MDBG Chinese Reader

Compare MDBG Chinese Reader editions

Professional Edition

Power tools for learning Chinese

The Professional Edition is the first instant translator/dictionary that’s powered by the 100,000 entry MDBG dictionary plus your own definitions, examples and usage notes. Add a new entry interactively (one word at-a-time) or from a formatted text list. Entries may be grouped by dictionaries (e.g., politicians, celebrities, time, web, etc.). Turn on the custom definitions when needed. For the first time, add new dictionaries (Chinese-German, Chinese-French, et al.) and see up to three languages in parallel.

Customized dictionaries are ideal for Chinese schools, classes and instructors. Define words and phrases to teach your students precise meanings for your course. By allowing advanced users and scholars to personalize the translation dictionary, organizations can create custom entries and dictionaries (up to 250,000 entries) for their key customers, products and programs. Export dictionaries to share with others using MDBG Chinese Reader Professional.

The Professional Edition also supports word tracking (show/group/sort most popular words seen over time) and two high-quality (HQ) Mandarin voices (HuiHui and HanHan).

Understanding Chinese just got easier

Standard Edition

The Standard Edition provides a wide range of capabilities to speed understanding and learning. Version 6 adds Screenshot (to share translation window in-context), expanded font sizes (to view stroke details easier) plus Facebook logging (to share what you're learning with others).

MDBG's pioneering AutoPronounce, ColorTones and Multi-language Extensions capabilities make learning Chinese so much easier. Hear words pronounced with the high quality HanHan Mandarin voice. Export study lists with Chinese (simplified, traditional), phonetics (Pinyin, Bopomofo) and English definitions into Microsoft Word, Excel or PowerPoint. Quickly identify words that are on standardized Chinese proficiency exams (HSK).

Free Subscription (Ad-supported)

Faster than online dictionaries

The Free Subscription to MDBG Chinese Reader will increase your comprehension of Chinese. From the Lookup window, enter Chinese text (simplified or traditional), Pinyin or English meanings to quickly find the right words or phrases. Browse Chinese websites with Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome to see definitions immediately displayed in a popup window.

Want to understand how that word is used today? Right-click and choose Search. Instantly search Baidu, Google and other sites--in Chinese--with just a click. Listen to basic Chinese pronunciations of any word. Compare settings of Free vs. Standard/Pro editions.