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)
Hàn Yīng hù yì
Chinese and English two-way translation
Yī dùn gōng xué
Eton public school (English elite school)
tīng tóu
a can (loanword from English "tin")
shòu mìng yú tiān
to become Emperor by the grace of Heaven
to "receive the Mandate of Heaven" (traditional English translation)
Kè lǐ sī tīng · Bèi ěr
Christian Bale (1974-), English actor
Wēi ěr tè jùn
Wiltshire (English county)
Lín kěn jùn
Lincolnshire (English county)
Hēng lì wǔ shì
Henry V (1387-1422), English warrior king, victor of Agincourt
History of Henry V by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
Chá ěr sī · Dí gēng sī
Charles Dickens (1812-1870), great English novelist
Fú lán xī sī · Péi gēn
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English renaissance philosopher and early scientist
Kǎ wén dí shí
Cavendish (name)
Henry Cavendish (1731-1810), English nobleman and pioneer experimental scientist
Bái jīn hàn jùn
Buckinghamshire (English county)
Wǎ lǐ sī
Wallis (name)
John Wallis (1616-1703), English mathematician, precursor of Newton
Lán kāi xià jùn
Lancashire (English county)
Yīng Hàn duì yì
English-Chinese parallel text
Nuò dīng hàn jùn
Nottinghamshire (English county)
Jiā lái hǎi xiá
Strait of Calais in the English channel
Strait of Dover
Pas-de-Calais, département of France
Lái sī tè jùn
Leicestershire, English county
Bō yì ěr
Robert Boyle (1627-1691), English chemist
Zhēn · Ào sī tīng
Jane Austen (1775-1817), English novelist
also written 简・奧斯汀|简・奥斯汀[Jiǎn · Ào sī tīng]
Dōng mì dé lán
East Midlands, English county
Jié fú lǐ Qiáo sǒu
Geoffrey Chaucer (English author)
Dàn ní shēng
Tennyson (name)
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (1809-1892), English poet
Hēng lì · Hā dé xùn
Henry Hudson (?-1611?), English explorer and navigator
Fǎ lán xī sī · Péi gēn
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English renaissance philosopher and early scientist
Yuē hàn · Běn rén
John Bunyan (1628-1688), English puritan writer, author of Pilgrim's Progress 天路歷程|天路历程
chuí xuán fēn cí
hanging participle (error of grammar in English)
Bó kè jùn
Berkshire (English county)
Xià Luò tè · Bó liáng tè
Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855), English novelist, eldest of three Brontë sisters, author of Jane Eyre 簡·愛|简·爱
huàn nàn zhī jiāo cái shì zhēn zhèng de péng you
a friend in need is a friend indeed (English proverb)
cf idiom 患難之交|患难之交, a friend in need
niú jīn qún
Oxfordshire (English county)
qiú sǐ yuàn wàng
death wish (translated from English)
Death wish, movie series with Charles Bronson is translated as 猛龍怪客|猛龙怪客[Meng3 long2 guai4 ke4]
Hè fú tè jùn
Hertfordshire (English county)
ài lǎo hǔ nǐ
I love you (jocular transliteration from English)
yú hé zhá tǔ dòu tiáo r
fish and chips (traditional English food)
Wǎ lǐ sī
Wallis (name)
John Wallis (1616-1703), English mathematician, precursor of Newton
Qiáo sǒu
Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400), English poet, author of The Canterbury Tales 坎特伯雷故事集[Kan3 te4 bo2 lei2 Gu4 shi4 Ji2]
Qiáo zhì · Bù ěr
George Boole (1815-1864), English mathematician, philosopher and logician, author of The Laws of Thought and the inventor of Boolean logic
Fú lán xī sī · Péi gēn
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English renaissance philosopher and early scientist
Zhuó bié lín
Charlie Chaplin (1899-1977), English movie actor and director
Hēng lì · Hā dé xùn
Henry Hudson (?-1611?), English explorer and navigator
Hēng lì Wǔ shì
Henry V (1387-1422), English warrior king, victor of Agincourt
History of Henry V by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚[Sha1 shi4 bi3 ya4]
Kè lǐ sī tīng · Bèi ěr
Christian Bale (1974-), English actor
Yǎ sī
IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
Fǎ lán xī sī · Péi gēn
Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English renaissance philosopher and early scientist
Tú líng
Alan Turing (1912-1954), English mathematician, considered as the father of computer science
Pò xī · Bǐ xī · Xuě lái
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), English Romantic poet
Zhēn · Ào sī tīng
Jane Austen (1775-1817), English novelist
also written 簡·奧斯汀|简·奥斯汀[Jian3 · Ao4 si1 ting1]
Sāi mú ěr · Yuē hàn xùn
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) or Dr Johnson, English writer and lexicographer
líng
character used in Taiwan as a substitute for a real name (like "X" in English)
variant of 〇[ling2]
Chá ěr sī · Dí gēng sī
Charles Dickens (1812-1870), great English novelist
Yīng yǔ jiāo xué
English Language Teaching (ELT)
studying and teaching English
Yīng yǔ jiǎo
English corner
spoken English practice group
Shèng nǚ Zhēn dé
Joan of Arc (1412-1431), French heroine and liberator, executed as a witch by the Burgundians and English
Jié fú lǐ · Qiáo sǒu
Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400), English poet, author of The Canterbury Tales 坎特伯雷故事集[Kan3 te4 bo2 lei2 Gu4 shi4 Ji2]
Quán mín Yīng jiǎn
General English Proficiency Test (GEPT), commissioned by Taiwan's Ministry of Education in 1999
Lǐ Yǎ gè
James Legge (1815-1897), Scottish Protestant missionary in Qing China and translator of the Chinese classics into English
Bèi yè sī
Bayes (name)
Thomas Bayes (1702-1761), English mathematician and theologian
Kē lín · Fú sī
Colin Firth, English actor (1960-)
Wò kè sī háo ěr
Vauxhall (English car brand and city)
Máo mǔ
Maugham (family name)
W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), English writer
Jiā lái Hǎi xiá
Strait of Calais in the English channel
Strait of Dover
Pas-de-Calais, département of France
Yuē hàn · Běn rén
John Bunyan (1628-1688), English puritan writer, author of Pilgrim's Progress 天路歷程|天路历程
Shā lā · Bù lái màn
Sarah Brightman (1960-), English pop star
Gū Hóng míng
Ku Hung-ming or Gu Hongming (1857-1928), Malaysian man of letters, highly regarded for his literary works written mostly in English, and known for his monarchist views
Tuō yè
TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication)
Xià luò tè · Bó liáng tè
Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855), English novelist, eldest of three Brontë sisters, author of Jane Eyre 簡·愛|简·爱[Jian3 Ai4]
Tuō fú
TOEFL
Test of English as a Foreign Language
bù dìng guàn cí
indefinite article (e.g. English a, an)
Tuō mǎ sī · Hā dài
Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), English author