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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鲜明 鮮明 xiān míngxian1 ming2bright; clear-cut; distinct
2新鲜 新鮮 xīn xiānxin1 xian1fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon
3鲜花 鮮花 xiān huāxian1 hua1flower; fresh flowers; Classifiers:
4鲜血 鮮血 xiān xuèxian1 xue4blood
5 xiānxian1fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods; fish; old variant of
6鲜艳 鮮艷 xiān yànxian1 yan4bright-colored; gaily-colored
7鲜红 鮮紅 xiān hóngxian1 hong2scarlet; bright red
8三鲜 三鮮 sān xiānsan1 xian1three fresh ingredients (in cooking)
9鲜花插在牛粪上 鮮花插在牛糞上 xiān huā chā zài niú fèn shàngxian1 hua1 cha1 zai4 niu2 fen4 shang4lit. a bunch of flowers poked into a pile of manure; fig. a terrible shame (as when a lovely woman marries an odious man)
10鲜橙多 鮮橙多 xiān chéng duōXian1 cheng2 duo1Xianchengduo, Chinese brand of orange-flavored soft drink
11鲜菜 鮮菜 xiān càixian1 cai4fresh vegetable
12鲜卑族 鮮卑族 xiān bēi Xian1 bei1 zu2Xianbei or Xianbi, historic ethnic group of northern nomads
13鲜卑 鮮卑 xiān bēiXian1 bei1Xianbei or Xianbi, group of northern nomadic peoples
14生鲜 生鮮 shēng xiānsheng1 xian1fresh produce and freshly prepared foods
15治大国若烹小鲜 治大國若烹小鮮 zhì guó ruò pēng xiǎo xiānzhi4 da4 guo2 ruo4 peng1 xiao3 xian1ruling a large nation is like cooking a small delicacy (idiom); effective government requires minimal intervention
16旗帜鲜明 旗幟鮮明 zhì xiān míngqi2 zhi4 xian1 ming2to show one's colors; to have a clear-cut stand (idiom)
17毛泽东・鲜为人知的故事 毛澤東・鮮為人知的故事 máo dōng · xiān wéi rén zhī de shiMao2 Ze2 dong1 · Xian1 wei2 ren2 zhi1 de5 Gu4 shi5Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang 张戎 and Jon Halliday; Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang 张戎 and Jon Halliday
18轮廓鲜明 輪廓鮮明 lún kuò xiān mínglun2 kuo4 xian1 ming2sharp image; clear-cut; in bold outline; in sharp relief
19屡见不鲜 屢見不鮮 jiàn xiānlu:3 jian4 bu4 xian1a common occurrence (idiom)
20海鲜酱 海鮮醬 hǎi xiān jiàngHai3 xian1 jiang4hoisin sauce (barbecue sauce); seafood sauce
21海鲜 海鮮 hǎi xiānhai3 xian1seafood
22肥鲜 肥鮮 féi xiānfei2 xian1fresh and tender (of food); delicious
23地三鲜 地三鮮 sān xiāndi4 san1 xian1dish consisting of stir-fried potato, eggplant and green pepper
24不新鲜 不新鮮 xīn xiānbu4 xin1 xian1stale
25保鲜纸 保鮮紙 bǎo xiān zhǐbao3 xian1 zhi3plastic wrap; cling wrap; cling film

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