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
  *也* | 也* | *也
also; too; as well; (not ...) either / (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X) / (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *干* | 干* | *干
(bound form) to have to do with; to concern oneself with / one of the ten heavenly stems 天干 / (archaic) shield
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *天* | 天* | *天
day / sky / heaven
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *日* | 日* | *日
(bound form) sun / day / day of the month / (bound form) Japan (abbr. for 日本) / (vulgar) to fuck; to have sex with
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *高* | 高* | *高
high / tall / above average / loud / your (honorific)
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *用* | 用* | *用
to use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using / to need; to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) / usefulness; utility / (bound form) expense; outlay / (courteous) to eat; to drink / (literary) hence; therefore
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *马* | 马* | *马
horse / CL: 匹 / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess
HSK 3
toilet / lavatory / washroom
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *有* | 有* | *有
to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 intentional)
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *到* | 到* | *到
to reach; to arrive / to leave for; to go to / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) / considerate; thoughtful; thorough
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *走* | 走* | *走
to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / from / through / away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走) / to change (shape, form, meaning)
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *省* | 省* | *省
to save; to economize; to be frugal / to omit; to delete; to leave out / province / provincial capital / a ministry (of the Japanese government)
HSK 2
to go abroad; to leave the country
HSK 2
to feel happy / to rejoice / to have a great time / to make fun of sb
HSK 2
to have a meal / to eat / to make a living
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *好* | 好* | *好
to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *得* | 得* | *得
to have to / must / ought to / to need to
HSK 4
to help / to lend a hand / to do a favor / to do a good turn
HSK 1
to keep / to retain / to have reservations (about sth) / to hold back (from saying sth) / to put aside for later
HSK 3
haven't / hasn't / doesn't exist / to not have / to not be
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *乘* | 乘* | *乘
to ride / to mount / to make use of / to avail oneself of / to take advantage of / to multiply (math.) / Buddhist sect or creed
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *带* | 带* | *带
band / belt / girdle / ribbon / tire / area / zone / region / CL: 條|条 / to wear / to carry / to take along / to bear (i.e. to have) / to lead / to bring / to look after / to raise
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *眼* | 眼* | *眼
eye (CL:隻|只,雙|双) / (often used with 一) a look; a glance / small hole / (bound form) salient point / classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc
HSK 2
to work a temporary or casual job / (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *光* | 光* | *光
light; ray (CL:道) / bright; shiny / only; merely / used up; finished / to leave (a part of the body) uncovered
HSK 3
to trust / to have confidence in
HSK 3
to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave
HSK 2
common / ordinary / general / average
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *于* | 于* | *于
(of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by
HSK 6
to walk; to go on foot / to leave; to depart / (informal) to clear off; to beat it / (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job; to get out
HSK 1
please, have a seat
HSK 1
to possess / to have / equipped with / able to fulfill (conditions or requirements)
HSK 4
to exchange / exchange / communication / interaction / to have social contact (with sb)
HSK 3
to part; to leave each other / to distinguish; to tell apart / difference; distinction / in different ways; differently / separately; individually; respectively
HSK 3
to associate (with) / to have contact (with) / to hang out (with) / to date / (interpersonal) relationship / association / contact
HSK 3
to go out / to leave home / to go on a journey / away from home / (of a woman) to get married
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *刻* | 刻* | *刻
quarter (hour) / moment / to carve / to engrave / to cut / oppressive / classifier for short time intervals
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *乱* | 乱* | *乱
in confusion or disorder / in a confused state of mind / disorder / upheaval / riot / illicit sexual relations / to throw into disorder / to mix up / indiscriminate / random / arbitrary
HSK 3
grave; serious; severe; critical
HSK 4
to travel / journey; trip / CL: 趟, 次
HSK 2
to quarrel / to have a row / quarrel / CL: 頓|顿
HSK 3
to be in favor of / to support / to back / support / backing / to stand by / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
to dream; to have a dream; (fig.) to indulge in wishful thinking
HSK 4
to leave behind / to stay behind / to remain / to keep / not to let (sb) go
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *搬* | 搬* | *搬
to move (i.e. relocate oneself) / to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky) / to shift / to copy indiscriminately
HSK 3
convenient; suitable / to facilitate; to make things easy / having money to spare / (euphemism) to relieve oneself
HSK 2
have no choice or option but to / cannot but / have to / can't help it / can't avoid
HSK 3
to sway / to waver / to rock / to rattle / to destabilize / to pose a challenge to
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *乙* | 乙* | *乙
second of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / second in order / letter "B" or Roman "II" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / second party (in legal contract, usually 乙方, as opposed to 甲方) / ethyl / bent / winding / radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 5) / ancient Chinese compass point: 105°
HSK 5
can only / obliged to do sth / to have no other choice
HSK 2
all / to have; to possess; to own
HSK 2
trip / journey / tourism / travel / tour / to travel
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *会* | 会* | *会
can; to have the skill; to know how to / to be likely to; to be sure to / to meet; to get together / meeting; gathering / (suffix) union; group; association / (bound form) a moment (Taiwan pr. [hui3])
HSK 1
to have spare time / free from work / it's not important / it's nothing / never mind
HSK 1
brave; courageous
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *投* | 投* | *投
to throw (sth in a specific direction: ball, javelin, grenade etc) / to cast (a ballot) / to cast (a glance, a shadow etc) / to put in (money for investment, a coin to operate a slot machine) / to send (a letter, a manuscript etc) / to throw oneself into (a river, a well etc to commit suicide) / to go to; to seek refuge; to place oneself into the hands of / (coll.) to rinse (clothes) in water
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *没* | 没* | *没
(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
HSK 1
to have a pleasant journey / Bon voyage!
