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Definitions

  1. 1. to put on a hat
  2. 2. to be first
  3. 3. to dub

Words Containing 冠

黑冠鳽
hēi guān yán

(bird species of China) Malayan night heron (Gorsachius melanolophus)

当世冠
dāng shì guàn

the foremost person of his age

黑冠黄鹎
hēi guān huáng bēi

(bird species of China) black-crested bulbul (Pycnonotus flaviventris)

黑冠山雀
hēi guān shān què

(bird species of China) rufous-vented tit (Periparus rubidiventris)

团体冠军
tuán tǐ guàn jūn

group championship

齿冠
chǐ guān

crown of tooth

冠纹柳莺
guān wén liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Claudia's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus claudiae)

冠脉循环
guān mài xún huán

coronary circulation

峨冠博带
é guān bó dài

official class

白冠长尾雉
bái guān cháng wěi zhì

(bird species of China) Reeves's pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)

冠脉
guān mài

coronary

衣冠
yī guān

hat and clothes

大黄冠啄木鸟
dà huáng guān zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) greater yellownape (Chrysophlegma flavinucha)

牙冠
yá guān

crown of a tooth

定冠词
dìng guàn cí

definite article (grammar)

王冠
wáng guān

crown

冠县
guān xiàn

Guan County in Liaocheng 聊城[liáo chéng], Shandong

冠形词
guān xíng cí

article (in grammar)

冠状
guān zhuàng

coronary (i.e. relating to the coronary arteries or veins)

月桂冠
yuè guì guān

laurel crown

笄冠
jī guān

to have just attained maturity (traditional)

皇冠假日酒店
huáng guān jià rì jiǔ diàn

Crowne Plaza (hotel chain)

树冠
shù guān

treetop

欧冠
ōu guàn

UEFA Champions League

长新冠
cháng xīn guān

long COVID

乔冠华
qiáo guàn huá

Qiao Guanhua (1913-1973), PRC politician and diplomat

冠状动脉旁通手术
guān zhuàng dòng mài páng tōng shǒu shù

coronary bypass operation

冠以
guàn yǐ

to label

新型冠状病毒
xīn xíng guān zhuàng bìng dú

novel coronavirus (esp. SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19)

张冠李戴
zhāng guān lǐ dài

lit. to put Zhang's hat on Li's head

白冠燕尾
bái guān yàn wěi

(bird species of China) white-crowned forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti)

黄冠啄木鸟
huáng guān zhuó mù niǎo

(bird species of China) lesser yellownape (Picus chlorolophus)

灰冠鹟莺
huī guān wēng yīng

(bird species of China) grey-crowned warbler (Seicercus tephrocephalus)

衣冠冢
yī guān zhǒng

cenotaph

灰冠鸦雀
huī guān yā què

(bird species of China) Przevalski's parrotbill (Sinosuthora przewalskii)

黄腹冠鹎
huáng fù guān bēi

(bird species of China) white-throated bulbul (Alophoixus flaveolus)

华南冠纹柳莺
huá nán guān wén liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Hartert's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus goodsoni)

2019冠状病毒病
èr líng yī jiǔ guān zhuàng bìng dú bìng

COVID-19, the coronavirus disease identified in 2019

冠海雀
guān hǎi què

(bird species of China) Japanese murrelet (Synthliboramphus wumizusume)

发冠卷尾
fà guān juǎn wěi

(bird species of China) hair-crested drongo (Dicrurus hottentottus)

花冠
huā guān

corolla

花冠皱盔犀鸟
huā guān zhòu kuī xī niǎo

(bird species of China) wreathed hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus)

白喉冠鹎
bái hóu guān bēi
火冠雀
huǒ guān què

(bird species of China) fire-capped tit (Cephalopyrus flammiceps)

当世之冠
dāng shì zhī guàn

the foremost person of his age

冠状动脉旁路移植手术
guān zhuàng dòng mài páng lù yí zhí shǒu shù

coronary bypass operation

冠军
guàn jūn

champion

鸡冠
jī guān

Jiguan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[jī xī], Heilongjiang

金桂冠
jīn guì guān

Kim Kye-gwan (1943-), North Korean diplomat, first vice-foreign minister and chief negotiator 2010-2019

