Chinese Dictionary Chinesimple

Contains adsIn-app purchases
3.8
373 reviews
50K+
Downloads
Content rating
Rated for 3+
Screenshot image
Screenshot image
Screenshot image
Screenshot image
Screenshot image

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
19 May 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
App info and performance
This app may collect these data types
Personal info
Data isn’t encrypted
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

3.7
340 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.
Did you find this helpful?
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.
2 people found this review helpful
Did you find this helpful?
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 🙏🏻
May Cheline 谢美
30 December 2022
In my opinion this is one of the best Chinese English dictionaries. It has lessons, sentences, HSK indexing, and has tons of terms from the most common to the least common. I will say idioms with longer entries seem to crash the app but this is a recent error and I must say for 3 years of using this app it has been a very helpful one
2 people found this review helpful
Did you find this helpful?
Khanji School
3 January 2023
Thanks for your comment. We are happy to inform you that we will update this application in the coming months. Thank you for being part of the Chinesimple community.

What's new

May Second Update! Polishing the Experience
• The game previously called "Fill the gap" is now renamed to "Fill in the blank", for a more natural and consistent experience.
• In both Multi Option and Hanzi Choice games, the hanzi are now hidden from the answer options and meanings. No more unintentional clues—just your brain at work!
• We've made various small tweaks and bug fixes to keep everything running smoothly.