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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 dǒuDou3dry measure for grain equal to ten ; abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星
2漏斗 漏斗 lòu dǒulou4 dou3funnel
3斗室 斗室 dǒu shìdou3 shi4very small room; tiny, cramped space
4冰斗 冰斗 bīng dǒubing1 dou3(geology) cirque
5车载斗量 車載斗量 chē zài dǒu liángche1 zai4 dou3 liang2lit. measured in cartloads and gallons; fig. by the barrowload (i.e. lots and lots); innumerable
6斗笠 斗笠 dǒu dou3 li4conical bamboo hat
7斗酒只鸡 斗酒隻雞 dǒu jiǔ zhī dou3 jiu3 zhi1 ji1lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests
8斗拱 斗拱 dǒu gǒngdou3 gong3interlocking wooden brackets between the top of a column and crossbeams used in traditional Chinese architecture
9斗大 斗大 dǒu dou3 da4huge
10斗车 斗車 dǒu chēdou3 che1hopper car; wheelbarrow
11斗柄 斗柄 dǒu bǐngdou3 bing3handle of the Big Dipper
12吊斗 吊斗 diào dǒudiao4 dou3(a container) carried suspended or underslung; cable car bucket
13紫微斗数 紫微斗數 wēi dǒu shùzi3 wei1 dou3 shu4Zi Wei Dou Shu, a form of Chinese fortune-telling
14抽斗 抽斗 chōu dǒuchou1 dou3drawer
15阿斗 阿斗 ā dǒuA1 dou3A-dou, nickname of Liu Chan 刘禅 (207-271), son of Liu Bei, reigned as Shu Han emperor 233-263; fig. weak and inept person
16车斗 車斗 chē dǒuche1 dou3open-topped container (mounted on a truck or cart) for carrying loads; dump box (of a dump truck); bucket (of a front loader); wheelbarrow
17才高八斗 才高八斗 cái gāo dǒucai2 gao1 ba1 dou3of great talent (idiom)
18步罡踏斗 步罡踏斗 gāng dǒubu4 gang1 ta4 dou3to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
19步斗踏罡 步斗踏罡 dǒu gāngbu4 dou3 ta4 gang1to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
20畚斗 畚斗 běn dǒuben3 dou3dustpan
21北斗镇 北斗鎮 běi dǒu zhènBei3 dou3 zhen4Peitou town in Changhua county 彰化县 , Taiwan
22北斗星 北斗星 běi dǒu xīngBei3 dou3 xing1the Big Dipper; the Plow
23北斗卫星导航系统 北斗衛星導航系統 běi dǒu wèi xīng dǎo háng tǒngBei3 Dou3 Wei4 xing1 Dao3 hang2 Xi4 tong3BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) (similar to GPS)
24北斗七星 北斗七星 běi dǒu xīngbei3 dou3 qi1 xing1Ursa Major; Great Bear; Big Dipper
25北斗 北斗 běi dǒuBei3 dou3Great Bear; Big Dipper; Peitou town in Changhua county 彰化县 , Taiwan

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