the best free chinese dictionaries for chinese learners
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MDBG
MDBG focuses on being a good reference for Chinese learners by offering detailed information about characters such as their pronunciation, meaning, stroke order, example sentences and more.
Bab.la
A good online dictionary and translator you can use to translate from English to Chinese and from Chinese to English.
Ichacha
It looks like a paper dictionary. When looking up a word, you can see all its uses: from nouns to verbs. A large selection of example sentences is also provided.
Zhongwen Chinese Popupdictionary
Available as an extension in Chrome. Once added, activate this popup dictionary by clicking on its little logo in your toolbar. You’ll then be ready to translate everything you want just by hovering over words with your mouse!
Perapera Chinese PopupDictionary
Extension available both on Firefox and Chrome. Whenever you meet a Chinese character or word you don’t know, hover your mouse over it and Perapera will translate it for you.
Hanping (Android)
Hanping offers two versions: a Lite version (free) and a Pro version (paid)
In addition to translations, word pronunciation and an Anki flashcard export function, both versions offer tools such as handwriting recognition, multi-syllable audio recordings, search-by-radicals, home screen widgets, vertical zhuyin, and other useful extensions.
Pleco (iOS and Android)
A very popular mobile Chinese dictionary, especially among iOS users.
Pleco has a large database in which you can look up words, translations, synonyms, pronunciation, stroke order, example sentences and more. This application also gives the users the option of adding licensed Chinese dictionaries (for a fee) and a number of extensions
My Chinese-English Dictionary (Android)
This free Chinese dictionary app is easy to use and offers limited features. Look up translations and see examples. Sometimes, that’s all we want in a Chinese dictionary.
Learn Chinese with Ninchanese
To read our full review of each dictionary and to find the right dictionary for you, head to this blog post:
https://ninchanese.com/blog/2016/05/26/best-free-chinese-dictionaries/
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