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

29 results on this page.

Usage Tips
Simplified
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Traditional
HSK
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *败* | 败* | *败
to defeat / to damage / to lose (to an opponent) / to fail / to wither
HSK 4
(TCM) to relieve inflamation and internal heat / to detoxify
to lose a lawsuit
(literary) to be routed (in a war) / to suffer defeat (in sports etc)
to ruin / to corrupt / to undermine
to retreat in defeat
lost game / losing battle
to squander a family fortune
a faulty stroke in calligraphy or painting / a faulty expression in writing
relieve inflammation or internal heat
to run away (in defeat)
lost battle / defeat
to be utterly defeated / to be routed
disappointed
ruined / broken down / shabby
to be defeated on the battlefield / to be beaten in a contest
to lose a war / fig. the loser (in a competition or election)
evil conduct
septicaemia
(of food or medicine) to impair digestion; to suppress appetite / (fig.) (of some objectionable aspect of sth) to cause one to lose interest; to put one off
spendthrift; wastrel; prodigal
broken flower, withered willow (idiom); fig. fallen woman
to be defeated and dispersed
to squander one's fortune / to dissipate one's wealth
return of the prodigal son
(of status or wealth) to decline / (of buildings etc) to become dilapidated / run-down / (of plants) to wilt
(of a plot etc) to fall through and stand exposed
scum of a community / degenerate


Tip: Not sure how to type a character? Draw it instead! Click the brush icon next to the input fields to enable the handwriting input method.
© 2025 MDBG Made in Holland Made in Europe
Automated or scripted access is prohibited
Privacy and cookies