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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坎坷 坎坷 kǎn kan3 ke3bumpy (of a road); rough (of life); to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes
2阿尔坎塔拉 阿爾坎塔拉 ā ěr kǎn A1 er3 kan3 ta3 la1Alcántara, municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain; Alcantara, Brazil space launch site
3阿利坎特 阿利坎特 ā kǎn A1 li4 kan3 te4Alicante
4布坎南 布坎南 kǎn nánBu4 kan3 nan2Buchanan (surname)
5赤坎 赤坎 chì kǎnChi4 kan3Chikan district of Zhanjiang city 湛江市 , Guangdong
6赤坎区 赤坎區 chì kǎn Chi4 kan3 qu1Chikan district of Zhanjiang city 湛江市 , Guangdong
7 kǎnkan3old variant of ; pit; hole; pit; threshold; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦 , symbolizing water; ☵
8坎贝尔 坎貝爾 kǎn bèi ěrKan3 bei4 er3Campbell (name)
9坎贝尔侏儒仓鼠 坎貝爾侏儒倉鼠 kǎn bèi ěr zhū cāng shǔKan3 bei4 er3 zhu1 ru2 cang1 shu3Campbell's dwarf hamster (Phodopus campbelli)
10坎城 坎城 kǎn chéngKan3 cheng2Cannes, France (Tw)
11坎大哈 坎大哈 kǎn Kan3 da4 ha1Kandahar (town in Southern Afghanistan)
12坎大哈省 坎大哈省 kǎn shěngKan3 da4 ha1 sheng3Kandahar province of Afghanistan
13坎德拉 坎德拉 kǎn kan3 de2 la1candela (unit of luminosity); standard candle
14坎肩 坎肩 kǎn jiānkan3 jian1sleeveless jacket (usually cotton); Chinese waistcoat
15坎肩儿 坎肩兒 kǎn jiān rkan3 jian1 r5erhua variant of 坎肩
16坎坎 坎坎 kǎn kǎnkan3 kan3(dialect) just now
17坎坷不平 坎坷不平 kǎn píngkan3 ke3 bu4 ping2potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes
18坎坷不遇 坎坷不遇 kǎn kan3 ke3 bu4 yu4to have met with many difficulties but few opportunities (idiom)
19坎坷多舛 坎坷多舛 kǎn duō chuǎnkan3 ke3 duo1 chuan3full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to someone's life)
20坎昆 坎昆 kǎn kūnKan3 kun1Cancún
21坎壈 坎壈 kǎn lǎnkan3 lan3to meet with misfortune
22坎帕拉 坎帕拉 kǎn Kan3 pa4 la1Kampala, capital of Uganda
23坎培拉 坎培拉 kǎn péi Kan3 pei2 la1Canberra, capital of Australia (Tw)
24坎儿 坎兒 kǎn rkan3 r5critical juncture; key moment
25坎儿井 坎兒井 kǎn r jǐngkan3 r5 jing3karez, qanat or "horizontal well" (irrigation and water management system used in Xinjiang, Central Asia and Middle East)
26坎塔布里亚 坎塔布里亞 kǎn Kan3 ta3 bu4 li3 ya4Cantabria, Spanish autonomous region, capital Santander 桑坦德
27坎塔布连 坎塔布連 kǎn liánKan3 ta3 bu4 lian2Cantabria in north Spain
28坎塔布连海 坎塔布連海 kǎn lián hǎiKan3 ta3 bu4 lian2 hai3Bay of Biscay (Spanish: Mare Cantabrico)
29坎塔布连山脉 坎塔布連山脈 kǎn lián shān màiKan3 ta3 bu4 lian2 shan1 mai4Cantabrian mountain range in north Spain dividing Asturias from Castilla-Leon
30坎特伯雷 坎特伯雷 kǎn léiKan3 te4 bo2 lei2Canterbury
31坎特伯雷故事集 坎特伯雷故事集 kǎn léi shì Kan3 te4 bo2 lei2 Gu4 shi4 Ji2The Canterbury Tales, collection of stories by Geoffrey Chaucer 乔叟
32坎子 坎子 kǎn zikan3 zi5raised ground; bank
33坑坎 坑坎 kēng kǎnkeng1 kan3uneven (road); depression (in terrain)
34门坎 門坎 mén kǎnmen2 kan3variant of 门槛
35门坎儿 門坎兒 mén kǎn rmen2 kan3 r5erhua variant of 门坎
36命途坎坷 命途坎坷 mìng kǎn ming4 tu2 kan3 ke3to have a tough life; to meet much adversity in one's life
37世途坎坷 世途坎坷 shì kǎn shi4 tu2 kan3 ke3life full of frustrations (idiom)
38土坎 土坎 kǎntu3 kan3earthen levee
39土坎儿 土坎兒 kǎn rtu3 kan3 r5erhua variant of 土坎
40心坎 心坎 xīn kǎnxin1 kan3bottom of one's heart
41尤坎 尤坎 yóu kǎnYou2 kan3Rjukan (city in Norway)

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