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

30 results on this page.

Usage Tips
Traditional
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Simplified
HSK
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *讀* | 讀* | *讀
to read out; to read aloud / to read / to attend (school); to study (a subject in school) / to pronounce
HSK 1
to read a book / to study / to attend school
HSK 1
pronunciation / literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character
HSK 2
reader
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *讀* | 讀* | *讀
comma / phrase marked by pause
reader / an instructional book
to study the Confucian classics / to read scriptures or canonical texts
to read newspapers
pronunciation; reading (of a Chinese character)
impression of a book / opinion expressed in a book review
scholar; intellectual
Reader's Digest
reading / data from meter
to read extensively and thoroughly / nonstandard pronunciation of a Chinese character, e.g. the reading [hao4] in 愛好|爱好 rather than the usual [hao3]
to read a score / to read music
to read sb's mind
to read and understand
to attend graduate school
reading head (e.g. in tape deck)
card reader
Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
study group
lit. read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles (idiom) / fig. acquire knowledge from study and wisdom from practical experience
literacy
to read out loud / (computing) to read (data) / readout (of a scientific instrument)
(of a computer etc) to read (data)
reading and writing
audio-output reading machine
reading material
incorrect break in reading Chinese, dividing text into clauses at wrong point


Tip: Need to type pinyin with tonemarks? Try the 'Type Pinyin' item from the menu.
© 2025 MDBG Made in Holland Made in Europe
Automated or scripted access is prohibited
Privacy and cookies