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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苍白 蒼白 cāng báicang1 bai2pale; wan
2苍蝇 蒼蠅 cāng yingcang1 ying5housefly; Classifiers:
3白云苍狗 白雲蒼狗 bái yún cāng gǒubai2 yun2 cang1 gou3lit. a white cloud transforms into what looks like a gray dog (idiom); fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
4苍狗 蒼狗 cāng gǒucang1 gou3(fig.) the unpredictable changeability of the world; bad omen
5白发苍苍 白髮蒼蒼 bái cāng cāngbai2 fa4 cang1 cang1old and gray-haired
6白衣苍狗 白衣蒼狗 bái cāng gǒubai2 yi1 cang1 gou3lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom); fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
7碧水苍天 碧水蒼天 shuǐ cāng tiānbi4 shui3 cang1 tian1jade waters below and blue heavens above (idiom)
8苍白色 蒼白色 cāng bái cang1 bai2 se4pale; wan; sickly white
9苍白无力 蒼白無力 cāng bái cang1 bai2 wu2 li4pale and feeble; powerless
10苍背山雀 蒼背山雀 cāng bèi shān quècang1 bei4 shan1 que4(bird species of China) cinereous tit (Parus cinereus)
11苍苍 蒼蒼 cāng cāngcang1 cang1ash gray; vast and hazy; flourishing
12苍翠 蒼翠 cāng cuìcang1 cui4verdant
13苍翠葱茏 蒼翠蔥蘢 cāng cuì cōng lóngcang1 cui4 cong1 long2luxuriantly green (idiom)
14苍耳 蒼耳 cāng ěrcang1 er3Siberian cocklebur (botany)
15苍狗白云 蒼狗白雲 cāng gǒu bái yúncang1 gou3 bai2 yun2vicissitudes of fortune (idiom)
16苍惶 蒼惶 cāng huángcang1 huang2greenish yellow; sallow (pale or yellow complexion); variant of 仓皇 ; variant of 仓皇
17苍劲 蒼勁 cāng jìncang1 jin4bold; upright and strong; vigorous; forceful (brush strokes); sureness of touch
18苍老 蒼老 cāng lǎocang1 lao3old; aged; (of calligraphy or painting) vigorous; forceful
19苍凉 蒼涼 cāng liángcang1 liang2desolate; bleak
20苍龙 蒼龍 cāng lóngCang1 long2Blue Dragon, other name of the Azure Dragon 青龙 (the seven mansions of the east sky)
21苍鹭 蒼鷺 cāng cang1 lu4(bird species of China) grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
22苍茫 蒼茫 cāng mángcang1 mang2boundless; vast; hazy (distant horizon)
23苍莽 蒼莽 cāng mǎngcang1 mang3boundless
24苍眉蝗莺 蒼眉蝗鶯 cāng méi huáng yīngcang1 mei2 huang2 ying1(bird species of China) Gray's grasshopper warbler (Locustella fasciolata)
25苍南 蒼南 cāng nánCang1 nan2Cangnan county in Wenzhou 温州 , Zhejiang
26苍南县 蒼南縣 cāng nán xiànCang1 nan2 xian4Cangnan county in Wenzhou 温州 , Zhejiang
27苍穹 蒼穹 cāng qióngcang1 qiong2the blue dome of heaven
28苍山 蒼山 cāng shānCang1 shan1Cangshan county in Linyi 临沂 , Shandong
29苍山县 蒼山縣 cāng shān xiànCang1 shan1 xian4Cangshan county in Linyi 临沂 , Shandong
30苍生 蒼生 cāng shēngcang1 sheng1(area where) vegetation grows; the common people
31苍生涂炭 蒼生塗炭 cāng shēng tàncang1 sheng1 tu2 tan4the common people in a miserable state
32苍松翠柏 蒼松翠柏 cāng sōng cuì bǎicang1 song1 cui4 bai3evergreen pine and cypress (idiom); steadfast nobility
33苍天 蒼天 cāng tiāncang1 tian1firmament
34苍头燕雀 蒼頭燕雀 cāng tóu yàn quècang1 tou2 yan4 que4(bird species of China) common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
35苍梧 蒼梧 cāng Cang1 wu2Cangwu county in Wuzhou 梧州 , Guangxi
36苍梧县 蒼梧縣 cāng xiànCang1 wu2 xian4Cangwu county in Wuzhou 梧州 , Guangxi
37苍溪 蒼溪 cāng Cang1 xi1Cangxi county in Guangyuan 广元 , Sichuan
38苍溪县 蒼溪縣 cāng xiànCang1 xi1 xian4Cangxi county in Guangyuan 广元 , Sichuan
39苍鹰 蒼鷹 cāng yīngcang1 ying1(bird species of China) northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
40苍蝇不叮无缝蛋 蒼蠅不叮無縫蛋 cāng ying dīng fèng dàncang1 ying5 bu4 ding1 wu2 feng4 dan4lit. flies do not attack an intact egg (idiom); fig. no smoke without a fire
41苍蝇见血 蒼蠅見血 cāng ying jiàn xuècang1 ying5 jian4 xue4very greedy (idiom)
42苍蝇老虎 蒼蠅老虎 cāng ying lǎo cang1 ying5 lao3 hu3(coll.) jumping spider
43苍蝇拍 蒼蠅拍 cāng ying pāicang1 ying5 pai1flyswatter
44苍蝇座 蒼蠅座 cāng ying zuòCang1 ying5 zuo4Musca (constellation)
45苍郁 蒼鬱 cāng cang1 yu4verdant and luxuriant
46苍术 蒼術 cāng zhúcang1 zhu2black atractylodes rhizome (dried rhizome of any of several atractylodes species) (TCM)
47皓首苍颜 皓首蒼顏 hào shǒu cāng yánhao4 shou3 cang1 yan2white hair and gray sunken cheeks (idiom); decrepit old age
48两鬓苍苍 兩鬢蒼蒼 liǎng bìn cāng cāngliang3 bin4 cang1 cang1graying at the temples (idiom)
49没头苍蝇 沒頭蒼蠅 méi tóu cāng yingmei2 tou2 cang1 ying5see 无头苍蝇
50暮色苍茫 暮色蒼茫 cāng mángmu4 se4 cang1 mang2the hazy dusk of twilight (idiom)
51穹苍 穹蒼 qióng cāngqiong2 cang1the sky; the firmament; the vault of heaven
52上苍 上蒼 shàng cāngshang4 cang1heaven
53旺苍 旺蒼 wàng cāngWang4 cang1Wangcang county in Guangyuan 广元 , Sichuan
54旺苍县 旺蒼縣 wàng cāng xiànWang4 cang1 xian4Wangcang county in Guangyuan 广元 , Sichuan
55无头苍蝇 無頭蒼蠅 tóu cāng yingwu2 tou2 cang1 ying5headless fly (a metaphor for sb who is rushing around frantically)
56误尽苍生 誤盡蒼生 jìn cāng shēngwu4 jin4 cang1 sheng1to bring calamity to the masses (idiom)
57夜色苍茫 夜色蒼茫 cāng mángye4 se4 cang1 mang2gathering dusk
58云水苍茫 雲水蒼茫 yún shuǐ cāng mángyun2 shui3 cang1 mang2infinity of heaven and sea (idiom)
59泽及苍生 澤及蒼生 cāng shēngze2 ji2 cang1 sheng1to spread all-round benefit to the people (idiom)
60 cāngCang1dark blue; deep green; ash-gray; surname Cang

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