Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

最大的爱好是玩电子游戏。”“Nǐyǒu shénme àihào?” “Wǒde àihào bǐjiào guǎngfàn, búguò wǒ zuìdà de àihào shì wán diànzǐ ...

ānzhuāng 安装 [modif: 安 safely + 装 to install] V install, fix 安装空调设备 ānzhuāng kōngtiáo shèbèi install an air-conditioner à ...

B bā 八 NUM eight ■ 八八六十四 Bā bā liùshísì. Eight times eight is sixty-four. bābudé 巴不得 V wish for eagerly, be extrem ...

evening’s work all came to nothing. III ADV for free ■ 世界上没有白吃的午餐。Shìjiè shang méiyǒu bái chī de wǔcān. There ...

friends will come to help. bān 颁 TRAD 頒 V issue, confer on bānbù 颁布 [comp: 颁 issue + 布 promulgate] V promulgate, pro ...

péngyou lái bāng tā bānjiā. Last weekend, many friends came to help him move house. ■ 你能帮我 找一下这本书吗？Nǐ né ...

bāozhuāng 包装 N package, packaging 包装材料 bāozhuāng cáiliào packaging material bāozi 包子 [suffix: 包 bun + 子 nominal suffix] N s ...

security bǎozhèng 保证 [comp: 保 protect + 证 evidence] V & N guarantee, pledge ■ 本公司保证产品质 量。 Běn gōngsī bǎozhèng chǎn ...

bào 抱 V hold ... in arms, embrace, hug ■ 妈妈抱 着孩子。Māma bàozhe háizi. The mother is holding her baby in her arms ...

běimiàn 北面 N same as 北边 běibian bèi 备 TRAD 備 V prepare bèifèn 备份 N reserve, spare bèiwànglù 备忘录 [modif: 备 prepare + 忘 forge ...

dà, qíshí shénme dōu zuò bu hǎo. He thinks himself very capable; actually he can’t get anything done properl ...

比赛项目 bǐsài xiàngmù event (of a sports meet) / 参加比赛 cānjiā bǐsài participate in a game (or sports event) / 和/跟 ...

bì 蔽 V hide, conceal (See yǐnbì 隐蔽.) bì 臂 N the arm 手臂 shǒubì the arm bì 毕 TRAD 畢 V finish bìjìng 毕竟 ADV after all, any ...

biàn 变 TRAD 變 V transform, change ■ 世界上任何 事情都在变。Shèjiè shang rènhé shìqing dōu zài biàn. Everything in the world ...

biāotí 标题 [comp: 标 mark + 题 title] N title, headline biāozhì 标志 [comp: 标 mark + 志 record] N sign, mark 社会地位的标志 shèhuì dìwèi ...

■ 他们星期六在这里表演歌舞。Tāmen Xīngqīliù zài zhèli biǎoyǎn gēwǔ. They perform singing and dancing here on Saturday. ■ 他们的 ...

chénggōng. It was not the case that he never tried, but that he was not successful. II CONJ same as 并 且 bìngq ...

bómǔ 伯母 N father’s elder brother’s wife ■ 我 的伯父伯母住在香港。Wǒ de bófù bómǔ zhù zài Xiānggǎng. My uncle (← ...

búyào 不要 ADV (used in an imperative sentence or as advice) do not ■ 你们不要说话了, 电影开始 了。Nǐmen búyào shuōhuà le, ...

“您中文说得很标准。”“不敢当， 还要不断练习。”“Nín Zhōngwén shuō de hěn biāozhǔn.” “Bùgǎndāng, háiyào búduàn liànxí.” “You speak sta ...