Yīng
United Kingdom
British
England
English
abbr. for 英國|英国[Ying1 guo2]
jiā
home
family
(polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
classifier for families or businesses
refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian
CL:個|个[ge4]
zuò yòng
to act on
to affect
action
function
activity
impact
result
effect
purpose
intent
to play a role
corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization
CL:個|个[ge4]
tīng
to listen
to hear
to obey
a can (loanword from English "tin")
classifier for canned beverages
zhōng gǔ
medieval
Middle Ages
Chinese middle antiquity, 3rd to 9th centuries, including Sui and Tang Dynasties
Middle (of a language, e.g. Middle English)
used
second-hand
zuò xiù
to show off (loanword, from English "show")
to grandstand
to perform in a stage show
yīn yì
transliteration (rendering phonetic value, e.g. of English words in Chinese characters)
characters giving phonetic value of Chinese word or name (when the correct characters may be unknown)
transcription (linguistics)
to transcribe phonetic symbols
tiān zǐ
the (rightful) emperor
"Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation)
yǎ sī
IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
Zhōng Yīng wén duì zhào
Chinese-English parallel texts
Wéi bó
Webb (English name)
Weber
Zhōng Yīng duì zhào
Chinese English parallel texts
yì chéng
to translate into (Chinese, English etc)
Zhōng guó Rì bào
China Daily (an English language newspaper)
dàng jī
to crash (of a computer)
to stop working
(loanword from English "down")
Bā lì
Pali, language of Theravad Pali canon
Barry (name)
Gareth Barry (1981-), English footballer
Zhōng Yīng
Sino-British
Chinese-English
Yīng yǔ jiào xué
English language education
studying and teaching English
Luó bīn hàn
Robin Hood (English 12th century folk hero)
Lái sī tè
Lester or Leicester (name)
Leicester, English city in East Midlands
Mǐ ěr dùn
Milton (name)
John Milton (1608-1674), English republican writer and poet, author of Paradise Lost
Yīng jí lì
England (historical loan, from English)
yì zì
translation from
loan from (e.g. English word)
Zhēn dé
Jeanne d'Arc (1412-1431), French heroine and liberator, executed as a witch by the Burgundians and English
also called Jehanne Darc, the Maid or Orleans, Joan of Arc or St Joan
Bài lún
George Byron (1788-1824), English poet
xiàn zài fēn cí
present participle (in English grammar)
Dí gēng sī
Dickens (name)
Charles Dickens (1812-1870), great English novelist
Yīng yǔ rè
English language fan
enthusiasm for English
zhuó yīn
voiced consonant (English z or v, as opposed to unvoiced s or f)
Tài hé diàn
the central pavilion of the Forbidden City rendered in English as "Hall of Supreme Harmony"
Shā lā · Bù lái màn
Sarah Brightman (1960-), English pop star
Hú kè
Hook or Hooke (name)
Robert Hooke (1635-1703), brilliant English experimental scientist and inventor
Shèng nǚ Zhēn dé
Jeanne d'Arc (1412-1431), French heroine and liberator, executed as a witch by the Burgundians and English
also called Jehanne Darc, the Maid or Orleans, Joan of Arc or St Joan
Yuē kè jùn
Yorkshire (English region)
Lán nóng
John Lennon (1940-1980), English singer, guitarist, and songwriter
dìng guān cí
definite article (e.g. English the)
shēng diào
rising tone (phonetics, e.g. on a question in English)
Lā fū bǎo
Loughborough, English city
Pǔ cì máo sī
Portsmouth, southern English seaport
bù dìng guān cí
indefinite article (e.g. English a, an)