MDBG English to Chinese dictionary

Look up Chinese, Pinyin or English ?

Look up All Chinese Words in a Text ?

Chinese word (中文词)
Find entries that contain this Chinese:		as
Do NOT show entries with this Chinese:		as
Pinyin word (普通话拼音)
Find entries that contain this Pinyin:		as
Do NOT show entries with this Pinyin:		as
English words (英文)
Find entries that contain this English:		as
Do NOT show entries with this English:		as
Find this exact English phrase:
Do NOT show entries with this exact phrase:

100 results on this page.

Usage Tips

Click the icon in the rows of the search results to open the action menu, offering extra more information about the result
The Show Legend link below explains the icons used in the action menu
The Display Settings link below allows you to adjust the presentation of the search results
More information about this dictionary can be found using the HELP link in the top menu

Show Legend

Legend
	Show the actions for this entry
	Show information about all characters in a word
	Word decomposition (show word parts)
	Character decomposition (show character parts)
	Listen to the pronunciation
	Show stroke order animation
	Show more information about a character
	Look up on Baidu Baike
	Add to your Skritter vocab
	Show example sentences from Tatoeba
	Correct an entry
CL:	Classifiers for this word

Display Settings

Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
才 cái	才 \| 才* \| *才	ability / talent / sb of a certain type / a capable individual / then and only then / just now / (before an expression of quantity) only	HSK 3


才 cái	才 \| 才* \| *才	(variant of 才) just now / (before an expression of quantity) only	纔 HSK 3


刚才 gāngcái	刚才 \| 刚才* \| *刚才	just now / a moment ago	剛才 HSK 3


刚才 gāngcái	刚才 \| 刚才* \| *刚才	just now (variant of 剛才｜刚才)	剛纔 HSK 3


人才 réncái	人才 \| 人才* \| *人才	talent / talented person / looks / attractive looks	HSK 5


才干 cáigàn	才干 \| 才干* \| *才干	ability / competence	才幹 HSK 6


天才 tiāncái	天才 \| 天才* \| *天才	talent / gift / genius / talented / gifted	HSK 6


才女 cáinǚ	才女 \| 才女* \| *才女	talented girl


才能 cáinéng	才能 \| 才能* \| *才能	talent / ability / capacity


才子 cáizǐ	才子 \| 才子* \| *才子	gifted scholar


才学 cáixué	才学 \| 才学* \| *才学	talent and learning / scholarship	才學


爱才 àicái	爱才 \| 爱才* \| *爱才	to admire talented people / to value talent	愛才


才华 cáihuá	才华 \| 才华* \| *才华	talent / CL: 份	才華


方才 fāngcái	方才 \| 方才* \| *方才	just now / then


口才 kǒucái	口才 \| 口才* \| *口才	eloquence


奴才 núcai	奴才 \| 奴才* \| *奴才	slave / fig. flunkey


秀才 xiùcai	秀才 \| 秀才* \| *秀才	a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical) / scholar / skillful writer / fine talent


才艺 cáiyì	才艺 \| 才艺* \| *才艺	talent	才藝


奇才 qícái	奇才 \| 奇才* \| *奇才	genius


高才 gāocái	高才 \| 高才* \| *高才	great talent; rare capability / person of outstanding ability


成才 chéngcái	成才 \| 成才* \| *成才	to make sth of oneself / to become a person who is worthy of respect


屈才 qūcái	屈才 \| 屈才* \| *屈才	to waste talent


德才 décái	德才 \| 德才* \| *德才	ethics and ability / virtuous and talented


才智 cáizhì	才智 \| 才智* \| *才智	ability and wisdom


贤才 xiáncái	贤才 \| 贤才* \| *贤才	a genius / a talented person	賢才


聪明才智 cōngmingcáizhì	聪明才智 \| 聪明才智* \| *聪明才智	intelligence and wisdom	聰明才智


辩才 biàncái	辩才 \| 辩才* \| *辩才	eloquence	辯才


才华横溢 cáihuáhéngyì	才华横溢 \| 才华横溢* \| *才华横溢	brimming over with talent (esp. literary) / brilliant	才華橫溢


多才多艺 duōcáiduōyì	多才多艺 \| 多才多艺* \| *多才多艺	multitalented	多才多藝


多才 duōcái	多才 \| 多才* \| *多才	multitalented


全才 quáncái	全才 \| 全才* \| *全才	all-rounder / versatile


才气 cáiqì	才气 \| 才气* \| *才气	talent (usually literary or artistic)	才氣


德才兼备 décáijiānbèi	德才兼备 \| 德才兼备* \| *德才兼备	having both integrity and talent (idiom)	德才兼備


