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English – Chinese Dictionary


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♦ back —— 后 [hòu], 背 [bèi]
屋后有个车库。[Wū hòu yǒu gè chēkù.] – At the back of the house is a garage.


♦ bag —— 包 [bāo]
我的书包呢?[Wǒ de shūbāo ne?] – Where is my school bag?
中学辍学后,他开始卖皮包。[Zhōngxué chuòxué hòu, tā kāishǐ mài píbāo.] – After dropping out of middle school, he began selling leather handbags.


♦ ban —— 禁止 [jìnzhǐ]
北京下令禁止该地区的房屋销售。[Běijīng xiàlìng jìnzhǐ gāi dìqū de fángwū xiāoshòu.] – Beijing banned housing sales in the region. [Beijing ordered a ban on home sales in the area.]


♦ banana —— 香蕉 [xiāngjiāo]
香蕉不贵。[Xiāngjiāo bú guì. ]- Bananas are not expensive.


♦ bank —— 银行 [yínháng], 岸 [àn]
银行几点开门?[Yíngháng jǐdiǎn kāimén?] – What time does the bank open?
船傍了岸。[Chuán bàngle àn.] – The boat drew alongside the bank.


♦ bath — 洗澡 [xǐzǎo]
我每天洗澡。[Wǒ měitiān xǐzǎo.] – I take a shower every day.
我每晚洗澡。[Wǒ měi wǎn xǐzǎo.] – I bath every night. [I take a shower every night.]


♦ be (to ~) —— 是 [shì]
你是谁?[Nǐ shì shéi?] – Who are you?
这是你的,那是我的。[Zhè shì nǐ de, nà shì wǒ de.] – This is yours and that is mine.
我是玛丽。[Wǒ shì mǎlì.] – I am Mary.
纽约是大城市。[Niǔyuē shì dà chéngshì.] – New York is a large city.
这只小猫是黑的。[Zhè zhī xiǎomāo shì hēide.] – This little cat is black.
他是数学教授。[Tā shì shùxué jiaòshòu.] – He is a mathematics professor.
她妈妈是医生。[Tā māma shì yīshēng.] – Her mother is a doctor.


♦ bear (to ~) —— 负 [fù]
你身为组长,应该负起责任来。[Nǐ shēn wèi zǔ zhǎng, yīnggāi fù qǐ zérèn lái.] – As group leader, you should take charge.


♦ beautiful —— 漂亮 [piàoliang], 美(丽) [měi(lì)]
美丽的花园 [měilì de huāyuán] – beautiful garden
花园真漂亮。[Huāyuán zhēn piàoliang. ]- The garden is really beautiful.
生日蛋糕很漂亮。[Shēngrì dàngāo hěn piaòliang.] – The birthday cake is very beautiful.
中国秋天很美。[Zhōngguó qiūtiān hěn měi.] – Autumn is beautiful in China.
他家的房子很美。[Tā jiā de fángzi hěn měi.] – His family’s house is very beautiful.
美国国歌很美。[Měiguó guógē hěn měi.] – The American national anthem is beautiful.


♦ because —— 因为 [yīnwèi]
因为火车晚点,估计我不能按时到达。[Yīnwèi huǒchē wǎndiǎn, gūjì wǒ bùnéng ànshí dàodá.] – Because the train was late, I do not think I can make it on time.
因为体育场离我家不远,我经常去看足球赛。[Yīnwèi tǐyùchǎng lí wǒjiā bù yuǎn, wǒ jīngcháng qù kàn zúqiú sài.] – As [because] the stadium isn’t far from my house, I often go and watch soccer matches.


♦ bed —— 床 [chuáng]
偌大的房,寂寞的床。[Ruòdà de fáng, jìmò de chuáng.] – Such a big room, a lonely bed.


♦ beer —— 啤酒 [píjiǔ]
我们喝了三瓶啤酒。[Wǒmen hē le sānpíng píjiǔ.] – We drank three bottles of beer.
啤酒走了气了。 [pí jiǔ zǒu le qì le。] – The beer is stale.
爸爸不让我喝啤酒。[Bàba bú ràng wǒ hē píjiǔ.] – Dad does not allow me to drink beer.


