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 be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *正* | 正* | *正
straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive
HSK 1
genuine; real; true / really; indeed
HSK 2
regular / normal / ordinary
HSK 2
correct; sound; right; proper
HSK 2
is precisely
HSK 2
just (in time) / just right / just enough / to happen to / to chance to / by chance / it just so happens that
HSK 2
formal; official
HSK 3
anyway / in any case / to come over from the enemy's side
HSK 3
to correct / to amend / to put right / correction / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
justice / righteousness / just / righteous
HSK 5
genuine / legal / see also 盜版|盗版
HSK 5
just; fair; equitable
HSK 5
just as / precisely as
HSK 5
regular / according to standards
HSK 5
honest / reasonable / fair / sensible
HSK 6
to correct / to make right
HSK 6
orthodox school / fig. traditional / old school / authentic / genuine
HSK 7-9
to correct / to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision) / to cure / rectification / correction / to straighten
HSK 7-9
to revise; to amend; to rectify
HSK 7-9
to face squarely; to meet head on; to face up to
HSK 7-9
upright / regular / proper / correct
HSK 7-9
to mend one's ways (idiom) / to turn over a new leaf
HSK 7-9
unhealthy tendency
HSK 7-9
upright / upstanding / honest
HSK 7-9
front / obverse side / right side / positive / direct / open
HSK 7-9
upright and honest / integrity
HSK 7-9
positive energy / positivity
HSK 7-9
midday / noon / noonday
Yongzheng, reign name of Qing emperor (1722-1735)
correct mindfulness (Buddhism)
(of a train etc) on time; punctual / (slang) awesome / (Tw) on the hour
(lit. and fig.) the right way; the correct path; the proper course
timely / just (when needed)
standard form (of a Chinese character) / plain font style (as opposed to bold or italic) / printed style (as opposed to cursive) / (Tw) traditional (i.e. unsimplified) characters
adopted name of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石
fair and honest
main text (as opposed to footnotes) / main body (of a book)
main job / day job / steady full-time job (as opposed to temporary or casual) / chief or principal post (as opposed to deputy)
to correct / to make a correction
to be just about to / to be on the point of
amendment / revised draft
regular script (Chinese calligraphic style)
to execute / the law
positive and negative / pros and cons / inside and outside
the correct path / the right way (Buddhism)
young, cute boy / derived from Japanese loanword shotacon 正太控
Fangzheng county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨, Heilongjiang
clear and square / neat / square (person)
Zhengyang county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店, Henan
(of a person) upright; respectable; decent / (Tw) (of a business etc) reputable
positive and negative
square
The True Story of Ah Q, influential 1921 novella by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅
the 24 or 25 official dynastic histories / true history, as opposed to fictional adaptation or popular legends
unofficial; informal
regular (figure in geometry)
normalization (of diplomatic relations etc)
one's proper business
(regular) meal / full meal / main course
(idiom) in deadly earnest; deadpan
the right track
empress
middle / center / right in the middle or center / nub
healthy atmosphere; moral spirit / unyielding integrity; probity / (TCM) vital energy (resistance to diseases)
to replace the current name or title of sth with a new one that reflects its true nature / rectification of names (a tenet of Confucian philosophy)
Chiang Chung-cheng, adopted name of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石
to proofread and correct / to edit and rectify / to correct / to calibrate
to transfer to full membership / to obtain tenure
Zhengning county in Qingyang 慶陽|庆阳, Gansu
standard pronunciation / to correct sb's pronunciation
sternly / solemn
(literary) to follow the right path
(of a person) honorable; not devious / (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard; without tricks; openly / (of a situation) out in the open
original (of a document) / reserved copy (of a library book)
to make a correction
in a way that justifies the use of the term / genuine / proper / in a way that conforms to logic / justifiable / appropriate / perfectly legitimate
Zhengtong Emperor, reign name of sixth Ming Emperor Zhu Qizhen 朱祁鎮|朱祁镇 (1427-1464), reigned 1435-1449, temple name Yingzong 英宗
orthodoxy; tradition / orthodox; traditional / principles of dynastic succession / (of an heir) legitimate
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *正* | 正* | *正
first month of the lunar year
to point out mistakes or weak points for correction / to comment / criticism
not to engage in honest work / to ignore one's proper occupation / not to attend to one's proper duties
(Tw) to guide sb in the right direction / to correct (behavior etc)
neat / orderly / just in time
correction fluid
dead center; the very middle
displaying strength and discipline / impressive / upright and frank / square
just at the time of / honest / upright / (math.) positive value
the right time for sth / the right season (for planting cabbage)
to return to the topic (idiom) / to get back to the main point
an important matter (sth work-related or productive etc)
regular army / standing army
Zheng'an county in Zunyi 遵義|遵义, Guizhou
Eastern Orthodox Church
bring order out of chaos / set to rights things which have been thrown into disorder
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei
Zhengyang county in Zhumadian 駐馬店|驻马店, Henan
in one's prime
standard form of a Chinese character / (Tw) traditional (i.e. unsimplified) characters
to return to the right path / to mend one's ways / to reform / Reformed (church etc)

More results available:



Tip: In the word dictionary, the Chinese sentence lookup can lookup whole Chinese sentences, automatically splitting it into separate words.
© 2025 MDBG Made in Holland Made in Europe
Automated or scripted access is prohibited
Privacy and cookies