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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 dīngDing1fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 ; fourth in order; letter "D" or roman "IV" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 195°; butyl; cubes (of food); fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 ; fourth in order; letter "D" or roman "IV" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 195°; butyl; cubes (of food)
2丁字 丁字 dīng ding1 zi4T-shaped
3丁是丁,卯是卯 丁是丁,卯是卯 dīng shì dīng , mǎo shì mǎoding1 shi4 ding1 , mao3 shi4 mao3lit. to keep ding (the fourth heavenly stem) distinct from mao (the fourth earthly branch) (idiom); fig. meticulous; conscientious; unambiguous
4丁巳复辟 丁巳復辟 dīng Ding1 si4 Fu4 bi4Manchu Restoration of 1917, see 张勋复辟
5丁宠家庭 丁寵家庭 dīng chǒng jiā tíngding1 chong3 jia1 ting2double income family who have pets rather than children (see also 丁克 )
6丁丑 丁丑 dīng chǒuding1 chou3fourteenth year D2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1997 or 2057
7丁醇 丁醇 dīng chúnding1 chun2butanol; butyl alcohol C4H9OH
8丁点 丁點 dīng diǎnding1 dian3tiny bit
9丁鲷 丁鯛 dīng diāoding1 diao1tench
10丁丁 丁丁 dīng dīngDing1 ding1Tintin, cartoon character
11丁丁炒面 丁丁炒面 dīng dīng chǎo miànding1 ding1 chao3 mian4chopped fried noodles; chopped fried noodles
12丁冬 丁冬 dīng dōngding1 dong1(onom.) ding dong; jingling of bells; clanking sound
13丁二醇 丁二醇 dīng èr chúnding1 er4 chun2butyl glycol
14丁二烯 丁二烯 dīng èr ding1 er4 xi1butadiene C4H6; biethylene
15丁夫 丁夫 dīng ding1 fu1(in ancient times) a man old enough for corvée or military service
16丁骨牛排 丁骨牛排 dīng niú páiding1 gu3 niu2 pai2T-bone steak
17丁鱥 丁鱥 dīng guìding1 gui4tench (Tinca tinca)
18丁亥 丁亥 dīng hàiding1 hai4twenty-fourth year D12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2007 or 2067
19丁基 丁基 dīng Ding1 Ji1butyl group (chemistry); Ding Ji (1917-1944), real name Li Baicen 李百岑 , journalist based in Yanan, martyr of the revolution
20丁加奴 丁加奴 dīng jiā Ding1 jia1 nu2Terengganu, northeast state of mainland Malaysia
21丁艰 丁艱 dīng jiānding1 jian1(literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent
22丁克 丁克 dīng ding1 ke4see 丁克 ; Dual Income, No Kids (DINK) (loanword)
23丁磊 丁磊 dīng lěiDing1 Lei3Ding Lei (1971-), founder and CEO of NetEase 网易
24丁玲 丁玲 dīng língDing1 Ling2Ding Ling (1904-1986), female novelist, author of novel The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River 太阳照在桑干河上 , attacked during the 1950s as anti-Party
25丁零当啷 丁零噹啷 dīng ling dāng lāngding1 ling5 dang1 lang1ding-a-ling; (onom.) for sound of bell
26丁卯 丁卯 dīng mǎoding1 mao3fourth year D4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1987 or 2047
27丁卯胡乱 丁卯胡亂 dīng mǎo luànDing1 mao3 Hu2 luan4first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)
28丁卯战争 丁卯戰爭 dīng mǎo zhàn zhēngDing1 mao3 Zhan4 zheng1first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)
29丁内酯 丁內酯 dīng nèi zhǐding1 nei4 zhi3butyrolactone
30丁宁 丁寧 dīng níngding1 ning2variant of 叮咛
31丁青 丁青 dīng qīngDing1 qing1Dêngqên county, Tibetan: Steng chen rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地区 , Tibet
32丁青县 丁青縣 dīng qīng xiànDing1 qing1 xian4Dêngqên county, Tibetan: Steng chen rdzong, in Chamdo prefecture 昌都地区 , Tibet
33丁醛 丁醛 dīng quánding1 quan2butyraldehyde; butanal
34丁汝昌 丁汝昌 dīng chāngDing1 Ru3 chang1Ding Ruchang (1836-1895), commander of the Qing North China Navy
35丁巳 丁巳 dīng ding1 si4fifty-fourth year D6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1977 or 2037
36丁糖 丁糖 dīng tángding1 tang2tetrose (CH2O)4, monosaccharide with four carbon atoms
37丁烷 丁烷 dīng wánding1 wan2butane
38丁韪良 丁韙良 dīng wěi liángDing1 Wei3 liang2William A.P. Martin (1827-1916), American missionary who lived 62 years in China between 1850 and 1916, and helped found many Chinese colleges, first president of Peking University
39丁未 丁未 dīng wèiding1 wei4forty-fourth year D8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1967 or 2027
40丁烯 丁烯 dīng ding1 xi1butene or butylene C4H8
41丁香 丁香 dīng xiāngding1 xiang1lilac (Syringia vulgaris); clove (Eugenia aromatica)
42丁型肝炎 丁型肝炎 dīng xíng gān yánding1 xing2 gan1 yan2hepatitis D
43丁一确二 丁一確二 dīng què èrding1 yi1 que4 er4exactly; sure enough (idiom)
44丁忧 丁憂 dīng yōuding1 you1(literary) to be in mourning after the death of a parent
45丁忧丁艰 丁憂丁艱 dīng yōu dīng jiānding1 you1 ding1 jian1to be in mourning over a parent's death (idiom)
46丁酉 丁酉 dīng yǒuding1 you3thirty-fourth year D10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1957 or 2017
47丁云 丁雲 dīng yúnding1 yun2Ding Yun (a personal name)
48丁肇中 丁肇中 dīng zhào zhōngDing1 Zhao4 zhong1Samuel C. C. Ting (1936-), American physicist, 1976 Nobel Prize laureate in physics
49丁字步 丁字步 dīng ding1 zi4 bu4T-step (basic dance position, with the feet forming a T shape)
50丁字尺 丁字尺 dīng chǐding1 zi4 chi3T-square; set square (carpenter's tool)
51丁字镐 丁字鎬 dīng gǎoding1 zi4 gao3hammer pick
52丁字街 丁字街 dīng jiēding1 zi4 jie1T-junction
53丁字裤 丁字褲 dīng ding1 zi4 ku4thong (underwear)
54丁字梁 丁字梁 dīng liángding1 zi4 liang2T-girder

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