HSK 2
flavor; taste / (fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...) / (fig.) interest; delight / (dialect) smell; odor
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *平* | 平* | *平
flat; level; smooth / to make even; to level / equal; on the same level / (bound form) fair; impartial / to tie; to draw / (bound form) average; ordinary / (bound form) calm; peaceful / (bound form) to quell; to suppress; to put down / (abbr. for 平聲|平声) / (coll.) square meter (abbr. for 平方米)
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *引* | 引* | *引
to draw (e.g. a bow) / to pull / to stretch sth / to extend / to lengthen / to involve or implicate in / to attract / to lead / to guide / to leave / to provide evidence or justification for / old unit of distance equal to 10 丈, one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
HSK 4
warship / military naval vessel / CL: 艘
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *编* | 编* | *编
to weave / to plait / to organize / to group / to arrange / to edit / to compile / to write / to compose / to fabricate / to make up
HSK 4
good / favorable / well / fine
HSK 4
to like / to love / to be fond of / favorite
HSK 4
to have a holiday or vacation
HSK 1
to depart; to leave
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *冒* | 冒* | *冒
to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth) / to brave; to face / (bound form) reckless / to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc); to feign / (literary) to cover
HSK 5
function; performance; behavior
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *让* | 让* | *让
to yield / to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) / by (indicates the agent in a passive clause, like 被)
HSK 2
to have / to own / to hold / to occupy / to possess / to account for (a high proportion etc)
HSK 5
rule (e.g. of science) / law of behavior / regular pattern / rhythm / discipline
HSK 4
air conditioning / air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode) / CL: 臺|台
HSK 3
to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *偏* | 偏* | *偏
to lean / to slant / oblique / prejudiced / to deviate from average / to stray from the intended line / stubbornly / contrary to expectations
HSK 6
traveler; tourist
HSK 2
action; conduct; behavior; activity
HSK 2
have to / cannot but
HSK 5
to leave for; to proceed towards; to go to
HSK 3
(used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding / (of a person) stern; strict; harsh; shrewd; tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent
HSK 5
to have an urge / to be impetuous / impulse / urge
HSK 5
to attack / to batter / (of waves) to pound against / shock / impact
HSK 6
to travel along a route (of vehicles etc)
HSK 5
high tide; high water / upsurge; peak of activity / climax (of a story, a competition etc) / to have an orgasm
HSK 4
way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc) / CL: 種|种
HSK 3
lively; bustling; full of activity / to make things lively; to have a good time / a scene of bustling activity; excitement
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *救* | 救* | *救
to save / to assist / to rescue
HSK 3
heavy / hard / serious / critical
HSK 4
(of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious / (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting / to strictly enforce
HSK 5
must; to have to
HSK 2
advantageous; favorable
HSK 3
tint; coloring; coloration / (fig.) flavor; character
HSK 4
so as not to; so as to avoid
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *香* | 香* | *香
fragrant / sweet smelling / aromatic / savory or appetizing / (to eat) with relish / (of sleep) sound / perfume or spice / joss or incense stick / CL: 根
HSK 3
to leave hospital / to be discharged from hospital
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *丁* | 丁* | *丁
male adult / the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干 / fourth (used like "4" or "D") / small cube of meat or vegetable / (literary) to encounter / (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195° / (chemistry) butyl
HSK 7-9
unfavorable / disadvantageous / harmful / detrimental
HSK 5
pitiful / pathetic / to have pity on
HSK 5
the sky; the heavens
HSK 2
traveler; tourist / (online gaming) guest player
HSK 2

More results available:



Tip: Looking for an offline dictionary? Try MDBG Chinese Reader for Windows or MDBG Chinese-English dictionary for macOS!
© 2026 MDBG Made in Holland Made in Europe
Automated or scripted access is prohibited
Privacy and cookies