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

97 results on this page.

Usage Tips
Simplified
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Traditional
HSK
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *若* | 若* | *若
to seem / like / as / if
HSK 6
a certain number or amount / how many? / how much?
HSK 7-9
if; supposing; in case
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *若* | 若* | *若
used in 般若 / used in 蘭若|兰若
(Buddhism) wisdom; insight into the true nature of reality (from Sanskrit prajñā)
if
Zoigê County (Tibetan: mdzod dge rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan
Chaqiliq nahiyisi or Ruoqiang county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
to be a different person / not to be one's usual self
were it not for / if not for
to be wild with joy (idiom)
if / supposing / in case
if
as if / as though / rather like
(idiom) faint; indistinct
calm / composed / at ease
bear hardship with equanimity / regard wrongdoing with equanimity
to act as though there were nobody else present / unselfconscious / fig. without regard for others
lit. seeming neither close nor distant (idiom) / fig. to keep one's distance / (of a relationship) lukewarm / vague
prajña paramita (Sanskrit: supreme wisdom - beginning of the Heart Sutra)
overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)
to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable / an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase
as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner / frigid
(idiom) as if nothing had happened; calm and composed; nonchalant
lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
to turn a deaf ear to (idiom); to pretend not to hear
(idiom) great intelligence may appear to be stupidity
receptive as an echoing canyon (idiom); modest and open-minded
front yard as busy as a marketplace (idiom) / a place with many visitors
lit. secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom) / fig. well fortified; invulnerable to attack
to turn a blind eye to
cool and collected (idiom); showing no sign of nerves / perfectly composed
(entomology) nymph
(idiom) looking pensive; thoughtfully
to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
bright as a multitude of stars (idiom); extremely able talent
mouth like a torrent (idiom) / eloquent / glib / voluble / have the gift of the gab
lit. to see sth as clearly as one sees a blazing fire (idiom) / fig. to grasp the situation thoroughly
as if one had lost something (idiom) / to look or feel unsettled or distracted / to feel empty
to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere / to worship / to deify / to make a holy cow of sth / to put sb on a pedestal
to hide one's treasure away so that no-one knows about it (idiom); fig. modest about one's talents / to hide one's light under a bushel
to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened / to remain cheerful (despite a crisis)
to hold sb in the same regard as one would a god (idiom)
abundantly clear
lit. to be frustrated as though having lost sth (idiom) / fig. to be at a loss / perplexed / frustrated
at a loss / confused / not know what to do next
rare as morning stars (idiom) / few and far between / sparse
if
as different as heaven and earth (idiom) / worlds apart
if / if so
John (less common form of 若望 or 約翰|约翰)
Buddhist temple (transliteration of Sanskrit "Aranyakah") (abbr. for 阿蘭若|阿兰若)
not as good as / not equal to / inferior
Guo Moruo (1892-1978), writer, communist party intellectual and cultural apparatchik
on a par with / comparable to
nobody understands one's son better than his father (idiom)
indistinct / faintly discernible
far-flung realms as next door (idiom) / close in spirit although far away
John / Saint John / less common variant of 約翰|约翰 preferred by the Catholic Church
Zhang Ruoxu (c. 660-720), Tang dynasty poet, author of yuefu poem River on a spring night 春江花月夜
ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom) / effective government requires minimal intervention
if
Wang Qinruo (962-1025), Northern Song dynasty official
Joseph (biblical name)
if and only if
progress seems like regress (the Book of Dao 道德經|道德经, Chpt. 41)
precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
Gospel of John (used in Catholic Bible translations)
the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the "Book of Dao" 道德經|道德经)
rock-solid
(idiom) to be eager to surround oneself with talented people
Buddhist temple (transliteration of Sanskrit "Aranyakah")
a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent
as for
Zoigê County (Tibetan: mdzod dge rdzong) in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture 阿壩藏族羌族自治州|阿坝藏族羌族自治州, northwest Sichuan
If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.
(idiom) one's actions are in keeping with what one says
to have the looks of a Pan An 潘安 (referring to a historical figure said to be extremely handsome)
a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed
to be just like
to feel despondent (idiom)
to throw away like worn out shoes
Aurora, Roman goddess of dawn
St John the Baptist
close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door / close in spirit although far away
habit becomes nature (idiom); get used to something and it seems inevitable / second nature / same as 習慣成自然|习惯成自然
the Heart Sutra
Chaqiliq nahiyisi or Ruoqiang county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
Arakan Yoma, mountain range in western Myanmar (Burma)
to view as strangers
progress seems like regress (alternative wording for 進道若退|进道若退)
pleasantly surprised like mad (idiom); capering madly with joy / to express boundless pleasure


Tip: The character dictionary has hand writing instructions for many Chinese characters, a brush icon is shown in front of the character when these instructions are available, try clicking it.
© 2025 MDBG Made in Holland
Automated or scripted access is prohibited
Privacy and cookies