yīng

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Definitions

  1. 1. United Kingdom
  2. 2. British
  3. 3. England
  4. 4. English
  5. 5. hero
  6. 6. outstanding
  7. 7. excellent
  8. 8. (literary) flower
  9. 9. blossom

Example Sentences

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他會說法語, 語當然也會說。
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Words Containing 英

精英
jīng yīng

cream

英俊
yīng jùn

handsome

英勇
yīng yǒng

heroic

英文
yīng wén

English (language)

英明
yīng míng

wise

英语
yīng yǔ

English (language)

英镑
yīng bàng

pound sterling

英雄
yīng xióng

hero

中式英语
zhōng shì yīng yǔ

Chinglish

中英
zhōng yīng

Sino-British

中英对照
zhōng yīng duì zhào

Chinese English parallel texts

中英文对照
zhōng yīng wén duì zhào

Chinese-English parallel texts

二𫫇英
èr è yīng

dioxin

二恶英
èr è yīng

dioxin

人民英雄纪念碑
rén mín yīng xióng jì niàn bēi

Monument to the People's Heroes, at Tiananmen Square

儿女英雄传
ér nǚ yīng xióng zhuàn

The Gallant Maid, novel by Manchu-born Qing dynasty writer 文康[wén kāng]

全民英检
quán mín yīng jiǎn

General English Proficiency Test (GEPT), commissioned by Taiwan's Ministry of Education in 1999

反英
fǎn yīng

anti-English

反英雄
fǎn yīng xióng

antihero

含英咀华
hán yīng jǔ huá

to savor fine writing (idiom)

大英
dà yīng

Daying county in Suining 遂寧|遂宁[suì níng], Sichuan

大英博物馆
dà yīng bó wù guǎn

British Museum

大英帝国
dà yīng dì guó

British Empire

大英县
dà yīng xiàn

Daying county in Suining 遂寧|遂宁[suì níng], Sichuan

大英联合王国
dà yīng lián hé wáng guó

United Kingdom

天妒英才
tiān dù yīng cái

heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with

孤胆英雄
gū dǎn yīng xióng

solitary hero

宋祖英
sòng zǔ yīng

Song Zuying (1966-), Chinese folk music singer

射雕英雄传
shè diāo yīng xióng zhuàn

Legend of the Condor Heroes, wuxia (武俠|武侠[wǔ xiá], martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸[jīn yōng] and its screen adaptations

平方英尺
píng fāng yīng chǐ

square foot (unit of area equal to 0.093 m²)

文苑英华
wén yuàn yīng huá

Finest Blossoms in the Garden of Literature, Song dynasty collection of poetry, odes, songs and writings compiled during 982-986 under Li Fang 李昉[lǐ fǎng], Xu Xuan 徐鉉|徐铉[xú xuàn], Song Bai 宋白[sòng bái] and Su Yijian 蘇易簡|苏易简[sū yì jiǎn], 1000 scrolls

新英格兰
xīn yīng gé lán

New England

日英联军
rì yīng lián jūn

Anglo-Japanese allied army (intervention during Russian revolution and civil war 1917-1922)

时势造英雄
shí shì zào yīng xióng

Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.

李英儒
lǐ yīng rú

Li Yingru (1913-1989), calligrapher and writer, author of many novels about the war as seen by the communists

东条英机
dōng tiáo yīng jī

Tojo Hideki (1884-1948), Japanese military leader hanged as war criminal in 1948

梁山伯与祝英台
liáng shān bó yǔ zhù yīng tái

The Butterfly Lovers, Chinese folktale of the tragic love between Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai

梁振英
liáng zhèn yīng

Leung Chun-ying (1954-), 3rd Chief Executive of Hong Kong

民族英雄
mín zú yīng xióng

national hero

洋泾浜英语
yáng jīng bāng yīng yǔ

pidgin English

海洛英
hǎi luò yīng

heroin (narcotic) (loanword)

