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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 yǐnyin3to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for; old unit of distance equal to 10 , one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters
2 xiánxian2bow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring; chord (segment of curve); hypotenuse; Classifiers:
3低头 低頭 tóudi1 tou2to bow the head; to yield; to give in
4 gōnggong1a bow (weapon); Classifiers: ; to bend; to arch (one's back etc)
5船头 船頭 chuán tóuchuan2 tou2the bow or prow of a ship
6 wǎnwan3to pull; to draw (a cart or a bow); to roll up; to coil; to carry on the arm; to lament the dead; (fig.) to pull against; to recover
7鞠躬 鞠躬 gōngju1 gong1to bow; (literary) to bend down
8角弓 角弓 jiǎo gōngjiao3 gong1bow decorated with animal horns
9领结 領結 lǐng jiéling3 jie2bow tie; loop of a necktie; lavaliere
10顶谢 頂謝 dǐng xièding3 xie4to bow in thanks
11顶拜 頂拜 dǐng bàiding3 bai4to prostrate oneself; to kneel and bow the head (in submission, supplication, worship etc)
12 du2bow case
13 tāotao1bow case or scabbard; to hide; military strategy
14 chàngchang4bow bag
15开弓不放箭 開弓不放箭 kāi gōng fàng jiànkai1 gong1 bu4 fang4 jian4lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom); fig. to bluff; to be all talk and no action; false bravado
16长揖 長揖 cháng chang2 yi1to bow deeply, starting upright with arms straight out in front, one hand cupped in the other, then moving the hands down to one's knees as one bows, keeping the arms straight (a form of greeting)
17躬身 躬身 gōng shēngong1 shen1to bow
18 lu2bow of ship
19能伸能屈 能伸能屈 néng shēn néng neng2 shen1 neng2 qu1can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take; flexible
20能屈能伸 能屈能伸 néng néng shēnneng2 qu1 neng2 shen1can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready to give and take; flexible
21船首 船首 chuán shǒuchuan2 shou3ship's bow
22 shǒushou3bow of a ship
23 yi4bow of a Chinese boat
24舰首 艦首 jiàn shǒujian4 shou3bow of a warship
25复合弓 複合弓 gōngfu4 he2 gong1composite bow (archery)

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