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

76 results on this page.

Usage Tips
Simplified
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Traditional
HSK
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *见* | 见* | *见
to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view
HSK 1
to meet; to see each other / CL:
HSK 1
to see
HSK 2
to have an audience (with the emperor)
lit. see the wind and set your sails (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically / to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
to be witness to / witness / evidence
HSK 7-9
to produce the intended effect; to achieve the desired result
HSK 7-9
to die / lit. to visit Marx / to pass away
opinion / view / understanding
HSK 7-9
to seem / to appear / (in a negative or interrogative sentence) to be sure
(idiom) to examine tiny clues to know general trends; to deduce the whole story from small traces
absurd / strange / (interj.) curse it! / to hell with it!
to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain / money-grubbing
HSK 7-9
to excel at (typically used after the area of expertise) (Example: 以研究見長|以研究见长 to be known for one's research)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *见* | 见* | *见
to appear / also written 現|现
seeing riches provokes evil designs
lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically / to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
opinions differ (idiom)
HSK 7-9
(literary) to inform (me)
(idiom, from the Analects) (usu. of a passer-by who comes across a critical situation) to step in and help; to take brave or selfless action
HSK 7-9
see the opportunity and act (idiom); to act according to circumstances / to play it by ear / to use one's discretion
lit. to see a gap and stick in a needle (idiom); fig. to make use of every second and every inch
medical intern
(idiom) to quit while one is ahead; to know when to stop
(coll.) every day
to learn on the job / to be on probation
to mock / to be ridiculed / to incur ridicule through one's poor performance (humble)
to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest
HSK 7-9
eyewitness (to an incident) / witness (to a legal transaction)
to gain first-hand knowledge of sth / to experience for oneself / knowledge / experience / insight
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to abandon moral principles in the pursuit of profit
(idiom) experienced and knowledgeable
(measurement) (after a length) square (as in "10 feet square")
to see how sb or sth performs when it comes to the crunch; to find out what sb is really made of; to witness true ability or worth revealed under pressure
apprentice / probationer / cadet
to hear what was said
to neglect one's friends when smitten with a new love
meet and greet
to be touched by a scene / to adapt to the situation
to translate sth into action / to put sth into action
(fig.) adaptable; able to deal with various kinds of people and situations / (derog.) insincere; two-faced
opinion / view / insight
payable at sight / payable to bearer
(literary) to appear in (newspapers, the media, a book etc)
please forgive me
to mind / to take offense
to change at once on seeing sth different (idiom); loving fads and novelty / never satisfied with what one has
upon seeing this, ... / in response, ...
what one has seen and heard / knowledge / one's experience
to forget loyalty when in love / hoes before bros
lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically / to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
not fit to be seen by / should not be exposed to / can't bear to see
please forgive me
to counter every move / to be full of tricks
I have been enlightened by your teaching (humble)
lit. seeing others go hunting, one is excited by memories of the thrill of the hunt (idiom) / fig. seeing others do what one loves to do, one is inspired to try it again
trainee
medical intern
(coll.) to meet one's maker; to kick the bucket; to die
to take the bull by the horns (idiom)
to see the world / to broaden one's horizons
to put into effect (idiom)
to have seen sth so often that it doesn't seem strange at all; to be well accustomed (to sth)
(literary) to be so good as to show favor (to me); to regard (me) highly
lit. see the wind and assume it will rain (idiom); fig. gullible / to believe whatever people suggest
see a worthy, think to imitate (idiom, from Analects); emulate the virtuous / Follow the example of a virtuous and wise teacher.
to see profit and remember morality (idiom); to act ethically / not tempted by riches
to appear in the news / in the papers
(lit.) to wither in the light of day / (fig.) the bubble bursts as the reality becomes apparent (esp. of a much-anticipated first meeting with sb) / (of stocks) just as the favorable news is officially published, the stock price falls
lit. to squeeze into every crack (idiom) / fig. to make the most of every opportunity
your visit (honorific) / you honor me with your visit
shameful
(coll.) to bleed (esp. vaginal bleeding) / to suffer a financial loss
Antiaris toxicaria (botany)
gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time
(formal, tactful) (of an elder) to pass away


Tip: The Chinese character quiz can help you to practice Chinese characters.
© 2025 MDBG Made in Holland Made in Europe
Automated or scripted access is prohibited
Privacy and cookies