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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 wénwen2line; trace; mark; pattern; grain (of wood etc)
2花纹 花紋 huā wénhua1 wen2decorative design
3皱纹 皺紋 zhòu wénzhou4 wen2wrinkle; Classifiers:
4条纹 條紋 tiáo wéntiao2 wen2stripe
5指纹 指紋 zhǐ wénzhi3 wen2fingerprint; the arches, loops and whorls on the fingers
6刺花纹 刺花紋 huā wénci4 hua1 wen2to tattoo
7凹纹 凹紋 āo wénao1 wen2die (printing, metalwork etc)
8斑纹 斑紋 bān wénban1 wen2stripe; streak
9波纹 波紋 wénbo1 wen2ripple; corrugation
10缎纹织 緞紋織 duàn wén zhīduan4 wen2 zhi1satin weave
11法令纹 法令紋 lìng wénfa3 ling4 wen2nasolabial fold; smile lines; laugh lines
12冠纹柳莺 冠紋柳鶯 guān wén liǔ yīngguan1 wen2 liu3 ying1(bird species of China) Claudia's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus claudiae)
13横棱纹 橫稜紋 héng léng wénheng2 leng2 wen2crosswise pattern
14横纹 橫紋 héng wénheng2 wen2horizontal stripe; striation
15横纹肌 橫紋肌 héng wén heng2 wen2 ji1striated muscle
16虎纹伯劳 虎紋伯勞 wén láohu3 wen2 bo2 lao2(bird species of China) tiger shrike (Lanius tigrinus)
17华南冠纹柳莺 華南冠紋柳鶯 huá nán guān wén liǔ yīngHua2 nan2 guan1 wen2 liu3 ying1(bird species of China) Hartert's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus goodsoni)
18黄纹拟啄木鸟 黃紋擬啄木鳥 huáng wén zhuó niǎohuang2 wen2 ni3 zhuo2 mu4 niao3(bird species of China) green-eared barbet (Megalaima faiostricta)
19回纹针 迴紋針 huí wén zhēnhui2 wen2 zhen1paper clip
20裂纹 裂紋 liè wénlie4 wen2crack; flaw
21流纹岩 流紋岩 liú wén yánliu2 wen2 yan2rhyolite (extrusive igneous rock, chemically equivalent to granite)
22龙纹 龍紋 lóng wénlong2 wen2dragon (as a decorative design)
23罗纹 羅紋 luó wénluo2 wen2spiral pattern; whorl of fingerprint; thread of screw; rib (in fabric); ribbed pattern
24罗纹鸭 羅紋鴨 luó wén luo2 wen2 ya1(bird species of China) falcated duck (Anas falcata)
25矛纹草鹛 矛紋草鶥 máo wén cǎo méimao2 wen2 cao3 mei2(bird species of China) Chinese babax (Babax lanceolatus)
26鸟眼纹 鳥眼紋 niǎo yǎn wénniao3 yan3 wen2bird's eye (common company name)
27平纹 平紋 píng wénping2 wen2plain weave
28起皱纹 起皺紋 zhòu wénqi3 zhou4 wen2to shrivel
29蛇纹石 蛇紋石 shé wén shíshe2 wen2 shi2serpentine (geology)
30蛇纹岩 蛇紋岩 shé wén yánshe2 wen2 yan2serpentine (geology)
31水纹 水紋 shuǐ wénshui3 wen2ripples
32饕餮纹 饕餮紋 tāo tiè wéntao1 tie4 wen2zoomorphic mask motif
33条纹噪鹛 條紋噪鶥 tiáo wén zào méitiao2 wen2 zao4 mei2(bird species of China) striated laughingthrush (Garrulax striatus)
34纹背捕蛛鸟 紋背捕蛛鳥 wén bèi zhū niǎowen2 bei4 bu3 zhu1 niao3(bird species of China) streaked spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna)
35纹层 紋層 wén céngwen2 ceng2lamina; lamella; lamination
36纹刺 紋刺 wén wen2 ci4to tattoo
37纹风不动 紋風不動 wén fēng dòngwen2 feng1 bu4 dong4absolutely still; fig. not the slightest change; also written 文风不动
38纹喉鹎 紋喉鵯 wén hóu bēiwen2 hou2 bei1(bird species of China) stripe-throated bulbul (Pycnonotus finlaysoni)
39纹喉凤鹛 紋喉鳳鶥 wén hóu fèng méiwen2 hou2 feng4 mei2(bird species of China) stripe-throated yuhina (Yuhina gularis)
