What's New

iOS 10 support

App Description

Simplified version of the Chinese-English dictionary that has almost 90,000 words and phrases. Search pinyin, english, or chinese at the same time without having to set your search type. Searches are close to instant and results appear as you type!

Save words you've looked up in the past! You can bookmark any phrase/word and access it later. This is great as a learning tool for Chinese and English native speakers alike.

The entire dictionary is downloaded and at your fingertips, so no internet connection is needed.

FEATURES INCLUDE
- Search Suggestions - results appear interactively as you type. Results get more accurate as you input more characters.
- Bookmark phrases from your searches. Great as a learning or reference tool.
- EXTREMELY quick search results. Searches take 1/5th of a second on average.
- Search Pinyin, English, Chinese at the same time.
- Access to almost 90,000 Chinese words/phrases offline.

TIP
- Enable Chinese Simplified or Pinyin input by going to your iPhone settings page
* Settings -> General -> International -> Keyboards -> Chinese (Simplified)

Dictionary is sourced from the CC-CEDICT project. http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php?page=cedict

Looking for a Traditional Chinese dictionary? Check out our other app:
- Chinese English Dictionary - Traditional

iPhone Screenshots

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iPad Screenshots

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App Changes

  • June 11, 2013 New version 1.3
  • January 24, 2014 New version 1.4
  • June 15, 2019 New version 1.5

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