♦ begin (to ~) —— 开始 [kāishǐ] ; begin building, construction: 动工 [dònggōng]
莫扎特五岁就开始作曲了。[Mòzhātè wǔ suì jiù kāishǐ zuòqǔle.] – Mozart began to compose when he was five years old.
新的电视塔动工了。[Xīn de diànshì tǎ dònggōngle.] – Construction of the new television tower has started.


♦ behind —— 后面 [hòumiàn], 后边 [hòubian]
房子的后面就是火车站。[Fángzi de hòumiàn jiùshì huǒchē zhàn.] – Behind the house is the train station.
房子后边有一条河。[Fángzi hòubian yǒu yītiáo hé.] – Behind the house is a river.


♦ Beijing —— 北京 [běijīng]
北京离这儿不远。[Běijīng lí zhè’er bù yuǎn.] – Beijing is not far from here.
国航取消了所有从北京和上海到东京的航班。[Guóháng qǔxiāole suǒyǒu cóng běijīng hé shànghǎi dào dōngjīng de hángbān.] – Air China cancelled all flights to Tokyo from Beijing and Shanghai.
在首都北京,人和杨树的比例是十比一。[Zài shǒudū běijīng, rén hé yáng shù de bǐlì shì shí bǐ yī.] – Beijing city, the capital of China, has one poplar tree for every 10 people.


♦ benzene —— 苯 [běn]
当局警告人们远离江水中升起的含有苯的气体。[Dāngjú jǐnggào rénmen yuǎnlí jiāngshuǐ zhōng shēng qǐ de hányǒu běn de qìtǐ.] – Authorities are warning people to avoid the benzene fumes rising from the river.


♦ big —— 大 [dà]
上海有很多大楼房。[Shànghǎi yǒu hěn duō dà lóufáng.] – Shanghai has many big buildings.
加拿大很大。[Jiānádà hěn dà.] – Canada is big.
纽约是大城市。[Niǔyuē shì dà chéngshì.] – New York is a large city.
我的公司不大。[Wǒ de gōngsī bú dà.] – My company is not big.
我们的客厅很大。[Wǒmén de kètīng hěn dà.] – Our living room is very large.


♦ bird —— 鸟 [niǎo]
我看见一只小鸟。[Wǒ kànjiàn yī zhǐ xiǎo niǎo.] – I saw a bird.
小鸟在天空飞。[Xiǎo niǎo zài tiānkōng fēi.] – Birds are flying in the sky.


♦ birth —— 出生 [chūshēng]
中国应该取消所有的出生限制。[Zhōngguó yīnggāi qǔxiāo suǒyǒu de chūshēng xiànzhì.] – China should lift all controls on births.


♦ birthday —— 生日 [shēngrì]
你的生日是哪天? [Nǐ de shēngrì shì nǎtiān?] – When is your birthday?
生日蛋糕很漂亮。[Shēngrì dàngāo hěn piaòliang.] – The birthday cake is very beautiful.
我请你参加我的生日聚会。[Wǒ qǐng nǐ cānjiā wǒ de shēngrì jùhuì.] – I am inviting you to my birthday party.
祝你生日快乐![Zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè!] – Wishing you a happy birthday!
今天是妈妈的生日。[Jīntiān shì māmā de shēngrì.] – Today is mom’s birthday.
我的生日是三月十四号,也就是后天。[Wǒ de shēng rì shì sān yuè shí sì hào, yě jiù shì hòutiān.] – My birthday is March 14, that’s the day after tomorrow.


♦ bit: a bit —— 一点 [yīdiǎn]
声音再大一点。[Shēngyīn zài dà yīdiǎn.] – A bit louder, please.


♦ black —— 黑(色) [hēi(sè)]
教室有黑板。[Jiàoshì yǒu hēibǎn.] – There is a blackboard in the classroom.
这只小猫是黑的。[Zhè zhī xiǎomāo shì hēide.] – This little cat is black.


♦ blackboard —— 黑板 [hēibǎn]
教室有黑板。[Jiàoshì yǒu hēibǎn.] – There is a blackboard in the classroom.


