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
food / CL: 種|种
HSK 2
culinary delicacy / fine food / gourmet food
HSK 3
foodstuff; food; provisions / CL: 種|种
HSK 3
dining hall; cafeteria / CL: 個|个, 間|间
HSK 4
foodstuff / cereals / CL: 種|种
HSK 4
snack; nibbles
HSK 4
eating and drinking / food and drink; diet
HSK 5
appetite
HSK 6
(idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work
HSK 7-9
to eat; to consume / edible
HSK 7-9
staple food
HSK 7-9
board and lodging / room and board
HSK 7-9
lit. clothing, food, housing and transportation (idiom) / fig. people's basic needs
HSK 7-9
food / meals
HSK 7-9
vegetarian food / to eat a vegetarian diet
HSK 7-9
to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
HSK 7-9
meals; food
HSK 7-9
hunger strike
carnivorous
to go in search of food (of animals) / to take medicine for indigestion or gastro-intestinal upsets
diner (in a restaurant etc) / hanger-on / sponger
lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom) / fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine
food and sex / appetite and lust
an annular eclipse of the sun
insectivorous plant
vegetarian meal / vegetarian diet
carnivorous species
when hungry, you can't pick what you eat (idiom); beggars can't be choosers / When matters are urgent, don't spend time choosing alternatives.
(of a bird) to peck at food
carnivore
meal; food (esp. as provided by a service, e.g. airline, restaurant or institution)
to save food / to go on a diet
instant noodles
ogre
instant (food)
to aid digestion
cookbook / recipe / diet / CL: , 個|个
cannibalism
US Food and Drug Administration authority (FDA)
total eclipse
precooked food
esophagus; gullet / (Tw) regulation of food safety and sanitation (abbr. for 食品衛生管理|食品卫生管理)
food made from wheat flour, such as noodles, dumplings, buns etc
herbivore / herbivorous animal
to eat in (at the restaurant) (contrasted with 外帶|外带) / (restaurant) dine-in service
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *食* | 食* | *食
to eat / food / animal feed / eclipse
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *食* | 食* | *食
to feed (a person or animal)
ant-eater (several different species)
snack; nibbles
gluten-free diet
to go on a hunger strike
edible
esophageal cancer
(of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc) / (of a person) to take (a narcotic drug) / to drink through a straw
(of food) fast; instant / (Tw) fast food
fast food shop
clean, unadulterated food product / organic food
to eat without paying / to freeload
to eat one's meal
food expenses / board expenses / meals (cost)
edible salt
dessert / sweet
solar eclipse
to accidentally eat; to inadvertently ingest
to be picky about food
non-staple foods / (Tw) solids (food for infants other than breast milk and formula)
(lit. and fig.) to nibble away at
(dialect) Chinese-style dumpling (such as wonton, jiaozi etc)
food
piranha
to eat (of bird or animal) / to feed
food / edibles
lit. the weak are prey to the strong (idiom) / fig. the law of the jungle
food chain
to eat and drink unreasonably
light meal; snack
otherworldly; detached from the mundane concerns of ordinary life
having ample food and clothing (idiom); well fed and clothed
brocade garments, jade meals (idiom); a life of luxury / extravagance
esophagus; gullet / (old) the proper way to eat / (old) food transportation route
to devour
clothes and food
lit. cannot rest or eat in peace (idiom) / fig. extremely worried and troubled
(of food) to retain in stomach due to indigestion (TCM)
grain crops / cereals
anorexia
to economize on clothes and food / to scrimp and save (idiom)
lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. to cut off one's nose to spite one's face / to avoid sth essential because of a slight risk
the people one depends upon for one's livelihood / one's bread and butter
lit. to eat without tasting the food / worried or downhearted (idiom)
lit. to nibble like a silkworm or swallow like a whale (idiom) / fig. to seize (territory etc) incrementally or wholesale
extravagant food
partial to (some kinds of food, usu. unhealthy) / having likes and dislikes / partial eclipse
extravagant lifestyle
omnivorous (zoology) / snacks / a varied diet
man-eating shark / same as 大白鯊|大白鲨, great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
omnivore
a tiger, though cruel, will not devour its cubs (idiom) / even wild beasts look after their young
like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey

More results available:



Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
© 2025 MDBG Made in Holland Made in Europe
Automated or scripted access is prohibited
Privacy and cookies