Written Chinese Reader

Written Chinese Reader's Main window provides quick access to three word lists:

• Lookup - find words in the dictionary using English, Chinese and/or Pinyin
• Favorites - view list of words tagged as favorites (yellow star)
• History - track words you've seen and used (search, copy, breakdown, etc.)

Advanced sorting and grouping capabilities let you focus on just the words you want to study, review and learn. Right-click to explore more ways to learn and understand these words.

Main

Toolbar

Each word list provides a toolbar for quick access to common functions:

• Scan status: hover over icon to see status; right-click to change
• Pronounce: read words aloud
• Copy to clipboard: copy and paste into Word or Excel as a formatted entry (study sheet)
• Take screenshot: save as a graphic file (JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG, TIFF)
• Change settings: personalize Written Chinese Reader
• Close window: closes only this window; the program remains active
• Favorite: tag entry as Favorite

 

Explore

Everyone learns Chinese differently. Just right-click and explore the beauty and depth of the Chinese culture to help you relate to the words you're learning.

• Lookup: find related words
• Breakdown: see components of compound words
• WebTranslate: use Google and Microsoft web services to translate text (ad-supported)
• Search: find news, videos, images, music, etc. from popular Chinese websites
• Pronounce: hear words read aloud in Mandarin Chinese (optional Cantonese)
• Copy+: create a studysheet using selected words and pasting into Microsoft Word or Excel
• Copy from...: copy only the selected Chinese text, phonetics (Pinyin, Bopomofo) or definition
• Add/Remove to/from Favorites: tag word as a Favorite
• Add/Remove to/from History: log word into History list*
• Word: add/edit definition of selected Chinese words*
• Export: save Chinese text, definitions and pronunciations into Anki flashcard or other format

*Some settings are available only on Professional and Ultimate Editions.

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