MDBG Chinese Reader

Learn Chinese as you use it. Instead of opening another window or application, MDBG Chinese Reader shows you the meaning as it reads the words aloud in Chinese. No memorization, no repetitious drills. In minutes you'll be understanding Chinese like never before.

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LiveScan™

Just point to understand Chinese!

Point with your mouse and Loqu8 iCE pronounces the words in Mandarin Chinese. Understand the meaning of the text with the LiveScan popup window. Works with popular browsers and Microsoft Office. More >

HighlightScan™

Highlight words to understand a range of Chinese text

When you need to understand multiple words, highlight the Chinese text to open the HighlightScan window. The top panel shows auto-translations for a quick (rough) understanding. The bottom panel shows details. More >

AutoPronounce

Listen to words pronounced in Mandarin Chinese 

Seeing Chinese words and hearing them read aloud is a powerful combination to quickly learn Chinese. Choose Auto-Pronounce or on-demand to hear the words pronounced again and again. More >

Lookup words

Enter English, Chinese (simplified or traditional) or Pinyin

Type an English word and Loqu8 iCE looks up matching phrases. For best peformance, the iCE dictionary maintains over 100,000 entries offline; that's ideal whenever web access is slow or unavailable. More >

View word lists

Manage the three lists: Lookup, Favorites and History

In addition to Lookup (described above), the Main window also shows Favorites and History. The group bar allows you to organize the word lists that best fits you. More >

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