40纹理 紋理 wén wen2 li3vein lines (in marble or fingerprint); grain (in wood etc)
41纹路 紋路 wén wen2 lu4veined pattern; wrinkles; vein lines (in marble or fingerprint); grain (in wood etc)
42纹缕 紋縷 wén wen2 lu:3veined pattern; wrinkles; vein lines (in marble or fingerprint); grain (in wood etc)
43纹缕儿 紋縷兒 wén rwen2 lu:3 r5erhua variant of 纹缕
44纹面 紋面 wén miànwen2 mian4see 文面
45纹身 紋身 wén shēnwen2 shen1tattoo
46纹饰 紋飾 wén shìwen2 shi4decorative motif; figure
47纹丝 紋絲 wén wen2 si1tiny bit; a jot; whisker
48纹丝不动 紋絲不動 wén dòngwen2 si1 bu4 dong4to not move a single jot (idiom)
49纹丝儿 紋絲兒 wén rwen2 si1 r5erhua variant of 纹丝
50纹头斑翅鹛 紋頭斑翅鶥 wén tóu bān chì méiwen2 tou2 ban1 chi4 mei2(bird species of China) hoary-throated barwing (Actinodura nipalensis)
51纹胸斑翅鹛 紋胸斑翅鶥 wén xiōng bān chì méiwen2 xiong1 ban1 chi4 mei2(bird species of China) streak-throated barwing (Actinodura waldeni)
52纹胸鹪鹛 紋胸鷦鶥 wén xiōng jiāo méiwen2 xiong1 jiao1 mei2(bird species of China) eyebrowed wren-babbler (Napothera epilepidota)
53纹胸鹛 紋胸鶥 wén xiōng méiwen2 xiong1 mei2(bird species of China) pin-striped tit-babbler (Macronus gularis)
54纹胸织雀 紋胸織雀 wén xiōng zhī quèwen2 xiong1 zhi1 que4(bird species of China) streaked weaver (Ploceus manyar)
55纹胸啄木鸟 紋胸啄木鳥 wén xiōng zhuó niǎowen2 xiong1 zhuo2 mu4 niao3(bird species of China) stripe-breasted woodpecker (Dendrocopos atratus)
56纹银 紋銀 wén yínwen2 yin2fine silver
57纹章 紋章 wén zhāngwen2 zhang1coat of arms
58西南冠纹柳莺 西南冠紋柳鶯 nán guān wén liǔ yīngxi1 nan2 guan1 wen2 liu3 ying1(bird species of China) Blyth's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus reguloides)
59细纹苇莺 細紋葦鶯 wén wěi yīngxi4 wen2 wei3 ying1(bird species of China) speckled reed warbler (Acrocephalus sorghophilus)
60细纹噪鹛 細紋噪鶥 wén zào méixi4 wen2 zao4 mei2(bird species of China) streaked laughingthrush (Trochalopteron lineatum)
61笑纹 笑紋 xiào wénxiao4 wen2laugh lines (on the face)
62斜纹软呢 斜紋軟呢 xié wén ruǎn xie2 wen2 ruan3 ni2tweed
63斜纹织 斜紋織 xié wén zhīxie2 wen2 zhi1twill weave
64眼纹黄山雀 眼紋黃山雀 yǎn wén huáng shān quèyan3 wen2 huang2 shan1 que4(bird species of China) Himalayan black-lored tit (Machlolophus xanthogenys)
65眼纹噪鹛 眼紋噪鶥 yǎn wén zào méiyan3 wen2 zao4 mei2(bird species of China) spotted laughingthrush (Garrulax ocellatus)
66有条纹 有條紋 yǒu tiáo wényou3 tiao2 wen2striped
67鱼尾纹 魚尾紋 wěi wényu2 wei3 wen2wrinkles of the skin; crow's feet
68祝发纹身 祝髮紋身 zhù wén shēnzhu4 fa4 wen2 shen1to cut off one's hair and tattoo the body (idiom)
69纵纹 縱紋 zòng wénzong4 wen2stria longitudinalis (in the brain)
70纵纹腹小鸮 縱紋腹小鴞 zòng wén xiǎo xiāozong4 wen2 fu4 xiao3 xiao1(bird species of China) little owl (Athene noctua)
71纵纹角鸮 縱紋角鴞 zòng wén jiǎo xiāozong4 wen2 jiao3 xiao1(bird species of China) pallid scops owl (Otus brucei)
72纵纹绿鹎 縱紋綠鵯 zòng wén bēizong4 wen2 lu:4 bei1(bird species of China) striated bulbul (Pycnonotus striatus)

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