Talking Chinese <-> English Dictionary with stroke order image/animation and sample sentences

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.

ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
1	沙漠		shā mò	sha1 mo4	desert; Classifiers: 个
2	沙发	沙發	shā fā	sha1 fa1	sofa (loanword); Classifiers: 条 ; (Internet slang) the first reply or replier to a forum post
3	沙		shā	Sha1	granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; Classifiers: 粒 ; abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia; surname Sha
4	沙滩	沙灘	shā tān	sha1 tan1	beach; sandy shore; Classifiers: 片
5	沙俄		shā é	Sha1 E2	Tsarist Russia; abbr. for 沙皇俄国
6	沙沙		shā shā	sha1 sha1	rustle
7	沙土		shā tǔ	sha1 tu3	sandy soil
8	沙巴		shā bā	Sha1 ba1	Sabah, state of Malaysia in north Borneo 婆罗洲
9	沙坝	沙壩	shā bà	sha1 ba4	a sandbank; a sand bar
10	沙白喉林莺	沙白喉林鶯	shā bái hóu lín yīng	sha1 bai2 hou2 lin2 ying1	(bird species of China) desert whitethroat (Sylvia minula)
11	沙堡		shā bǎo	sha1 bao3	sandcastle
12	沙暴		shā bào	sha1 bao4	sandstorm
13	沙鵖		shā bī	sha1 bi1	(bird species of China) isabelline wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)
14	沙蚕	沙蠶	shā cán	sha1 can2	genus Nereis, with species including the sandworm and the clam worm
15	沙茶		shā chá	sha1 cha2	satay (spicy peanut sauce), also spelled sate
16	沙场	沙場	shā chǎng	sha1 chang3	sandpit; battleground; battlefield
17	沙尘	沙塵	shā chén	sha1 chen2	airborne sand and dust
18	沙尘暴	沙塵暴	shā chén bào	sha1 chen2 bao4	sand and dust storm
19	沙尘天气	沙塵天氣	shā chén tiān qì	sha1 chen2 tian1 qi4	spring sandstorms (common in Northern China)
20	沙池		shā chí	sha1 chi2	sandpit (for children's play or for long jump etc); sandbox
21	沙虫	沙蟲	shā chóng	sha1 chong2	sandworm
22	沙袋		shā dài	sha1 dai4	sandbag
23	沙袋鼠		shā dài shǔ	sha1 dai4 shu3	swamp wallaby (Wallabia bicolor)
24	沙地		shā dì	sha1 di4	sandy beach or river bank; sand dune; sandy land
25	沙地话	沙地話	shā dì huà	Sha1 di4 hua4	see 启海话
26	沙爹		shā diē	sha1 die1	satay (sauce)
27	沙爹酱	沙爹醬	shā diē jiàng	sha1 die1 jiang4	satay sauce
28	沙丁胺醇		shā dīng àn chún	sha1 ding1 an4 chun2	salbutamol (a beta 2 agonist used in treating asthma); also known as albuterol, proventil and ventolin
29	沙丁鱼	沙丁魚	shā dīng yú	sha1 ding1 yu2	sardine (loanword)
30	沙发床	沙發床	shā fā chuáng	sha1 fa1 chuang2	sofa bed; sleeper sofa
31	沙发客	沙發客	shā fā kè	sha1 fa1 ke4	couchsurfing; couchsurfer
32	沙法维王朝	沙法維王朝	shā fǎ wéi wáng cháo	Sha1 fa3 wei2 Wang2 chao2	Persian Safavid Dynasty 1501-1722
33	沙锅	沙鍋	shā guō	sha1 guo1	variant of 砂锅
34	沙国	沙國	shā guó	Sha1 guo2	Saudi Arabia (Tw), abbr. for 沙乌地阿拉伯王国
35	沙果		shā guǒ	sha1 guo3	Chinese pearleaf crabapple (Malus asiatica)
36	沙河		shā hé	Sha1 he2	(computing) sandbox; Shahe county level city in Xingtai 邢台 , Hebei
37	沙河口区	沙河口區	shā hé kǒu qū	Sha1 he2 kou3 qu1	Shahekou district of Dalian 大连市 , Liaoning
38	沙和尚		shā hé shang	Sha1 he2 shang5	Sha Wujing
39	沙河市		shā hé shì	Sha1 he2 shi4	Shahe county level city in Xingtai 邢台 , Hebei
40	沙画	沙畫	shā huà	sha1 hua4	sand picture
41	沙皇		shā huáng	sha1 huang2	desert locust; czar (loanword)
42	沙皇俄国	沙皇俄國	shā huáng é guó	Sha1 huang2 E2 guo2	Tsarist Russia
43	沙棘		shā jí	sha1 ji2	sea-buckthorn
