Chinese dictionary

A Chinese dictionary (词典 cídiǎn) for learners. Every entry keeps its meanings under the reading they belong to, so a word read two ways is two sets of meanings rather than one list to guess at.

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• 塞(sài)语(yǔ) Serbian language
• 賽(sài)珍(zhēn)珠(zhū) Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973), American writer known for her novels on Asian cultures, Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize laureate
• 赛(sài)珍(zhēn)珠(zhū) Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973), American writer known for her novels on Asian cultures, Pulitzer Prize and Nobel Prize laureate
• 賽(sài)制(zhì) competition format
• 赛(sài)制(zhì) competition format
• 塞(sài)族(zú) Serb ethnic group
• 〣(sān) numeral 3 in the Suzhou numeral system 苏州码子 sūzhōumǎzi
• 三(sān) three
• 弎(sān) archaic variant of 叁, banker's anti-fraud numeral three
• 毵(sān) long-haired
• 毿(sān) long-haired
• 鬖(sān) wild hair
• 三(sān)拗(ào)汤(tāng) san'ao decoction
• 三(sān)拗(ào)湯(tāng) san'ao decoction
• 三(sān)八(bā) International Women's Day 妇女节 fùnǚjié, 8th March
• 三(sān)八(bā)大(dà)盖(gài) Arisaka Type 38 rifle
• 三(sān)八(bā)大(dà)蓋(gài) Arisaka Type 38 rifle
• 三(sān)八(bā)節(jié) International Women's Day
• 三(sān)八(bā)节(jié) International Women's Day
• 三(sān)八(bā)線(xiàn) 38th parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea
• 三(sān)八(bā)线(xiàn) 38th parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea
• 三(sān)百(bǎi)六(liù)十(shí)行(háng) all walks of life
• 三(sān)斑(bān) common name for paradise fish
• 三(sān)班(bān)倒(dǎo) three-shift system
• 三(sān)板(bǎn) sampan
• 三(sān)包(bāo) "three-guarantee service": repair, exchange, refund
• 三(sān)胞(bāo)胎(tāi) triplets
• 三(sān)宝(bǎo) the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 (his teaching), and the Sangha 僧
• 三(sān)寶(bǎo) the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 (his teaching), and the Sangha 僧
• 三(sān)宝(bǎo)鸟(niǎo) Oriental dollarbird
• 三(sān)寶(bǎo)鳥(niǎo) Oriental dollarbird
• 三(sān)宝(bǎo)太(tài)监(jiàn) Sanbao Eunuch, official title of Zheng He 郑和 zhènghé
• 三(sān)寶(bǎo)太(tài)監(jiàn) Sanbao Eunuch, official title of Zheng He 郑和 zhènghé
• 三(sān)北(běi) China's three northern regions, 东北 dōngběi, 华北 huáběi and 西北 xīběi
• 三(sān)北(běi)防(fáng)护(hù)林(lín) Green Wall of China, a massive afforestation program on the eastern margin of the Gobi Desert aimed at stopping the desert's expansion, started in 1978 and planned to be completed by 2050
• 三(sān)北(běi)防(fáng)護(hù)林(lín) Green Wall of China, a massive afforestation program on the eastern margin of the Gobi Desert aimed at stopping the desert's expansion, started in 1978 and planned to be completed by 2050
• 三(sān)倍(bèi) triple
• 三(sān)蹦(bèng)子(zi) motorized three-wheeler
• 三(sān)边(biān)形(xíng) triangle
• 三(sān)邊(biān)形(xíng) triangle
• 三(sān)不(bù) the three no's
• 三(sān)不(bù)管(guǎn) of undetermined status
• 三(sān)部(bù)曲(qǔ) trilogy
• 三(sān)不(bù)五(wǔ)时(shí) from time to time
• 三(sān)不(bù)五(wǔ)時(shí) from time to time
• 三(sān)不(bù)朽(xiǔ) the three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue 立德 lìdé, one's service 立功 lìgōng and one's writings 立言 lìyán
• 三(sān)不(bù)沾(zhān) air ball
• 三(sān)不(bù)知(zhī) to know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end
• 三(sān)曹(cáo) the Three Caos (Cao Cao 曹操 and his sons Cao Pi 曹丕 and Cao Zhi 曹植), who established the Wei or Cao Wei dynasty 曹魏, and were all three noted poets and calligraphers
• 三(sān)叉(chā)戟(jǐ) trident
