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

75 results on this page.

Usage Tips
Traditional
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Simplified
HSK
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *電* | 電* | *電
lightning / electricity / electric (bound form) / to get (or give) an electric shock / phone call or telegram etc / to send via telephone or telegram etc
HSK 1
lightning / CL:
HSK 4
to recharge (a battery) / (fig.) to recharge one's batteries (through leisure) / to update one's skills and knowledge
HSK 4
household electric appliance / abbr. for 家用電器|家用电器
HSK 6
to generate electricity / to send a telegram
HSK 6
radio; wireless (i.e. the technology used in radio telecommunication) / a radio
HSK 7-9
to have a power failure / power cut
HSK 7-9
incoming telephone call (or telegram) / to phone in; to send in a telegram / to have an instant attraction to sb / (of electricity, after an outage) to come back
HSK 7-9
congratulatory telegram
HSK 7-9
color TV
HSK 7-9
electric (apparatus) / electrified / having electricity supply (of a house)
high voltage
coded telegram / secret telegram
electricity transmission / to transmit electricity
nuclear power
pyroelectric
machinery and power-generating equipment / electromechanical
to supply electricity
static electricity
thunder and lightning
to experience a power outage; to have a power failure
electrical discharge / (coll.) to lure / to entice
photoelectric
to phone / to telegram
alternating current
to set up an electric circuit / to electrify / to switch on / to be connected to an electricity grid / open telegram
white goods (abbr. for 白色家電|白色家电)
positive electric charge
reports from foreign news agencies
to call sb back (on the phone) / a return call / to reply to a telegram / to wire back / a reply telegram
to be electrified; to be charged; to be live
piezoelectricity (physics)
post and telecommunications
to flash / a flash (literary)
hydroelectricity
hydroelectric power / plumbing and electricity
to leak electricity / (fig.) (coll.) to unintentionally arouse romantic interest (by being solicitous etc) / cf. 放電|放电
atmospherics / static
to conduct electricity
radio wave (astronomy)
a telegram of condolence
thermal power
electrical leakage
negative electric charge
proceeding at a tremendous pace / getting on like a house on fire
negative electric charge
thermal power generation
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), founded in 1987 (abbr. for 台灣積體電路製造公司|台湾积体电路制造公司)
NEC (Nippon Electronic Company) / abbr. for 日電電子|日电电子
to save electricity
to consume electricity / power consumption
to save electricity / power saving
to have a power shortage
to get an electric shock / to be electrocuted / electric shock
discharged / flat / dead (of batteries)
wind power
unplugged (of rock musicians performing on acoustic instruments)
(of a circuit breaker or switch) to trip
notebook (computer) / CL: 臺|台,
nuclear power generation
white goods (such as refrigerators and washing machines)
mini laptop or notebook (computer) / netbook / CL: 臺|台,
uncharged; electrically neutral
(Tw) (Internet slang) (loanword) goddamn
radio and television / broadcasting
flashlight / torch
to send a telegram
positive charge (electricity)
ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)
diathermia (medical treatment involving local heating of body tissues with electric current)
direct current
to charge (a battery)
power transformation
onshore wind power
(Tw) onshore wind power


Tip: Not sure how to type a character? Draw it instead! Click the brush icon next to the input fields to enable the handwriting input method.
© 2025 MDBG Made in Holland Made in Europe
Automated or scripted access is prohibited
Privacy and cookies