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
method; way (of doing sth); means / CL: 條|条, 個|个
HSK 2
way of handling sth / method for making / work method / recipe / practice / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
way of looking at a thing / view / opinion / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
way of thinking; opinion; notion / to think of a way (to do sth)
HSK 2
method; way; means / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
lawful / legitimate / legal
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *法* | 法* | *法
law / method / way / to emulate / (Buddhism) dharma / (abbr. for 法家) the Legalists / (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉)
HSK 4
grammar
HSK 4
judge (in court)
HSK 4
HSK 4
court of law / court
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *㳒* | 㳒* | *㳒
variant of
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *灋* | 灋* | *灋
old variant of / law
HSK 4
(coll.) can't do anything about it / (coll.) there's no way that ...; it's simply not credible that ... / (coll.) couldn't be (better) (i.e. simply wonderful)
HSK 4
unable to; incapable of
HSK 4
legal system and institutions
HSK 5
to expound Buddhist teachings
HSK 5
legislation / statute
HSK 5
calligraphy / handwriting / penmanship
HSK 5
legal (proceedings) / according to law
HSK 5
illegal / to break the law
HSK 5
technique / trick / skill
HSK 5
usage
HSK 6
court of law
HSK 6
French (language)
HSK 6
to try / to make an attempt / to think of a way (to accomplish sth)
HSK 7-9
to enforce a law / law enforcement
HSK 7-9
therapy; treatment
HSK 7-9
to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means / to try this, that and the other
HSK 7-9
criminal law
HSK 7-9
judicial / (administration of) justice
HSK 7-9
illegal
HSK 7-9
constitution (of a country) / CL:
HSK 7-9
National protection war or Campaign to defend the republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai as emperor
magic power
religious ceremony / ritual
decree; ordinance
to talk from one's personal experience / to use oneself as an example
pronunciation; reading (of a Chinese character)
baguette (bread)
City Urban Administrative and Law Enforcement Bureau (PRC)
French Guiana
to disseminate knowledge of the law
technique / method
Burkina Faso
legislature
civil law
perspective (in drawing)
the Legalist school of political philosophy, which rose to prominence in the Warring States period (475–221 BC) (The Legalists believed that social harmony could only be attained through strong state control, and advocated for a system of rigidly applied punishments and rewards for specific behaviors.) / a Legalist
to bring to justice; to hand over to the law
legal responsibility; liability
French Polynesia
Agence France Presse / AFP news agency
to rule according to the law
Yogācāra school of Buddhism / Dharma-character school of Buddhism
to keep the law / to protect Buddha's teachings / protector of Buddhist law (i.e. temple donor)
to enact laws / to legislate / legislation
Yasser Arafat (1929–2004), Palestinian leader
Sakyamuni
bill / proposed law
way of speaking / wording / formulation / one's version (of events) / statement / theory / hypothesis / interpretation
enchantment / magic
Legislative Yuan, the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China
moxibustion (TCM)
course of action / method of doing sth / practice / modus operandi
private law
induction (method of deduction in logic)
to agree on three laws (idiom) / three-point covenant / (fig.) preliminary agreement / basic rules
Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) / Buddhist doctrine
input method
to implement the law / to perform sorcery
Flushing Chinatown, a predominantly Chinese and Korean neighborhood of Queens, New York City
law and government; law and politics
to play fast and loose with the law / to game the system / (leisure) rules of the game / way of doing an activity / (tourism) way of experiencing a place
binomial nomenclature (taxonomy)
style of writing (literary style) / way of writing a character / spelling
way of eating / how something is eaten / how a dish is prepared / the way a dish is to be cooked
people's court (of law) / people's tribunal
at a loss / unable to do anything about it / to have no choice
magician / wizard / sorcerer
Judicial Yuan, the high court under the constitution of Republic of China, then of Taiwan
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *法* | 法* | *法
France / French / abbr. for 法國|法国 / Taiwan pr. [Fa4]
grammar
statutory; law-based; legal
to punish according to the law / to bring to justice
magic
the Eternal Wheel of life in Buddhism
law / rule / code
running style / racing technique
bill of rights
methodology / Discours de la méthode by René Descartes 笛卡兒|笛卡儿, 1637
Buddha's teaching / Buddhist monk's apparel, staff etc / (Daoism) magic weapon / talisman / fig. specially effective device / magic wand
French-style
rule; method; model
corporations law; company law; corporate law
alpha (Greek letter Αα)
judicial auction; to sell by judicial auction
Hōryūji, complex of Buddhist temples near Nara 奈良, Japan, dating back to the Asuka period 飛鳥時代|飞鸟时代 (c. 600)
Haifa (city in Israel)
to abide by the law

More results available:



Tip: Using a computer without Chinese text input? Try the 'Type Chinese' item from the menu.
© 2025 MDBG Made in Holland Made in Europe
Automated or scripted access is prohibited
Privacy and cookies