♦ block (city ~) —— 楼房 [lóufáng], 大楼 [dàlóu]
上海有很多大楼房。[Shànghǎi yǒu hěn duō dà lóufáng.] – Shanghai has many big blocks.
他们新建了一座大楼。[Tāmen xīn jiàn le yīzuò dàlóu. ]- They recently constructed a building (a block).


♦ bloom —— 花朵 [huāduǒ]
凋谢的花朵 [diāoxiè de huāduǒ] – declining flower [withered flowers]


♦ blue —— 蓝(色) [lán(sè)]
今天天真蓝。[Jīntiān tiān zhēn lán.] – The sky is really blue today.
你喜欢蓝色的还是红色的?[Nǐ xǐhuān lán sè de háishì hóngsè de?] – Do you like the blue one or the red one?
蓝领工资现在是每小时四至六美元仍远低于美国。[Lánlǐng gōngzī xiànzài shì měi xiǎoshí sìzhì liù měiyuán réng yuǎn dī yú měiguó.] – Blue-collar wages are now 4 to 6 dollars an hour, still far lower than in the United States.


♦ block ——
~ of flats: 楼 [lóu]
沿河一座座公寓楼拔地而起。[Yán hé yīzuò zuò gōngyù lóu bá dì ér qǐ.] – Apartment blocks have risen along the riverfront.


♦ boat —— 船 [chuán]
船傍了岸。[Chuán bàngle àn.] – The boat drew alongside the bank.
河上有一只小船。[Héshàng yǒu yī zhī xiǎo chuán.] – There is a little boat on the river.


♦ body —— 身体 [shēntǐ]
他每天锻炼身体。[Tā měitiān duànliàn shēntǐ.] – He exercises his body every day.
他都八十岁了,身体还那么强壮。[Tā dōu bāshí suìle, shēntǐ hái nàme qiángzhuàng.] – He’s already eighty but still going strong.


♦ book [noun] —— 书 [shū]
桌子上面有一本书。[zhuō zǐ shàng miàn yǒu yī běn shū] – There is a book on the table.
把这本书给她。[Bǎ zhè běn shū gěi tā.] – Give her this book.
我 看 完 这本书 了 。[Wǒ kàn wán zhè běn shū le.] – I finished reading this book.
你的书在这儿。[Nǐ de shū zài zhèr.] – Your book is here.
每个学生都有书。[Měi gè xuésheng dōu yǒu shū.] – Every student has a book.
他送我一本书。[Tā sòng wǒ yī běn shū.] – He gave me a book.
这是谁的书本?是她的。[Zhè shì shéi de shūběn? Shì tā de.] – Whose book is this? It is hers.
这本书不贵。[Zhè běn shū bù guì.] – This book is not expensive.
这本书很有意思。[Zhè běn shū hěn yǒuyìsi.] – This book is very interesting.
我要借书。[Wǒ yào jiè shū.]- I want to borrow some books.
你可以借五本书。[Nǐ kěyǐ jiè wǔ běn shū.] – You may borrow five books.
他的书很有名。[Tāde shū hěn yǒumíng. ]- His book is famous.
这个书店是新的。[Zhè ge shūdiàn shì xīnde.] – This bookstore is new.
我把书名抄下了。[Wǒ bǎ shū míng chāo xiàle.] – I have copied the book title.

♦ book [verb] —— 订 [dìng]
我要订两晚酒店,四号和五号。[Wǒ yào dìng liǎng wǎn jiǔdiàn, sì hào hé wǔ hào.] – I need to book a hotel for two nights, (for) the fourth and the fifth.


♦ born (to be ~) —— 出生 [chūshēng]
我出生在八六年二月十四号。[Wǒ chūshēng zài bāliù nián èr yuè shísì hào.] – I was born on February 14, (19)86.
林肯出生于一八零九年二月十二号。[Línkěn chūshēng yú yī bā líng jiǔ nián èr yuè shí èr hào.] – Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809.


♦ boss —— 老板 [lǎobǎn]
老板 开 完 会 了 。[Lǎobǎn kāi wán huì le.] – The boss finished having the meeting.
老板,一切听你的![Lǎobǎn, yīqiè tīng nǐ de!] – Boss, anything you say! [Boss, everything listens to you!]


