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

79 results on this page.

Usage Tips
Simplified
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Traditional
HSK
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *成* | 成* | *成
to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth
HSK 2
to finish work; to get off work / next service (train, bus etc)
HSK 1
to finish class / to get out of class / (fig.) (esp. of a sports coach) to be dismissed / to be fired
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *完* | 完* | *完
to finish / to be over / whole / complete / entire
HSK 2
to turn off (a machine or device) / to finish shooting a film
HSK 2
consistent / constant / from start to finish / all along / persistent
HSK 6
termination / to finish / to end / to conclude / to close
HSK 3
the end / end point / finishing line (in a race) / destination / terminus / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *了* | 了* | *了
to finish / (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 "cannot forget") / (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無|无 or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least / to understand clearly (variant of 瞭|了)
HSK 3
graduation / to graduate / to finish school
HSK 4
to finish / to end / to complete
HSK 7-9
to settle / to finish / to conclude / to wind up
HSK 7-9
to start and finish work
to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *尽* | 尽* | *尽
to use up / to exhaust / to end / to finish / to the utmost / exhausted / finished / to the limit (of sth) / all / entirely
HSK 6
to finish eating
to put a roof (on a building) / to cap the roof (finishing a building project) / fig. to put a ceiling (on spending, prize, ambition etc) / to top off / fig. to reach the highest point (of growth, profit, interest rates) / to stop growing (of plant bud or branch)
HSK 7-9
sudden and violent attack / assault / fig. rushed job / concentrated effort to finish a job quickly
HSK 7-9
final part of a go game (see 官子) / endgame / to finish up / to come to the final stage
from start to finish (idiom)
HSK 7-9
to finish apprenticeship / to graduate / to send out troops (under a commander)
to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point
HSK 7-9
(of a machine) to stop / to shut down / to park a plane / to finish shooting (a TV program etc) / to suspend a phone line / (of a prepaid mobile phone) to be out of credit
where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth / to carry things through / I started, so I'll finish.
to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through / lack of sticking power / short attention span
the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch / the crucial point that brings the subject to life / a few words to clinch the point
to finish a competition; to complete a race (without withdrawing partway through)
to finish work / to complete a project
to polish (a piece of writing) / to add a few finishing touches to (a piece of writing, painting etc)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *罢* | 罢* | *罢
to stop / to cease / to dismiss / to suspend / to quit / to finish
to finish / to complete the task
to drink up / to finish (a drink)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *卒* | 卒* | *卒
soldier / servant / to finish / to die / finally / at last / pawn in Chinese chess
to retreat / to withdraw troops / to recall troops / fig. to finish work / to wind up / to call it a day / used with negatives: the task is far from over
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *终* | 终* | *终
end / finish
to order / to enjoin / to charge / to instruct sb to finish sth
lit. dragon's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
period (punctuation) / (fig.) endpoint / finish
to clear customs / (gaming) to finish (a game, a level, a stage, etc)
unique skill / unexpected tricky move (as a last resort) / masterstroke / finishing blow
HSK 7-9
(gaming) to finish off a wounded combatant / (fig.) to attack sb who is already under fire / to pile on / (sphragistics) to retouch a seal after taking a first impression
to knock off (at the end of a day's work) / to finish work
(cosmetics) liquid lipstick (typically with a glossier, lacquer-like finish compared to Western liquid lipsticks, though matte formulas also exist)
to spruce up; to renovate; to tend (a garden); to groom (one's hair); to finish (a rough surface); to trim (a lawn); to touch up (a photo)
from start to finish
where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth / to carry things through / I started, so I'll finish.
(used with negative) to conclude / (impossible) to end / (can't) finish
coating agent / finishing agent
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *毕* | 毕* | *毕
the whole of / to finish / to complete / complete / full / finished
finishing line
lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom) / fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back / to have to finish what one started / to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks
to finish a job on time / to produce the goods
to finish an exam
to finish / to conclude / completed
(coll.) lowest-ranking (student, participant etc) / to rank at the bottom of the list / to finish last
where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth / to carry things through / I started, so I'll finish.
to finish school, esp. a short course / to complete a course / (of a company) to cease operations
to add the finishing touch (abbr. for 畫龍點睛|画龙点睛)
unswerving from start to finish (idiom)
to obstruct / to be a drag on sb / to delay finishing off a job
to wind up / to bring to an end / to finish
to finish writing
perfect finish (idiom)
lit. tiger's head, snake's tail (idiom); fig. a strong start but weak finish
(Tw) pebble-wash finish; exposed aggregate surface (construction technique using cement mixed with small stones, then washed to expose the pebbles)
to apply paint, veneer etc / to plaster over / decorative coating / finish / veneer
from start to finish / from head to tail / the whole (thing)
to leave early (before the stipulated finishing time) / to retire early (from one's job)
to drink up / to finish (a drink)
to finish (writing a book); to appear in book form / a book already in circulation
to finish off / to wind up
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *竣* | 竣* | *竣
complete / finish
bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning
(gaming or wrestling) finishing move; finisher
(idiom) to fail to finish off what one started
to finish apprenticeship / to graduate
siu mei; Cantonese-style barbecue (roasted meats, such as pork, duck or chicken, seasoned and cooked to a crispy, flavorful finish)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *傮* | 傮* | *傮
finish, to go around
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *儩* | 儩* | *儩
the end / to finish


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