Dictionary content from CC-CEDICT De keizer is ver weg - boek met wilde avonturen in China

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

49 results on this page.

Usage Tips
Traditional
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Simplified
HSK
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鵝* | 鵝* | *鵝
goose / CL: 隻|只
HSK 7-9
wild goose / CL: 隻|只
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *鴻* | 鴻* | *鴻
eastern bean goose / great / large
goose down
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *雁* | 雁* | *雁
wild goose
swan goose / (fig.) letter; message
Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
goose pimples / goose bumps
to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable / an unruly crowd on a wild goose chase
lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom); fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem / to bash one's head against a brick wall / a wild goose chase / a blind alley / to split hairs
(bird species of China) swan goose (Anser cygnoides)
lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose / fig. to seize any opportunity / pragmatic
lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom) / fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom) / fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
(bird species of China) taiga bean goose (Anser fabalis)
goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
light as a goose feather (idiom); trifling / unimportant
goose feather
goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it
(bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens)
goose-step (for military parades)
lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it / also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛
goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
charactercopypronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *唳* | 唳* | *唳
cry of a crane or wild goose
lit. the fish swam away into the depths, the goose vanished in the distance (idiom) / fig. to have had no news (of sb who went away); to have lost contact
goose feather sent from afar (idiom); a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it / also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛
goose barnacle (Pollicipes pollicipes)
lit. light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom) / fig. of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another
goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom); It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it.
to get goose bumps
goose feather snow (idiom) / big heavy snow fall
Small Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an
(bird species of China) cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii)
Tatar goose, wild goose found in territories northwest of China in ancient times
lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move
(bird species of China) lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus)
(bird species of China) bar-headed goose (Anser indicus)
(bird species of China) cotton pygmy goose (Nettapus coromandelianus)
(bird species of China) greylag goose (Anser anser)
to go on an errand for nothing / to go on a wild-goose chase
(bird species of China) barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
(bird species of China) greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)
(bird species of China) tundra bean goose (Anser serrirostris)
(bird species of China) red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis)
lit. honing a bull's horn; fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem / to bash one's head against a brick wall / a wild goose chase / a blind alley / to split hairs / same as idiom 鑽牛角尖|钻牛角尖
a goose's footprint in the snow / vestiges of the past (idiom) / the fleeting nature of human life (idiom)
light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom); of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another


Tip: The Chinese character quiz can help you to practice Chinese characters.
© 2024 MDBG Made in Holland
Automated or scripted access is prohibited
Privacy and cookies