冠子
guān zi

crest

衣冠楚楚
yī guān chǔ chǔ

immaculately dressed

肉冠
ròu guān

comb (fleshy crest on a bird's head)

白冠攀雀
bái guān pān què

(bird species of China) white-crowned penduline tit (Remiz coronatus)

冠状病毒
guān zhuàng bìng dú

coronavirus

不定冠词
bù dìng guàn cí

indefinite article (e.g. English a, an)

弹冠相庆
tán guān xiāng qìng

lit. to flick dust off sb's cap (idiom); to celebrate an official appointment

褐冠鹃隼
hè guān juān sǔn

(bird species of China) Jerdon's baza (Aviceda jerdoni)

前冠
qián guān

heading

冠军赛
guàn jūn sài

championship

头冠
tóu guān

a crown

皇冠出版集团
huáng guān chū bǎn jí tuán

Crown publishing group, Hong Kong

加冠
jiā guān

(in former times) coming-of-age ceremony at 20 years

沐猴而冠
mù hóu ér guàn

lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom)

冠礼
guàn lǐ

the capping ceremony, a Confucian coming of age ceremony for males dating from pre-Qin times, performed when a boy reaches the age of 20, involving the ritual placing of caps on the head of the young man

黑冠鹃隼
hēi guān juān sǔn

(bird species of China) black baza (Aviceda leuphotes)

皇冠上的明珠
huáng guān shàng de míng zhū

the brightest jewel in the crown

黑冠长臂猿
hēi guān cháng bì yuán

black crested gibbon (Nomascus nasutus)

鸡冠花
jī guān huā

cockscomb flower

靛冠噪鹛
diàn guān zào méi

(bird species of China) blue-crowned laughingthrush (Garrulax courtoisi)

褐冠山雀
hè guān shān què

(bird species of China) grey crested tit (Lophophanes dichrous)

羽冠
yǔ guān

feathered crest (of bird)

冠词
guàn cí

article (in grammar)

冠状动脉
guān zhuàng dòng mài

coronary artery

冠麻鸭
guān má yā

(bird species of China) crested shelduck (Tadorna cristata)

冠斑犀鸟
guān bān xī niǎo

(bird species of China) oriental pied hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)

冕冠
miǎn guān

see 冕[miǎn]

西南冠纹柳莺
xī nán guān wén liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) Blyth's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus reguloides)

瓜田不纳履,李下不整冠
guā tián bù nà lǚ , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān

lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)

冠心病
guān xīn bìng

coronary heart disease

翠冠玉
cuì guān yù

peyote (Lophophora williamsii)

桂冠
guì guān

laurel (as a symbol of victory or merit)

新冠肺炎
xīn guān fèi yán

COVID-19, the coronavirus disease identified in 2019

衣冠禽兽
yī guān qín shòu

lit. dressed up animal (idiom)

夺冠
duó guàn

to seize the crown

冠鱼狗
guān yú gǒu

(bird species of China) crested kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)

金冠地莺
jīn guān dì yīng

(bird species of China) slaty-bellied tesia (Tesia olivea)

鸡冠区
jī guān qū

Jiguan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[jī xī], Heilongjiang

怒发冲冠
nù fà chōng guān

lit. hair stands up in anger and tips off one's hat (idiom)

冠冕
guān miǎn

royal crown

白冠噪鹛
bái guān zào méi

(bird species of China) white-crested laughingthrush (Garrulax leucolophus)

冠冕堂皇
guān miǎn táng huáng

high-sounding

皇冠出版
huáng guān chū bǎn

Crown publishers, Hong Kong

陈冠希
chén guān xī

Edison Chen (1980-), Hong Kong singer and actor

皇冠
huáng guān

crown (headgear)

黑冠椋鸟
hēi guān liáng niǎo

(bird species of China) Brahminy starling (Sturnia pagodarum)