适才 shìcái	适才 \| 适才* \| *适才	just now / a moment ago	適才


怀才不遇 huáicáibùyù	怀才不遇 \| 怀才不遇* \| *怀才不遇	to have talent but no opportunity (idiom) / to be an unrecognized talent	懷才不遇


郎才女貌 lángcáinǚmào	郎才女貌 \| 郎才女貌* \| *郎才女貌	talented man and beautiful woman / ideal couple


博学多才 bóxuéduōcái	博学多才 \| 博学多才* \| *博学多才	erudite and multitalented (idiom); versatile and able	博學多才


人才济济 réncáijǐjǐ	人才济济 \| 人才济济* \| *人才济济	a galaxy of talent (idiom) / a great number of competent people	人才濟濟


才子佳人 cáizǐjiārén	才子佳人 \| 才子佳人* \| *才子佳人	gifted scholar, beautiful lady (idiom) / pair of ideal lovers


人尽其才 rénjìnqícái	人尽其才 \| 人尽其才* \| *人尽其才	employ one's talent to the fullest / everyone gives of their best	人盡其才


才思 cáisī	才思 \| 才思* \| *才思	imaginative power / creativeness


庸才 yōngcái	庸才 \| 庸才* \| *庸才	mediocrity


真才实学 zhēncáishíxué	真才实学 \| 真才实学* \| *真才实学	solid learning / real ability and learning / genuine talent	真才實學


才高八斗 cáigāobādǒu	才高八斗 \| 才高八斗* \| *才高八斗	of great talent (idiom)


异才 yìcái	异才 \| 异才* \| *异才	extraordinary talent	異才


才略 cáilüè	才略 \| 才略* \| *才略	ability and sagacity


才貌双全 cáimàoshuāngquán	才貌双全 \| 才貌双全* \| *才貌双全	talented and good-looking (idiom)	才貌雙全


不才 bùcái	不才 \| 不才* \| *不才	untalented / I / me (humble)


雄才大略 xióngcáidàlüè	雄才大略 \| 雄才大略* \| *雄才大略	great skill and strategy


将才 jiàngcái	将才 \| 将才* \| *将才	talented field commander (military)	將才


男才女貌 náncáinǚmào	男才女貌 \| 男才女貌* \| *男才女貌	talented man and beautiful woman / ideal couple


才分 cáifèn	才分 \| 才分* \| *才分	ability / talent / gift


江郎才尽 Jiānglángcáijìn	江郎才尽 \| 江郎才尽* \| *江郎才尽	Jiang Yan has exhausted his talent (idiom) / fig. to have used up one's creative powers / to have writer's block	江郎才盡


才疏学浅 cáishūxuéqiǎn	才疏学浅 \| 才疏学浅* \| *才疏学浅	(humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,...	才疏學淺


比才 Bìcái	比才 \| 比才* \| *比才	Bizet (name) / Georges Bizet (1838-1875), French musician, composer of opera Carmen


恃才傲物 shìcái'àowù	恃才傲物 \| 恃才傲物* \| *恃才傲物	to be inordinately proud of one's ability / to be conceited and contemptuous (idiom)


茂才 màocái	茂才 \| 茂才* \| *茂才	see 秀才


才识 cáishí	才识 \| 才识* \| *才识	ability and insight	才識


高才生 gāocáishēng	高才生 \| 高才生* \| *高才生	student of great ability / talented student


干才 gàncái	干才 \| 干才* \| *干才	ability / capable	幹才


量才录用 liàngcáilùyòng	量才录用 \| 量才录用* \| *量才录用	to assess sb's capabilities and employ him accordingly (idiom); to employ sb competent for the task	量才錄用


才识过人 cáishíguòrén	才识过人 \| 才识过人* \| *才识过人	an outstanding talent (idiom) / surpassing insight and acumen	才識過人


蠢才 chǔncái	蠢才 \| 蠢才* \| *蠢才	variant of 蠢材


识才 shícái	识才 \| 识才* \| *识才	to recognize talent	識才


却才 quècái	却才 \| 却才* \| *却才	just now	卻才


才怪 cáiguài	才怪 \| 才怪* \| *才怪	it'd be a wonder if... (following a verb phrase that is usually negative)


才然 cáirán	才然 \| 才然* \| *才然	just recently / just a moment ago / just now	纔然


不打不成才 bùdǎbùchéngcái	不打不成才 \| 不打不成才* \| *不打不成才	spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)