• 三(sān)叉(chā)神(shén)經(jīng) trigeminal nerve
• 三(sān)叉(chā)神(shén)经(jīng) trigeminal nerve
• 三(sān)茶(chá)六(liù)飯(fàn) lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes
• 三(sān)茶(chá)六(liù)饭(fàn) lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes
• 三(sān)岔(chà)口(kǒu) At the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水浒传 shuǐhǔzhuàn
• 三(sān)長(cháng)兩(liǎng)短(duǎn) unexpected misfortune
• 三(sān)长(cháng)两(liǎng)短(duǎn) unexpected misfortune
• 三(sān)重(chóng) treble
• 三(sān)重(chóng)奏(zòu) trio
• 三(sān)仇(chóu) animosity or resentment towards three groups (the bureaucrats, the wealthy, and the police) due to perceived abuse of power
• 三(sān)春(chūn) the three spring months
• 三(sān)次(cì) third
• 三(sān)次(cì)方(fāng) cube
• 三(sān)次(cì)方(fāng)程(chéng) cubic equation
• 三(sān)次(cì)冪(mì) cube
• 三(sān)次(cì)幂(mì) cube
• 三(sān)次(cì)曲(qū)線(xiàn) cubic curve
• 三(sān)次(cì)曲(qū)线(xiàn) cubic curve
• 三(sān)次(cì)元(yuán) three-dimensional
• 三(sān)从(cóng)四(sì)德(dé) Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德 dé, physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
• 三(sān)從(cóng)四(sì)德(dé) Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德 dé, physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
• 三(sān)催(cuī)四(sì)請(qǐng) to coax and plead
• 三(sān)催(cuī)四(sì)请(qǐng) to coax and plead
• 三(sān)寸(cùn)不(bù)烂(làn)之(zhī)舌(shé) to have a silver tongue
• 三(sān)寸(cùn)不(bù)爛(làn)之(zhī)舌(shé) to have a silver tongue
• 三(sān)寸(cùn)金(jīn)莲(lián) bound foot
• 三(sān)寸(cùn)金(jīn)蓮(lián) bound foot
• 三(sān)大(dà)紀(jì)律(lǜ)八(bā)項(xiàng)注(zhù)意(yì) the Three Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention, a military doctrine issued in 1928 by Mao Zedong for the Red Army, which included a number of injunctions demanding high standards of behavior and respect for civilians during wartime
• 三(sān)大(dà)纪(jì)律(lǜ)八(bā)项(xiàng)注(zhù)意(yì) the Three Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention, a military doctrine issued in 1928 by Mao Zedong for the Red Army, which included a number of injunctions demanding high standards of behavior and respect for civilians during wartime
• 三(sān)代(dài) three generations of a family
• 三(sān)代(dài)同(tóng)堂(táng) three generations under one roof
• 三(sān)岛(dǎo)由(yóu)纪(jì)夫(fū) Mishima Yukio (1925-1970), Japanese author, pen name of (平冈公威, Hiraoka Kimitake)
• 三(sān)島(dǎo)由(yóu)紀(jì)夫(fū) Mishima Yukio (1925-1970), Japanese author, pen name of (平冈公威, Hiraoka Kimitake)
• 三(sān)道(dào)眉(méi)草(cǎo)鵐(wú) meadow bunting
• 三(sān)道(dào)眉(méi)草(cǎo)鹀(wú) meadow bunting
• 三(sān)得(dé)利(lì) Suntory, Japanese beverage company
• 三(sān)等(děng)分(fēn) to trisect
• 三(sān)等(děng)分(fēn)角(jiǎo) to trisect an angle
• 三(sān)点(diǎn)全(quán)露(lòu) naked
• 三(sān)點(diǎn)全(quán)露(lòu) naked
• 三(sān)点(diǎn)水(shuǐ) name of "water" radical 氵 shuǐ in Chinese characters
• 三(sān)點(diǎn)水(shuǐ) name of "water" radical 氵 shuǐ in Chinese characters
• 三(sān)貂(diāo)角(jiǎo) Cape San Diego or Santiao, easternmost point of Taiwan Island
• 三(sān)叠(dié)纪(jì) Triassic
• 三(sān)疊(dié)紀(jì) Triassic
• 三(sān)都(dū)水(shuǐ)族(zú)自(zì)治(zhì)县(xiàn) Sandu Shui Autonomous County, in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州 qiánnánbùyīzúmiáozúzìzhìzhōu, Guizhou
• 三(sān)都(dū)水(shuǐ)族(zú)自(zì)治(zhì)縣(xiàn) Sandu Shui Autonomous County, in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州 qiánnánbùyīzúmiáozúzìzhìzhōu, Guizhou
• 三(sān)度(dù) third
• 三(sān)段(duàn)論(lùn) syllogism
• 三(sān)段(duàn)论(lùn) syllogism