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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老百姓 老百姓 lǎo bǎi xìnglao3 bai3 xing4ordinary people; the "person in the street"; Classifiers:
2 xìngxing4family name; surname; Classifiers: ; to be surnamed
3百姓 百姓 bǎi xìngbai3 xing4common people
4姓名 姓名 xìng míngxing4 ming2surname and given name; full name
5姓氏 姓氏 xìng shìxing4 shi4family name
6尊姓大名 尊姓大名 zūn xìng míngzun1 xing4 da4 ming2What is your honorable name? (honorary) (idiom)
7百家姓 百家姓 bǎi jiā xìngBai3 jia1 xing4The Book of Family Names, anonymous Song dynasty reading primer listing 438 surnames
8行不更名,坐不改姓 行不更名,坐不改姓 xíng gēng míng , zuò gǎi xìngxing2 bu4 geng1 ming2 , zuo4 bu4 gai3 xing4I am who I am (and I'm not ashamed); fig. to be proud of one's name and stand by one's actions
9行不改姓,坐不改名 行不改姓,坐不改名 xíng gǎi xìng , zuò gǎi míngxing2 bu4 gai3 xing4 , zuo4 bu4 gai3 ming2see 行不更名坐不改姓
10同姓不婚 同姓不婚 tóng xìng hūntong2 xing4 bu4 hun1Marriage between people bearing the same surname is forbidden. (idiom)
11同名同姓 同名同姓 tóng míng tóng xìngtong2 ming2 tong2 xing4having same given name and family name
12普通老百姓 普通老百姓 tōng lǎo bǎi xìngpu3 tong1 lao3 bai3 xing4common people; average people; hoi polloi
13平头百姓 平頭百姓 píng tóu bǎi xìngping2 tou2 bai3 xing4common people
14娘家姓 娘家姓 niáng jia xìngniang2 jia5 xing4maiden name (of married woman)
15叩其姓名 叩其姓名 kòu xìng míngkou4 qi2 xing4 ming2to ask his name (idiom)
16假名托姓 假名托姓 jiǎ míng tuō xìngjia3 ming2 tuo1 xing4to assume sb.'s name as one's own (idiom)
17汉姓 漢姓 hàn xìngHan4 xing4Han surname; Chinese surname
18国姓乡 國姓鄉 guó xìng xiāngGuo2 xing4 xiang1Guoxing or Kuohsing township in Nantou county 南投县 , central Taiwan
19国姓 國姓 guó xìngGuo2 xing4Guoxing or Kuohsing township in Nantou county 南投县 , central Taiwan
20贵姓 貴姓 guì xìnggui4 xing4what is your surname?; (May I ask) your surname?
21改姓换名 改姓換名 gǎi xìng huàn mínggai3 xing4 huan4 ming2to change one's name; to reappear under a different name (idiom)
22复姓 複姓 xìngfu4 xing4two-character surname such as 司马 or 诸葛
23二姓之好 二姓之好 èr xìng zhī hǎoer4 xing4 zhi1 hao3Two families are linked through marriage. (idiom)
24顶名冒姓 頂名冒姓 dǐng míng mào xìngding3 ming2 mao4 xing4to pretend to be sb else
25赐姓 賜姓 xìngci4 xing4to bestow a surname (of emperor conferring favor on ethnic group)

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