Type a word (English or Chinese) to translate
Tips & shortcuts
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Jump to search instantly
Press / anywhere on the page to focus the search box, then type and hit Enter.
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Search by voice
Tap the mic and speak. The EN / ZH toggle next to it switches between English and Chinese voice recognition.
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Copy a meaning
Click anywhere in a meaning cell to copy the text to your clipboard.
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English to Chinese and Chinese to English dictionary Online
Welcome to the world’s fastest Chinese dictionary! This dictionary helps you to search quickly for Chinese to English translation, or English to Chinese translation. The number of words available for search in this dictionary, has already reached 200,000+ and growing. You can use this as a Thesaurus also. In addition to providing you the matching Chinese words for your search, this dictionary also functions as a thesaurus, offering related Chinese words.
Two Ways to Use Our Dictionary
English to Chinese: Simply enter your English word in the search box and click “Search” for instant Chinese translations.
Chinese to English: Enter your Chinese word (Unicode) directly into the search box and click “Search.”
Mobile Chinese dictionary
Access our dictionary anytime, anywhere! Perfect for: Android Phones, iPhones,
iPads, and Tablets. No installation is required —simply visit the website and
start searching.
For English to Chinese translation, enter the English word you want to translate
to Chinese meaning in the search box above and click ‘SEARCH’.
For Chinese to English translation, you have several options to enter Chinese words in the search box above.
- Cut & Paste your Chinese words (in Unicode) into the box above and click ‘SEARCH’.
- Most smart phones give you input tools to allow you to type in Chinese. If you are familiar with Pinyin (Romanised phonetic transliteration), you can start typing in English. While you type English letters phonetically, and hit the space bar, these will be automatically converted into Chinese characters. For e.g., if you type nihao in English and press the space bar, it will be converted into 你好.