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

83 results on this page.

Usage Tips
Simplified
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Traditional
HSK
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *得* | 得* | *得
to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *得* | 得* | *得
used in 得瑟
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *得* | 得* | *得
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *得* | 得* | *得
to have to / must / ought to / to need to
HSK 4
to get; to obtain; to receive
HSK 1
to achieve the Dao / to become an immortal
to find out / to learn of
HSK 7-9
to accomplish one's ambition / a dream come true / to enjoy success
percentage of votes obtained
able to / so that sb can / enabling / in order to / finally in a position to / with sth in view
HSK 5
to win a prize
to fall ill / to contract a disease
vote-getting
to get one's name / named (after sth)
to win a bid / to win a trophy in a contest / (jokingly) to get an STD
so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure / beside oneself with joy
to derive benefit
appropriate to the occasion / fitting
HSK 7-9
A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius)
blessed by heaven (idiom) / enjoying exceptional advantages / favored by nature
HSK 7-9
(dialect) cocky; smug / to show off
appropriate / suitable
HSK 7-9
(coll.) (stative verb suffix) very; awfully
gains and losses / success and failure / merits and demerits
HSK 7-9
(it) depends on ...
to need / must
the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to have one's wish fulfilled
Texas, US state
lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains / give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
to score a point (in a competition, test etc) / score; rating; grade
HSK 3
luckily / fortunately
satisfied just to get through (idiom); to muddle through / without high ambitions, but getting by
to obtain (a result); to arrive at (a conclusion)
HSK 2
to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed
HSK 7-9
to learn about / to be informed
(doing sth) in the right way / suitable / properly
(after an adjective) very
to be saved
to prevail / to have one's way / to get away with it
joyfully satisfied / to be immensely proud of oneself / proudly / an air of complacency
pleased with oneself
lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. to take help for granted
able / capable / competent / efficient
HSK 7-9
lit. covet Sichuan once Gansu has been seized / fig. endless greed / insatiable desire
to triumph over an opponent
favorite pupil
Dêrong county (Tibetan: sde rong rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
(literary) isn't it that...?
(math.) numerical answer / solution
cannot get / cannot obtain
moderate; appropriate; suitable
(as in an imperial examination) to be a successful candidate / to draw a winning ticket (in a lottery)
to follow your orders / roger! / yessir!
a just cause enjoys abundant support (idiom); those upholding justice will find help all around
all right! / that's enough!
HSK 5
(emphatically, in rhetorical questions) possible
lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job / entirely in one's element / going smoothly and easily
proud of oneself / pleased with oneself / complacent
HSK 4
to obtain
drive-thru (loanword)
Texas, US state
to win power / to get authority / to become dominant
Dêrong county (Tibetan: sde rong rdzong) in Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan (formerly in Kham province of Tibet)
at one's convenience / when one has time
to benefit (from sth)
(HK, Sg) (law) to have one's appeal allowed; to win an appeal
to commit an offense / to violate the law / excuse me! (formal) / see also 得罪
HSK 7-9
to offend sb / to make a faux pas / a faux pas / see also 得罪
to benefit from / thanks to
HSK 7-9
recipient (of an award) / winner (in a competition)
to be a favorite / favor
to lose what one has just obtained (idiom)
to verify / (math.) Q.E.D.
Des Moines, capital of Iowa
Devon (county of southwest England)
to have benefited from sth but pretend otherwise / to claim to be hard done by, even though one has benefited
to get what one deserves
to have leisure time
"to obtain qi", the sensation of electrical tingling, numbness, soreness etc at the meridian where accupuncture needle is inserted
proper / appropriate / suitable
variant of 得意洋洋
HSK 7-9
where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom); anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible


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 Made in Europe
Automated or scripted access is prohibited
Privacy and cookies