About ChineseDict
ChineseDict is a Chinese–English dictionary for people learning Chinese.
What an entry shows
- Characters
- Simplified and traditional forms.
- Pinyin
- Coloured by tone. Single characters also show zhuyin.
- Audio
- A female and a male voice for every word and example sentence.
- HSK level
- HSK 2.0 and HSK 3.0.
- Stroke order
- Watch it drawn, or write it yourself and get each stroke checked.
- Example sentences
- Pinyin under every word.
- Character breakdown
- Radical, components and notes on how the character was formed.
- Ancient forms
- Oracle bone, bronze, seal and clerical script, where a source exists.
Searching
Type characters (simplified or traditional), pinyin or English. Pinyin works with tone marks, tone numbers or no tones at all:
nihaoni3hao3nǐhǎo你好hello
Pasting a Chinese phrase lists the words it is made of.
Pinyin colours
- māFirst tone
- máSecond tone
- mǎThird tone
- màFourth tone
- maNeutral tone
Audio
Every word and example sentence has two voices, female and male. The headphones button at the top of each page sets the voice, the speed (Slow, Learner or Natural) and whether each word plays once or twice. These settings are saved in this browser.