♦ both —— 都 [dōu]
哥哥和弟弟都学汉语。[Gēge hé dìdi dōu xué hànyǔ.] – My older and younger brothers both study Chinese.


♦ bother (to ~) —— 麻烦 [má fan]
不用麻烦了。[bù yòng má fan le。] – Don’t bother.


♦ bottle —— 瓶(子) [píng(zi)]
我们喝了三瓶啤酒。[Wǒmen hē le sānpíng píjiǔ.] – We drank three bottles of beer.
我们有三个空瓶子。[Wǒmen yǒu sǎn gè kōng píngzi.] – We have three empty bottles.


♦ bound —— 注定 [zhùdìng]
这样的计划注定会失败的。[Zhèyàng de jìhuà zhùdìng huì shībài de.] – Such a plan is bound to fail.


♦ boutique —— 店 [diàn]
北京到处是奢侈品牌手提包精品店。[Běijīng dàochù shì shēchǐ pǐnpái shǒutí bāo jīngpǐn diàn.] – Beijing was awash with luxury handbag boutiques.


♦ bowl —— 碗 [wǎn]
早晨我吃了两个包子,喝了一碗米粥。[Zǎochén wǒ chīle liǎng gè bāozi, hēle yī wǎn mǐ zhōu.] – At breakfast, I had two steamed buns and a bowl of rice porridge.


♦ boy —— 孩子 [háizi]
这孩子学他爸爸走路的样子。[Zhè hái zǐ xué tā bàba zǒulù de yàngzi.] – The boy imitates his father’s way of walking.


♦ brag (to ~) —— 吹牛 [chuīniú]
他喜欢吹牛。[Tā xǐhuān chuīniú.] – He likes to throw the bull. [He likes to brag.]


♦ brand —— 品牌 [pǐnpái]
北京到处是奢侈品牌手提包精品店。[Běijīng dàochù shì shēchǐ pǐnpái shǒutí bāo jīngpǐn diàn.] – Beijing was awash with luxury handbag boutiques.


♦ bread, roll ~ —— 面包 [miànbāo]
我每天都吃面包。[Wǒ měitiān dōu chī miànbāo.] – I eat bread every day.


♦ bright —— 明亮 [míngliàng]
他有一双明亮的眼睛。[Tā yǒu yīshuāng míngliàng de yǎnjīng.] – He has a pair of bright eyes. [He has bright eyes.]


♦ bring (to ~) —— 带 [dài], 拿来 [ná lái]
请别带照相机。[Qǐng bié dài zhàoxiàngjī.] – Please don’t bring a camera.
词典都在那里,把它们拿来。[Cídiǎn dōu zài nàlǐ, bǎ tāmen ná lái.] – The dictionaries are over there, bring them here.


♦ broken —— 坏 [huài]
二号楼的电梯坏了。[Èr hào lóu de diàntī huàile.] – Building 2’s elevators are currently out of service.


♦ brother-in-law —— older sister’s husband: 姐夫 [jiěfū]; younger sister’s husband: 妹夫 [mèifū]
李先生是我的妹夫。[Lǐ xiānshēng shì wǒ de mèifū.] – Mr. Li is my brother-in-law.


♦ bug (to ~) —— 窃听 [qiètīng]
剧组成员们都担心自己的房间被窃听。[Jùzǔ chéngyuánmen dōu dānxīn zìjǐ de fángjiān bèi qiètīng.] – Crew members suspected their rooms were bugged.


♦ build (to ~) —— (修)建 [(xiū)jiàn]
河对岸就是新建的发电厂。[Hé duì’àn jiùshì xīnjiàn de fǎ diàn chǎng.] – Across the river is the newly-built power plant.
中国取消修建一百多座火力发电厂的计划。[Zhōngguó qǔxiāo xiūjiàn yībǎi duō zuò huǒlì fādiàn chǎng de jìhuà.] – China is cancelling plans to build more than 100 coal-fired power plants.


