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

54 results on this page.

Usage Tips
Simplified
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Traditional
HSK
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *编* | 编* | *编
to weave / to plait / to organize / to group / to arrange / to edit / to compile / to write / to compose / to fabricate / to make up
HSK 4
to edit / to compile / editor / compiler
HSK 5
to establish (a unit or department) / authorized staffing allocation in government or public institutions (excluding temporary or contract staff)
HSK 6
to weave; to plait / to compile; to put together (a lesson plan, budget etc)
HSK 6
to number / numbering / serial number
HSK 7-9
to compile
HSK 7-9
to write a play / scenario / dramatist / screenwriter
HSK 7-9
to arrange / to lay out
HSK 7-9
to compile / to draw up / to fabricate / to invent / to concoct / to make up / to cook up
HSK 7-9
to code / to encode / code
(computing) to program / programming
to translate and edit / translator-editor / (computing) to compile (source code)
to include (in a list etc) / to assign (to a class, a work unit etc)
to compile / to write
to write and direct (a play, film etc) / playwright-director / choreographer-director / scenarist-director
to organize / to put together / to edit
to weave; to knit; to plait; to braid / (fig.) to create (sth abstract, e.g. a dream, a lie etc)
to organize into groups / marshalling
to compile (an encyclopedia etc)
to copy-edit / copy editor
annals / chronicle
to make a catalogue / catalogue / list
editor; compiler
set of bells (old Chinese music instrument)
to compose (music) / arrangement
to compile and print / to publish
to compile / to edit
choreography / choreographer
coding system
to select and edit / to compile
to form into columns / to organize into teams / formation (of ships or aircraft)
to weave / to plait
in the style of annals / chronological history, the regular form of the Chinese dynastic histories
to compile and edit
to arrange in order / to compile / to prepare (a budget, project etc)
to arrange things in sequence / sequence in which things are arranged
editor's note
editor (software)
editing
editor's commentary
musical instrument consisting of a set of chime stones suspended from a beam and struck as a xylophone
to group students into classes / to divide people (staff members etc) into groups
encoder
to reorganize (troops etc) and discharge surplus personnel
editorial office
woven fabric
compiler
coded character set
editor / compiler
placement test
weaving industry
translator and editor
to select and edict / to edit extracts


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