記|史记, known as the father of Chinese historiography
press conference
notebook (computer)
to narrate / narrative
to keep a record of events / record / to start to form memories (after one's infancy)
a slap on the face / CL: 記|记
HSK 7-9
Book of Leviticus / Third Book of Moses
mnemonic method
Book of Exodus / Second Book of Moses
laptop / notebook (computer) / CL: 臺|台,
blog / weblog / same as 博客
Zhu Bajie, character in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记, with pig-like characteristics and armed with a muckrake / Pigsy in Arthur Waley's translation
to write an account (of events)
stamp / seal
bookkeeping
general secretary (of the Communist Party)
dashcam
debit card
The Travels of Lao Tsan, novel by late Qing novelist Liu E 劉鶚|刘鹗
(Sony) memory stick
shorthand
the Thirteen Confucian Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经, Book of History 尚書|尚书, Rites of Zhou 周禮|周礼, Rites and Ceremonies 儀禮|仪礼, Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记, Book of Changes 易經|易经, Mr Zuo's Annals 左傳|左传, Mr Gongyang's Annals 公羊傳|公羊传, Mr Guliang's Annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传, The Analects 論語|论语, Erya 爾雅|尔雅, Classic of Filial Piety 孝經|孝经, Mencius 孟子
imprint / trace
Records of the Grand Historian, by 司馬遷|司马迁, first of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史
crest / insignia
notebook / paper notepad / laptop computer
to commit to memory
press conference
voter registration
Great Tang Records on the Western Regions, travel record of Xuan Zang 玄奘, compiled by 辯機|辩机 in 646
Extensive records of the Taiping era (978), fictional history edited by Li Fang 李昉
Li Boyuan or Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉 (1867-1906), late Qing journalist, novelist and social observer, author of Observations on the current state of officialdom 官場現形記|官场现形记
registrar
history and biography
(Tw) (computer) memory
recorder
to credit
flight recorder / black box
Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记 / Son Goku, the main character in Dragon Ball 七龍珠|七龙珠
travel notes
a person of great moral stature does not remember the offenses committed by one of low moral stature
Fan Zhongyan (989–1052), Song dynasty scholar and politician, author of On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记
golden cudgel, weapon wielded by Sun Wukong in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
to debit
have wide learning and a retentive memory / have encyclopedic knowledge
OBATA Takeshi, manga artist, illustrator of cult series Death Note 死亡筆記|死亡笔记
to take notes / to excerpt
random jottings / travel notes
fragmentary recollections / miscellaneous notes
sth given as a token / souvenir

More results available:



Tip: Need to type pinyin with tonemarks? Try the 'Type Pinyin' item from the menu.
© 2026 MDBG Made in Holland Made in Europe
Automated or scripted access is prohibited
Privacy and cookies