♦ building —— 楼 [lóu]
请上楼。[qǐng shàng lóu] – Please go upstairs.
二号楼的电梯坏了。[Èr hào lóu de diàntī huàile.] – Building 2’s elevators are currently out of service.


♦ bull —— 公牛 [gōngniú]
那是一头母牛,不是公牛。[Nà shì yītóu mǔ niú, bùshì gōngniú.] – That is a cow, not a bull.


♦ bun —— 包子 [bāozi]
早晨我吃了两个包子,喝了一碗米粥。[Zǎochén wǒ chīle liǎng gè bāozi, hēle yī wǎn mǐ zhōu.] – At breakfast, I had two steamed buns and a bowl of rice porridge.


♦ burden —— 包袱 [bāofú]
你有没有必要去背这个沉重的包袱。[Nǐ yǒu méiyǒu bìyào qù bèi zhège chénzhòng de bāofú.] – Do you need to carry the heavy burden?


♦ bus —— 公共汽车 [gōnggòng qìchē]
一辆公共汽车刚过去。[Yī liàng gōnggòng qìchē gāng guòqù.] – A bus has just passed by.

♦ bus (to take the ~) —— 坐车 [zuòchē]
他坐车常看书。[Tā zuòchē cháng kànshū.] – He often reads while taking the bus.


♦ business — 生意 [shēng yi]
一些人有自己的生意。[yīxiē rén yǒu zìjǐ de shēngyì] – Some people had their own business.

♦ business card —— 名片 [míngpiàn]
这是我的名片。[Zhè shì wǒ de míngpiàn.] – This is my business card.

♦ business trip —— 出差 [chūchāi]
下月三号我要去台湾出差。[Xià yuè sān hào wǒ yào qù Táiwān chūchāi.] – I’ll go to Taiwan on business on the third of next month.


♦ busy —— 忙 [máng]
你工作忙吗?[Nǐ gōngzuò máng ma?] – Are you busy?
他们都非常忙。[Tāmen dōu fēicháng máng.] – They are all extremely busy.
我很好,可是太忙。[Wǒ hěnhǎo, kěshì tài máng.] – I am well, but too busy.
星期一我最忙。[Xīngqīyī wǒ zuì máng.] – I am busiest on Monday.
你没看见我正在忙吗?[Nǐ méi kànjiàn wǒ zhèngzài máng ma?] – Don’t you see I’m busy at the moment?
他工作很忙。[Tā gōngzuò hěn máng.] – He is very busy with his work.
你近来忙不忙?[Nǐ jìnlái máng bù máng?] – Are you busy recently?
我刚才很忙。[Wǒ gāngcái hěn máng.] – I was very busy just now.
你忙什么,再坐一会儿吧。[Nǐ máng shénme, zài zuò yīhuǐ’er ba.] – What’s the hurry? Stay a bit longer.
叔叔忙着呢,你别捣乱。[Shūshu máng zhene, nǐ bié dǎoluàn.] – Uncle’s busy. Don’t disturb him.


♦ but —— 可是 [kěshì], 只 [zhǐ], 其实 [qíshí]
我很好,可是太忙。[Wǒ hěnhǎo, kěshì tài máng.] – I am well, but too busy.
她没有姐妹,只有一个哥哥。[Tā méiyǒu jiěmèi, zhǐyǒu yīgè gēgē.] – She has a brother but no sisters.
刚开始听起来像是恭维,其实不然。[Gāng kāishǐ tīng qǐlái xiàng shì gōngwéi, qíshí bùrán.] – At first it sounds like a compliment, but it is not.


♦ to buy —— 买 [mǎi]
我要去买药。[Wǒ yào qù mǎi yào.] – I need to buy some medicine.
我买贵了。[Wǒ mǎi guìle.] – I paid too much for it. [I bought it too expensive.]
王先生要买什么?[Wáng xiānsheng yào mǎi shénme?] – What does Mr. Wang want to buy?
我周末去商场买东西。[Wǒ zhōumò qù shāngchǎng mǎi dōngxi.] – On the weekend I go to the shopping mall to buy things.
我要买很多东西。[Wǒ yào mǎi hěnduō dōngxi.] – I want to buy a lot of things.