港英政府
gǎng yīng zhèng fǔ

British colonial administration of Hong Kong 1837-1941 and 1945-1997

汉英
hàn yīng

Chinese-English

汉英互译
hàn yīng hù yì

Chinese and English two-way translation

无名英雄
wú míng yīng xióng

unnamed hero

王英
wáng yīng

Wang Ying (character in the \Water Margin\)

白宫群英
bái gōng qún yīng

The West Wing (US TV series)

石英
shí yīng

quartz

石英脉
shí yīng mài

quartz vein

石英钟
shí yīng zhōng

quartz clock

石英卤素灯
shí yīng lǔ sù dēng

quartz halogen lamp

秀英
xiù yīng

Xiuying district of Haikou city 海口市[hǎi kǒu shì], Hainan

秀英区
xiù yīng qū

Xiuying district of Haikou city 海口市[hǎi kǒu shì], Hainan

穆桂英
mù guì yīng

Mu Guiying, female warrior and heroine of the Yang Saga 楊家將|杨家将

紫石英
zǐ shí yīng

amethyst

紫石英号
zǐ shí yīng hào

HMS Amethyst, Royal Navy corvette involved in a 1949 gunfight with the PLA on the Changjiang

紫云英
zǐ yún yīng

Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus)

罗家英
luó jiā yīng

Law Kar-Ying (1946-), Hong Kong actor

美英
měi yīng

US and UK

群英
qún yīng

assemblage of talented individuals

群英会
qún yīng huì

distinguished gathering

老子英雄儿好汉,老子反动儿混蛋
lǎo zi yīng xióng ér hǎo hàn , lǎo zi fǎn dòng ér hún dàn

If the father is a hero, the son is a real man. If the father is a reactionary, the son is a bastard. (Cultural Revolution slogan)

英中
yīng zhōng

(Hong Kong) secondary school that uses English as a medium of instruction (\EMI school\)

英仙座
yīng xiān zuò

Perseus (constellation)

英仙臂
yīng xiān bì

Perseus spiral arm (of our galaxy)

英代尔
yīng dài ěr

Intel

英伦
yīng lún

England

英伦三岛
yīng lún sān dǎo

British Isles

英伦腔
yīng lún qiāng

British accent

英伦风格
yīng lún fēng gé

British style (fashion)

英伟达
yīng wěi dá

NVIDIA, computer graphics card company

英勇牺牲
yīng yǒng xī shēng

to heroically sacrifice one's life

英吉利
yīng jí lì

England (historical loan, from English)

英吉利海峡
yīng jí lì hǎi xiá

English Channel

英吉沙
yīng jí shā

Yéngisar nahiyisi (Yengisar county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[kā shí dì qū], west Xinjiang

英吉沙县
yīng jí shā xiàn

Yéngisar nahiyisi (Yengisar county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[kā shí dì qū], west Xinjiang

英名
yīng míng

illustrious name

英吨
yīng dūn

tonne

英国
yīng guó

United Kingdom 聯合王國|联合王国[lián hé wáng guó]

英国人
yīng guó rén

British person; British people

英国工程技术学会
yīng guó gōng chéng jì shù xué huì

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)

英国广播公司
yīng guó guǎng bō gōng sī

British Broadcasting Corporation

英国广播电台
yīng guó guǎng bō diàn tái

British Broadcasting Corporation

英国文化协会
yīng guó wén huà xié huì

British Council

英国皇家学会
yīng guó huáng jiā xué huì

Royal Society

英国石油
yīng guó shí yóu

British Petroleum, BP

英国石油公司
yīng guó shí yóu gōng sī

British Petroleum, BP

英国管
yīng guó guǎn

English horn

英国电讯公司
yīng guó diàn xùn gōng sī

British telecom

英姿
yīng zī

heroic bearing

英姿飒爽
yīng zī sà shuǎng

(of a person) valiant and formidable-looking

英宗
yīng zōng

Yingzong, temple name of sixth and eighth Ming emperor Zhengtong 正統|正统[zhèng tǒng]

英寸
yīng cùn

inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.)

