Chinese English Dictionary Online

Looking for a reliable Chinese English dictionary online? The YAS Chinese Dictionary helps you quickly search Chinese characters, pinyin, English meanings, stroke order, and vocabulary usage in one simple place. Whether you are a beginner learning Mandarin or an advanced student expanding your vocabulary, this Chinese dictionary makes learning clear and practical.

Powered by CC-CEDICT
  • corner
  • (lit.) to face the corner
  • (fig.) to miss out on sth
Trad. 負隅頑抗
  • (idiom) to put up fierce resistance despite being surrounded; to stubbornly refuse to admit defeat
Trad. 失之東隅,收之桑榆
  • to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (idiom)
  • to compensate later for one's earlier loss
  • what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts

Share your love