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

25 results on this page.

Usage Tips
Simplified
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Traditional
HSK
lit. to sleep on one's armor with a spear as a pillow (idiom) / fig. to keep ready for battle at all times
pillow
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *枕* | 枕* | *枕
(bound form) pillow / to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. [zhen4])
occipital bone (back of the skull)
erhua form of 枕席
pillow case
bare pillow (i.e. the pillow without pillow-case)
occipital lobe
pillow talk
the person who shares one's bed; partner; spouse
pillow fight
railroad tie / sleeper
pillowcase
loaf cake
mat used to cover a pillow / (literary) bed
to lie in total disorder / lying fallen over one another
lit. to wait for dawn, one's head resting on a spear (idiom) / fig. fully prepared and biding one's time before the battle
to live a hermit's life (in seclusion) / a frugal life (idiom)
(geology) pillow lava
to use clay for a pillow (during mourning period)
cold pillow and lonely bed (idiom); fig. cold and solitary existence
pillow cloth
Chinese pillow box (used to keep valuables)
bedtime story


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.
© 2026 MDBG Made in Holland Made in Europe
Automated or scripted access is prohibited
Privacy and cookies