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

52 results on this page.

Usage Tips
Traditional
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Simplified
HSK
to cross swords / to have a confrontation (with sb)
HSK 7-9
topic under discussion; direction or tone of the conversation
high speed steel
vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
HSK 6
avant-garde
(sports) midfielder; (basketball) center; (hockey, soccer) center forward / see 正鋒|正锋
submachine gun
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鋒* | 鋒* | *鋒
point of a spear / edge of a tool / vanguard / forward (in sports team)
a selfless, helpful person, like the model citizen Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋 (often used to refer to sb in a joking or teasing way)
to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat / measure for measure
HSK 7-9
Tiefeng, a district of Qiqihar City 齊齊哈爾市|齐齐哈尔市, Heilongjiang
vanguard
to charge and break through enemy lines
to show off one's ability
sharp (e.g. knife blade) / incisive / to the point
tip (of pencil, spear etc) / sharp point / cutting edge / spearhead / vanguard
(calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at a low angle, so that the tip of the brush runs along the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒|正锋 and 側鋒|侧锋) / (fig.) unorthodox or improper way of doing things
cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool
vanguard / front line / a forward (sports)
pioneer; trailblazer
daring vanguard / pioneer / leading figure
to write with the tip of the brush tilted / (fig.) to resort to devious means
to draw in one's claws / to show some modesty
to lead the charge
the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom) / fig. unexpected winning move / unconventional gambit
to charge / to assault / assault
front (meteorology)
the tip of a writing brush / vigor of style in writing / stroke / touch
manner of speech / tone of voice
first sign of budding talent / to display one's ability for the first time
(calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at an oblique angle, so that the tip of the brush runs near the edge of the stroke (cf. 正鋒|正锋 and 偏鋒|偏锋)
to push oneself forward / to seek fame / to be in the limelight
lit. to reach the tip and try (idiom); to have a go when at one's peak
Uzi (submachine gun)
cold front (meteorology)
Young Pioneers of China (primary school league, a preparation for Communist Youth League) / abbr. to 少先隊|少先队
warm front (meteorology)
Lei Feng (1940–1962), a soldier celebrated by the Chinese government from 1963 onward as a model of selflessness and devotion to the Communist Party
to be talented yet self-effacing (idiom)
Tse Ting-Fung or Nicholas Tse (1980-), Cantopop star
to strive
to change the direction or tone of a conversation
Hua Guofeng (1921-2008), CCP Chairman 1976-1981
stationary front (meteorology)
variant of 鋒芒|锋芒
winger (in soccer or hockey)
thread of discussion / topic
occluded front (meteorology)
(calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is kept upright, so that the tip of the brush runs along the center of the stroke (cf. 側鋒|侧锋 and 偏鋒|偏锋)
stationary front (meteorology)
occluded front (meteorology)


Tip: Looking for an offline dictionary? Try MDBG Chinese Reader for Windows or MDBG Chinese-English dictionary for macOS!
© 2026 MDBG Made in Holland Made in Europe
Automated or scripted access is prohibited
Privacy and cookies