Chinese Dictionary Chinesimple

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4.7
384 reviews
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About this app

Master Chinese with Chinesimple Dictionary – Your Complete Chinese Dictionary

Learning Chinese can be challenging, but with Chinesimple Dictionary and our tutor Bingo, you have access to a full dictionary with all HSK words and over 100,000 additional words, translated and organized to help you progress quickly in your learning.

The all-in-one dictionary that combines the best tools for learning Chinese

• 📘 Extensive Vocabulary: A complete Chinese dictionary that includes all HSK words, along with a database of over 100,000 additional words. Perfect for beginners and advanced learners, and a great alternative to Pleco.

• 📝 Improved Reading & Grammar: Learn with over 300 grammar lessons covering the entire HSK from levels 1 to 6, helping you master key grammar rules and improve your understanding of the language.

• 🖌️ Animated Stroke Guidance: Learn how to write Chinese characters with over 4,000 animations showing the correct stroke order and direction. An essential tool for those looking to improve their Hanzi writing skills.

• 🗣️ Voice Search: Perform quick and efficient searches in the dictionary using your voice. You can search for words in Chinese or your own language, making it easier to find what you're looking for.

• ✍️ Stroke Search: If you don’t know the pinyin for a character, simply draw it by hand on the screen to find it quickly and easily.

• 🗒️ Create Your Own Word Lists: Organize your learning by creating personalized word lists. Save any word you find in the dictionary to your lists for easy review at any time.

• 📖 Example Sentences: Over 3,000 example sentences show how HSK words are used in real-life contexts, helping you understand their meaning and usage more effectively.

• 🌏 Character Mastery: Learn both simplified and traditional Chinese characters used in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. This ensures that you master all important variants of written Chinese.

• 🔊 Native Audio: Listen to native speakers pronounce each word correctly, a crucial feature for improving your pronunciation, understanding tones, and honing your listening skills.

• 🈯️ Fluency in Mandarin: Chinesimple Dictionary provides all the tools you need to achieve fluency in Mandarin. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced learner, you can make quick and effective progress.

Eco-Friendly Learning

Save time and money while helping the environment. Chinesimple is 100% digital, reducing the need for paper, ink, and plastic. ♻️

Available in 12 languages
• 🌍 Chinesimple is available in 12 languages: English, Spanish, German, Italian, French, Russian, Portuguese, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Hindi, and Modern Standard Arabic. The 6,000 HSK words are fully translated into all these languages, while the rest of the words are available in English.

Join Our Learning Community
• 🌍 Over 2,000,000 downloads worldwide.
• 👥 An active community of over 300,000 learners.
• 📱 Recommended by users on iOS and Android since 2012.

Start Learning Chinese with Chinesimple Dictionary Today

Download Chinesimple Dictionary and discover the power of having a complete Chinese dictionary at your fingertips. Bingo is here to guide you every step of the way.

And very soon, you’ll be able to learn Japanese and Korean with the new apps from Khanji School.
Updated on
22 July 2025

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Ratings and reviews

4.7
349 reviews
seuny
6 December 2024
fantastic can look up words, listen to how its pronounced, play games, see stroke order and sample sentences and save words a great all round app with developers always looking to improve on what is already a great app. though its intention is for HSK exam takers I find it a great supplement for learning Mandarin. easy on the eyes as I struggle with most dictionary with too much information this gets to the point and great for everyday use.
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Khanji School
13 December 2024
Hi seuny! Thank you so much for your detailed and thoughtful review! 😊 We're thrilled to hear that you're enjoying the app and finding it helpful as both a dictionary and a supplement for learning Mandarin. Your kind words about the features and usability mean a lot to us. 🚀📚
TheAngry DouchePussyCat
1 May 2021
Bought it for the lessons and dictionary. But I think the games section is currently broken. Can't seem to go to "Strokes" or "write the story" or any part of the game outside of the reading comprehension game. I think there's a bug as it keeps blanking when I try to access other games. Please fix it. But the lessons and dictionary work alright.
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Khanji School
7 May 2021
Hi! Thanks for your feedback! These games you mentioned are available on Chinesimple HSK apps, but not on Dictionary App. Do you find any bug that let the app open these games? Please give us the details: nihao@chinesimple.com 🙏🏻
Jasper Cummeh
8 August 2025
This is the best Chinese leaning app. Nothing more to describe my satisfaction. Keep it us developers..
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Khanji School
12 August 2025
Thank you so much! 🥰 We’re thrilled to hear that and will keep working hard to make the app even better for your Chinese learning journey! 🐯📘

What's new

🌟 August Update – Dictionary PowerUp!
🔸 Dictionary Search History
The dictionary now keeps a full search history!
🔸 Smarter Dictionary Search Results
The dictionary is now smarter! It prioritizes pinyin over translation and improves how results are ranked overall.
🔸 New HSK2 Lessons
"帮忙 vs 帮助 vs 帮"
"Uses of 的"
🔸 User Reports: Bingo cut his vacation short!
Thanks for helping Bingo know what to fix and improve! We’ve applied many translation and content corrections based on your feedback.