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Chinese text reader with pinyin

Read Chinese with pinyin, word meanings and a personal vocabulary list.

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How to use it

Paste a Chinese sentence into the text box and choose Read text. Select a word in the result to see its dictionary meanings. Save words you want to revisit, or send the text to a worksheet.

Before you use the result

Try 我每天坐地铁去上班。 Read the whole sentence first, then check 地铁. A dictionary can list several meanings; the surrounding sentence helps you choose.

To keep a word for later, use the text reader and save it to your desk. You can export your study data from Settings & data.