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

47 results on this page.

Usage Tips
Traditional
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Simplified
HSK
patient; sufferer
HSK 6
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *患* | 患* | *患
to suffer (from illness) / to contract (a disease) / misfortune / trouble / danger / worry
HSK 7-9
to fall ill
HSK 7-9
to contract (an illness) / to be afflicted with / to suffer from
HSK 7-9
a danger concealed within sth / hidden damage / misfortune not visible from the surface
HSK 7-9
to suffer (from an illness) / to fall ill
illness / disease / patient / sufferer
Sapindales / order of scented bushes and trees, includes citrus fruit and lychee
suffering / misery / hardship
packed with people / overcrowded / overpopulation
flooding; inundation
disaster / calamity
internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
afflicted part
(idiom) there will be no end of trouble in the future
true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom) / you see who your true friends are when you go through tough times together / you see who your true friends are when you are in difficulties
trials and tribulations
a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed
foreign invasion / disaster on border due to incursion
do not worry about scarcity, but rather about uneven distribution (idiom, from Analects)
lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster / to cherish a viper in one's bosom
to prevent troubles before the event (idiom) / to forestall / to nip sth in the bud
Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom); fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later / to cherish a snake in one's bosom
foreign aggression
to worry about personal gains and losses
having experienced much suffering
lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom); tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster / to cherish a viper in one's bosom
lit. calamity within one's bosom (idiom); major trouble hidden within
doctor-patient
to take preventative measures; to guard against accident or disaster
If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb / Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.
to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom) / life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure
injured person
mental illness
zoonosis
to go through thick and thin together (idiom)
to tolerate is to abet
heart disease
to come down with; to be afflicted with (an illness)
child victim of disaster or disease / afflicted child
person suffering (from a disease or poisoning) / a patient
(idiom) if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue
Preparedness averts peril. / to be prepared, just in case (idiom)
dissociative identity disorder / multiple personality disorder
to prevent a disaster before the event (idiom); to nip sth in the bud
lit. to nurture a tiger invites calamity / fig. to indulge one's enemy is asking for trouble (idiom)


Tip: Need to type pinyin with tonemarks? Try the 'Type Pinyin' item from the menu.
© 2025 MDBG Made in Holland
Automated or scripted access is prohibited
Privacy and cookies