人才外流 réncáiwàiliú	人才外流 \| 人才外流* \| *人才外流	brain drain


人才流失 réncáiliúshī	人才流失 \| 人才流失* \| *人才流失	brain drain / outflow of talent


佳人才子 jiāréncáizǐ	佳人才子 \| 佳人才子* \| *佳人才子	beautiful lady, gifted scholar (idiom) / pair of ideal lovers


偏才 piāncái	偏才 \| 偏才* \| *偏才	talent in a particular area


初露才华 chūlùcáihuá	初露才华 \| 初露才华* \| *初露才华	first sign of budding talent / to display one's ability for the first time	初露才華


大才小用 dàcáixiǎoyòng	大才小用 \| 大才小用* \| *大才小用	lit. making little use of great talent / to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut


天妒英才 tiāndùyīngcái	天妒英才 \| 天妒英才* \| *天妒英才	heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with / those whom the Gods love die young


天才出自勤奋 tiāncáichūzìqínfèn	天才…勤奋 \| 天才…勤奋* \| *天才…勤奋	genius comes from hard effort / Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration (Thomas Edison)	天才出自勤奮


女子无才便是德 nǚzǐwúcáibiànshìdé	女子…是德 \| 女子…是德* \| *女子…是德	a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)	女子無才便是德


专业人才 zhuānyèréncái	专业人才 \| 专业人才* \| *专业人才	expert (in a field)	專業人才


征才 zhēngcái	征才 \| 征才* \| *征才	to recruit	徵才


才不 cáibù	才不 \| 才不* \| *才不	by no means / definitely not / as if! / yeah right!


才兼文武 cáijiānwénwǔ	才兼文武 \| 才兼文武* \| *才兼文武	talent in both military and civil field (idiom)


才外流 cáiwàiliú	才外流 \| 才外流* \| *才外流	brain drain


才德 cáidé	才德 \| 才德* \| *才德	talent and virtue


才气过人 cáiqìguòrén	才气过人 \| 才气过人* \| *才气过人	an outstanding talent (idiom) / surpassing insight and acumen	才氣過人


才华出众 cáihuáchūzhòng	才华出众 \| 才华出众* \| *才华出众	outstanding talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit	才華出眾


才华盖世 cáihuágàishì	才华盖世 \| 才华盖世* \| *才华盖世	peerless talent (idiom); incomparable artistic merit	才華蓋世


才艺技能 cáiyìjìnéng	才艺技能 \| 才艺技能* \| *才艺技能	talent	才藝技能


才艺秀 cáiyìxiù	才艺秀 \| 才艺秀* \| *才艺秀	talent show	才藝秀


有才干 yǒucáigàn	有才干 \| 有才干* \| *有才干	capable	有才幹


江南四大才子 Jiāngnánsìdàcáizǐ	江南…才子 \| 江南…才子* \| *江南…才子	Four great southern talents of the Ming, namely: Tang Bohu 唐伯虎, Zhu Zhishan 祝枝山, Wen Zhengming 文徵明｜文征明 and Xu Zhenqing 徐禎卿｜徐祯卿


登庸人才 dēngyōngréncái	登庸人才 \| 登庸人才* \| *登庸人才	to employ talent (idiom)


社交才能 shèjiāocáinéng	社交才能 \| 社交才能* \| *社交才能	social accomplishment


秀才不出门，全知天下事 xiùcaibùchūmén, quánzhītiānxiàshì	秀才…下事 \| 秀才…下事* \| *秀才…下事	a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)	秀才不出門，全知天下事


秀才不出门，能知天下事 xiùcaibùchūmén, néngzhītiānxiàshì	秀才…下事 \| 秀才…下事* \| *秀才…下事	a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)	秀才不出門，能知天下事


自学成才 zìxuéchéngcái	自学成才 \| 自学成才* \| *自学成才	a self-made genius	自學成才


识多才广 shíduōcáiguǎng	识多才广 \| 识多才广* \| *识多才广	knowledgeable and versatile	識多才廣


识才尊贤 shícáizūnxián	识才尊贤 \| 识才尊贤* \| *识才尊贤	to recognize talent and have great respect for it	識才尊賢


身才 shēncái	身才 \| 身才* \| *身才	stature / build (height and weight) / figure


辩才天 biàncáitiān	辩才天 \| 辩才天* \| *辩才天	Saraswati (the Hindu goddess of wisdom and arts and consort of Lord Brahma)	辯才天


通才 tōngcái	通才 \| 通才* \| *通才	polymath / all-round person

Tip: In the word dictionary, the Chinese sentence lookup can lookup whole Chinese sentences, automatically splitting it into separate words.