英寻
yīng xún

fathom (1.83 meters)

英尺
yīng chǐ

foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)

英属哥伦比亚
yīng shǔ gē lún bǐ yà

British Columbia, Pacific province of Canada

英属维尔京群岛
yīng shǔ wéi ěr jīng qún dǎo

British Virgin Islands

英山
yīng shān

Yingshan county in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[huáng gāng], Hubei

英山县
yīng shān xiàn

Yingshan county in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[huáng gāng], Hubei

英年
yīng nián

the prime of one's life

英年早逝
yīng nián zǎo shì

to die an untimely death (idiom)

英式橄榄球
yīng shì gǎn lǎn qiú

rugby

英德
yīng dé

Anglo-German

英德市
yīng dé shì

Yingde, city in Guangdong

英明果断
yīng míng guǒ duàn

wise and resolute

英格兰
yīng gé lán

England

英格兰银行
yīng gé lán yín háng

Bank of England

英武
yīng wǔ

martial (appearance)

英气
yīng qì

heroic spirit

英法
yīng fǎ

Anglo-French

英汉
yīng hàn

English-Chinese

英汉对译
yīng hàn duì yì

English-Chinese parallel text

英烈
yīng liè

hero

英特尔
yīng tè ěr

Intel

英亩
yīng mǔ

acre

英石
yīng dàn

stone (British unit of mass equal to 14 pounds (about 6.3 kilograms))

英石
yīng shí

ornamental limestone rock (供石[gōng shí]) from Yingde 英德[yīng dé], Guangdong

英联合王国
yīng lián hé wáng guó

United Kingdom

英联邦
yīng lián bāng

British Commonwealth of Nations

英华
yīng huá

English-Chinese

英语教学
yīng yǔ jiāo xué

English Language Teaching (ELT)

英语热
yīng yǔ rè

English language fan

英语系
yīng yǔ xì

anglophone

英语角
yīng yǔ jiǎo

English corner

英译
yīng yì

English translation

英超
yīng chāo

Premier League

英超赛
yīng chāo sài

England premier soccer league

英军
yīng jūn

British army

英迪格酒店
yīng dí gé jiǔ diàn

Hotel Indigo (brand)

英里
yīng lǐ

mile (unit of length equal to 1.609 km)

英雄好汉
yīng xióng hǎo hàn

heroes

英雄式
yīng xióng shì

heroic

英雄所见略同
yīng xióng suǒ jiàn lüe4 tóng

lit. heroes usually agree (idiom); Great minds think alike.

英雄救美
yīng xióng jiù měi

heroic rescue of a damsel in distress

英雄无用武之地
yīng xióng wú yòng wǔ zhī dì

a hero with no chance of using his might

英雄联盟
yīng xióng lián méng

League of Legends (video game)

英雄难过美人关
yīng xióng nán guò měi rén guān

even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman (idiom)

英灵
yīng líng

spirit of a martyr; spirit of the brave departed

菁英
jīng yīng

elite

蒲公英
pú gōng yīng

dandelion (Taraxacum mongolicum)

蔡英文
cài yīng wén

Tsai Ing-wen (1956-), Taiwanese DPP politician, president of the Republic of China from 2016

谭富英
tán fù yīng

Tan Fuying (1906-1977), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大鬚生|四大须生

赶英超美
gǎn yīng chāo měi

to catch up with England and surpass the USA (economic goal)

锆英砂
gào yīng shā

zircon sand (zirconium ore)

霍英东
huò yīng dōng

Henry Ying-tung Fok (1913-2006), Hong Kong tycoon with close PRC connections

项英
xiàng yīng

Xiang Ying (1898-1941), communist general involved in forming the New Fourth Army 新四軍|新四军[xīn sì jūn], killed in 1941 during the New Fourth Army incident 皖南事變|皖南事变[wǎn nán shì biàn]

领英
lǐng yīng

LinkedIn (professional networking website)

马英九
mǎ yīng jiǔ

Ma Ying-jeou (1950-), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, Mayor of Taipei 1998-2006, president of Republic of China 2008-2016

冯德英
féng dé yīng

Feng Deying (1935-), socialist realist novelist, author of Bitter cauliflower 苦菜花[kǔ cài huā] (1954)