44	沙棘属	沙棘屬	shā jí shǔ	sha1 ji2 shu3	genus Hippophae; sea-buckthorns
45	沙家浜		shā jiā bāng	Sha1 jia1 bang1	"Sha Family's Creek", a Beijing opera classified as model theater 样板戏
46	沙加緬度		shā jiā miǎn dù	Sha1 jia1 mian3 du4	Sacramento
47	沙加缅度	沙加緬度	shā jiā miǎn duó	Sha1 jia1 mian3 duo2	Sacramento
48	沙井		shā jǐng	sha1 jing3	manhole
49	沙井口		shā jǐng kǒu	sha1 jing3 kou3	manhole
50	沙坑		shā kēng	sha1 keng1	sandbox; jumping pit (athletics); sand trap, bunker (golf)
51	沙坑杆	沙坑桿	shā kēng gān	sha1 keng1 gan1	sand wedge (golf)
52	沙奎尔・奥尼尔	沙奎爾・奧尼爾	shā kuí ěr · ào ní ěr	Sha1 kui2 er3 · Ao4 ni2 er3	Shaquille O'Neal (1972-), former NBA star; Shaquille O'Neal (1972-), former NBA star
53	沙拉		shā lā	sha1 la1	salad (loanword)
54	沙朗		shā lǎng	sha1 lang3	sirloin (loanword)
55	沙朗牛排		shā lǎng niú pái	sha1 lang3 niu2 pai2	sirloin steak
56	沙捞越	沙撈越	shā lāo yuè	Sha1 lao1 yue4	Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo 婆罗洲
57	沙砾	沙礫	shā lì	sha1 li4	sari (loanword); grain of sand; grains of sand
58	沙利度胺		shā lì dù àn	sha1 li4 du4 an4	thalidomide
59	沙利科什维利	沙利科什維利	shā lì kē shí wéi lì	sha1 li4 ke1 shi2 wei2 li4	General Shalikashvili (Head of US Joint Chiefs of Staff)
60	沙林		shā lín	sha1 lin2	sarin (loanword)
61	沙龙	沙龍	shā lóng	sha1 long2	salon (loanword)
62	沙漏		shā lòu	sha1 lou4	hourglass; sand filter
63	沙律		shā lǜ	sha1 lu:4	salad (loanword)
64	沙鹿		shā lù	Sha1 lu4	Shalu town in Taichung county 台中县 , Taiwan
65	沙鹿镇	沙鹿鎮	shā lù zhèn	Sha1 lu4 zhen4	Shalu town in Taichung county 台中县 , Taiwan
66	沙门	沙門	shā mén	sha1 men2	monk (Sanskrit: Sramana, originally refers to north India); Buddhist monk
67	沙门菌	沙門菌	shā mén jūn	Sha1 men2 jun1	salmonella
68	沙门氏菌	沙門氏菌	shā mén shì jūn	sha1 men2 shi4 jun1	Salmonella
69	沙弥	沙彌	shā mí	sha1 mi2	novice Buddhist monk
70	沙漠化		shā mò huà	sha1 mo4 hua4	desertification
71	沙漠之狐		shā mò zhī hú	Sha1 mo4 zhi1 Hu2	Desert Fox
72	沙姆沙伊赫		shā mǔ shā yī hè	Sha1 mu3 Sha1 yi1 he4	Sharm el-Sheikh, city in Egypt
73	沙那		shā nà	Sha1 na4	Sana'a, capital of Yemen (Tw)
74	沙囊		shā náng	sha1 nang2	sandbag; variant of 砂囊
75	沙盘	沙盤	shā pán	sha1 pan2	sand table (military); 3D terrain (or site) model (for real estate marketing, geography class etc); sand tray (on which to write characters)
76	沙盘推演	沙盤推演	shā pán tuī yǎn	sha1 pan2 tui1 yan3	to plan a military mission on a sand table (idiom); to rehearse a planned action or activity; to conduct a dry run
77	沙皮狗		shā pí gǒu	sha1 pi2 gou3	Chinese shar-pei (dog breed)
78	沙坪坝	沙坪壩	shā píng bà	Sha1 ping2 ba4	Shapingba district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
79	沙坪坝区	沙坪壩區	shā píng bà qū	Sha1 ping2 ba4 qu1	Shapingba district of central Chongqing municipality, formerly in Sichuan
80	沙坡头	沙坡頭	shā pō tóu	Sha1 po1 tou2	Shapo district of Zhongwei city 中卫市 , Ningxia
81	沙坡头区	沙坡頭區	shā pō tóu qū	Sha1 po1 tou2 qu1	Shapo district of Zhongwei city 中卫市 , Ningxia
82	沙琪玛	沙琪瑪	shā qí mǎ	sha1 qi2 ma3	sachima, sweet (Manchu) pastry made of fried strips of dough coated with syrup, pressed together, then cut into blocks
83	沙碛	沙磧	shā qì	sha1 qi4	(literary) desert; sandy shore
84	沙丘		shā qiū	sha1 qiu1	sand dune; sandy hill
