HANZI DICTIONARY 2,000 ENTRIES

Chinese character dictionary.

Look up a character, hear it in Mandarin, and listen to its meaning in English.

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    USING LANXING CHINESE

    A Chinese character dictionary with audio

    LANXING Chinese is a Chinese dictionary with English explanations for 2,000 common simplified characters. Open an entry for Chinese character stroke counts and meanings, plus pinyin and two ways to listen.

    Can I look up Chinese characters by pinyin?

    Yes. Try xué, xue2, or xue. Include a tone mark or tone number to narrow the results.

    How do I hear Chinese pronunciation?

    Open a character and press “Pronunciation” for an isolated Mandarin reading. “Explanation” plays the English meaning and, where available, an example word spoken in Mandarin.

    What does this Mandarin dictionary cover?

    It covers frequently used simplified characters, ordered by their frequency in a subtitle corpus. The pinyin lists selected readings. A character can have other readings in different words.

    Can I learn simplified Chinese characters with audio?

    Yes. Use the Chinese dictionary for quick lookups, then choose Study or Review to work through characters and track what you know.