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

87 results on this page.

Usage Tips
Simplified
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Traditional
HSK
near
HSK 6
in order to / because of / for the sake of
to have / to possess
HSK 5
alive
not need / have no use for
HSK 5
to follow after / immediately afterwards
based on... / in conformance with.. / taking as one's main principle
HSK 7-9
backwards; in reverse; upside down
to reach (with one's hand etc) / (fig.) to attain (an objective)
urgently
to fall asleep
HSK 4
relying on / on the basis of
HSK 7-9
to follow
along with / in the wake of / following
HSK 5
(eat sth) with (sth else) / taking advantage of; using
to be occupied with (doing sth)
towards / facing (sb or sth) / (coll.) to side with / to favor
HSK 7-9
to follow / following / along
HSK 7-9
(coll.) to try to
auxiliary showing sth happened in the past
to go along / to follow
HSK 6
head-on / red-handed
(coll.) unrelated; lacking any connection
in accordance with
having nothing better to do
to be strongly attached to / to be dedicated / to cling to / (Buddhism) attachment
HSK 7-9
to ignite / to kindle
to take it easy
to concern oneself with (a matter); to make (sth) one's business
(dialect) (implying sudden realization) so / after all
to brave / to face dangers
to have no right or ability to interfere in sth / it's none of your business!
to signify / to mean / to imply
HSK 5
can't touch; can't reach / (fig.) unable to get a grasp of
immediately afterwards / shortly after that
HSK 7-9
worthwhile (often in rhetorical questions, implying not worthwhile) / also written 犯得上
to be able to touch / tangible
no need / need not
to catch and hold on / to continue / to go on to do sth / to follow / to carry on / then / after that / subsequently / to proceed / to ensue / in turn / in one's turn
HSK 2
to be able to use; useable; to have a use for / (in a question) to be necessary to
HSK 6
in front of / in the presence of
HSK 7-9
better a bad life than a good death (idiom)
by means of; through; with the help of
closed
not worthwhile
attire; clothes; dress
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *着* | 着* | *着
a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuo2]) / trick; tactic / (dialect) okay; all right / (dialect) to put in; to add
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *着* | 着* | *着
to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to burn / (coll.) to fall asleep / (after a verb) hitting the mark / succeeding in
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *着* | 着* | *着
aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *着* | 着* | *着
to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply
Asanga (Buddhist philosopher, c. 4th century AD)
(of income etc) to be unassured; to lack a reliable source
to be unable to find
carrying on one's back
turning one's back to (sth or sb) / keeping sth secret from (sb) / keeping (one's hands) behind one's back
HSK 6
to protect / to guard / to shield
what? / how? / how about? / whatever / also pr. [zen3 me5 zhe5]
steady / calm and collected / not nervous
HSK 7-9
to be considered outstanding or special; to be reckoned with; notable
(coll.) to blame sb for sth
to light (a candle, cigarette etc)
to fall asleep; to get to sleep
clothes
evident / clear / undoubted
sorption (generic term for absorption, adsorption, diffusion, precipitation etc)
towards
HSK 7-9
to droop; to hang down; to dangle
unwise move / to make an unwise move
(HK) swimsuit (loanword from Japanese "mizugi")
to obtain
to succeed by a lucky stroke
thus / in this way / like this
to find
to stick onto / stalemate / gridlock / to agglutinate
let (one) have his way / as (one) pleases / at (one's) will
to adhere / attachment
to adhere; to stick together; to bond; to agglutinate
to guess correctly
to wear
(do sth) that way; like that
important thing / crucial thing
afloat
to be a step ahead of the opponent (idiom) / to outsmart one's opponent
to be unable to reach
variant of 花招


Tip: Looking for an offline dictionary? Try MDBG Chinese Reader for Windows or MDBG Chinese-English dictionary for macOS!
© 2025 MDBG Made in Holland Made in Europe
Automated or scripted access is prohibited
Privacy and cookies