85	沙丘鹤	沙丘鶴	shā qiū hè	sha1 qiu1 he4	(bird species of China) sandhill crane (Grus canadensis)
86	沙色朱雀		shā sè zhū què	sha1 se4 zhu1 que4	(bird species of China) pale rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus)
87	沙僧		shā sēng	Sha1 Seng1	Sha Wujing
88	沙参	沙參	shā shēn	sha1 shen1	ladybell root (Radix adenophorae)
89	沙石		shā shí	sha1 shi2	sand and stones
90	沙士		shā shì	sha1 shi4	Shashi district of Jingzhou city 荆州市 , Hubei; sarsaparilla; root beer; SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) (loanword)
91	沙市区	沙市區	shā shì qū	Sha1 shi4 qu1	Shashi district of Jingzhou city 荆州市 , Hubei
92	沙鼠		shā shǔ	sha1 shu3	gerbil
93	沙司		shā sī	sha1 si1	sauce (loanword)
94	沙滩排球	沙灘排球	shā tān pái qiú	sha1 tan1 pai2 qiu2	beach volleyball
95	沙滩鞋	沙灘鞋	shā tān xié	sha1 tan1 xie2	beach shoes; wetsuit booties
96	沙特		shā tè	Sha1 te4	Saudi; abbr. for Saudi Arabia
97	沙特阿拉伯		shā tè ā lā bó	Sha1 te4 A1 la1 bo2	Saudi Arabia
98	沙特阿拉伯人		shā tè ā lā bó rén	Sha1 te4 A1 la1 bo2 ren2	a Saudi; Saudi Arabian person
99	沙特鲁	沙特魯	shā tè lǔ	Sha1 te4 lu3	Châteauroux; Chateauroux (French town)
100	沙田		shā tián	Sha1 tian2	Sha Tin town in New Territories, Hong Kong
101	沙头角	沙頭角	shā tóu jiǎo	Sha1 Tou2 Jiao3	Sha Tau Kok (town in Hong Kong)
102	沙瓦玛	沙瓦瑪	shā wǎ mǎ	sha1 wa3 ma3	shawarma, Middle Eastern sandwich wrap (loanword)
103	沙湾	沙灣	shā wān	Sha1 wan1	Shawan district of Leshan city 乐山市 , Xinjiang
104	沙湾区	沙灣區	shā wān qū	Sha1 wan1 qu1	Shawan district of Leshan city 乐山市 , Sichuan
105	沙湾县	沙灣縣	shā wān xiàn	Sha1 wan1 xian4	Shawan county or Saven nahisi in Tacheng prefecture 塔城地区 , Xinjiang
106	沙畹		shā wǎn	Sha1 wan3	Chavannes (name)
107	沙威玛	沙威瑪	shā wēi mǎ	sha1 wei1 ma3	shawarma, Middle Eastern sandwich wrap (loanword)
108	沙文主义	沙文主義	shā wén zhǔ yì	sha1 wen2 zhu3 yi4	chauvinism
109	沙乌地阿拉伯	沙烏地阿拉伯	shā wū dì ā lā bó	Sha1 wu1 di4 A1 la1 bo2	Saudi Arabia (Tw)
110	沙悟净	沙悟淨	shā wù jìng	Sha1 Wu4 jing4	Sha Wujing
111	沙西米		shā xī mǐ	sha1 xi1 mi3	sashimi (loanword)
112	沙县	沙縣	shā xiàn	Sha1 xian4	Sha county in Sanming 三明 , Fujian
113	沙哑	沙啞	shā yǎ	sha1 ya3	Shayar nahiyisi (Shaya county) in Aksu 阿克苏地区 , west Xinjiang; hoarse; rough
114	沙雅县	沙雅縣	shā yǎ xiàn	Sha1 ya3 xian4	Shayar nahiyisi (Shaya county) in Aksu 阿克苏地区 , west Xinjiang
115	沙岩		shā yán	sha1 yan2	sandstone
116	沙眼		shā yǎn	sha1 yan3	trachoma
117	沙洋		shā yáng	Sha1 yang2	Shayang county in Jingmen 荆门 , Hubei
118	沙洋县	沙洋縣	shā yáng xiàn	Sha1 yang2 xian4	Shayang county in Jingmen 荆门 , Hubei
119	沙依巴克		shā yī bā kè	Sha1 yi1 ba1 ke4	Saybagh district (Uighur: Saybagh Rayoni) of Urumqi city 乌鲁木齐市 , Xinjiang
120	沙依巴克区	沙依巴克區	shā yī bā kè qū	Sha1 yi1 ba1 ke4 qu1	Saybagh district (Uighur: Saybagh Rayoni) of Urumqi city 乌鲁木齐市 , Xinjiang
121	沙鱼	沙魚	shā yú	sha1 yu2	variant of 鲨鱼
122	沙展		shā zhǎn	sha1 zhan3	sergeant (loanword)
123	沙质	沙質	shā zhì	sha1 zhi4	sandy
124	沙洲		shā zhōu	sha1 zhou1	sandbank; sandbar
125	沙子		shā zi	sha1 zi5	sand; grit; Classifiers: 粒
126	沙祖康		shā zǔ kāng	Sha1 Zu3 kang1	Sha Zukang (1947-), Chinese diplomat
127	沙里亚	沙里亞	shā lǐ yà	sha1 li3 ya4	sharia (Islamic law) (loanword)
128	沙瓦		shā wǎ	sha1 wa3	a sour (type of cocktail) (loanword)

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