Features
MDBG Chinese Reader helps you learn Chinese as you use it. Instead of opening another window or application, Chinese Reader shows you the meaning in English as it reads the words aloud in Mandarin Chinese. Right-click and search the web, news, music and videos for contemporary examples. Tag the word as a favorite. Build a formatted study sheet in Microsoft Word or Excel.
Understand Chinese by pointing with your mouse
Understand Chinese by using it! Just point your mouse over Chinese text and MDBG Chinese Reader’s LiveScan window explains the Chinese text. Hear words spoken in Chinese. See the meanings in English—or your favorite language.
Chinese Reader shows over 100,000 meanings of words and phrases from MDBG CC-CEDICT, the world's most popular Chinese-English dictionary. Since this dictionary is installed on your computer, it's always available--even when the Internet is slow or unavailable. Chinese-German and Chinese-French translation dictionaries are now available.
Highlight to understand a range of text
Highlight a range of text and Chinese Reader's HighlightScan window opens. Microsoft Bing provides an auto-translation at the top. The reading panel in the middle lets you follow along the original Chinese text. The details (bottom panel) provide complete definitions and usage notes.
Understand Chinese text almost everywhere
Chinese Reader works with popular websites and the newest browsers. Understand Chinese inside your email, chat, PDF and even productivity applications like Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and more.
Listen and learn
AutoPronounce automatically speaks each word you select in LiveScan. To hear it again, right-click and choose Pronounce. In HighlightScan, choose the range of words and Pronounce will read just the Chinese text you select in your choice of Mandarin voices.
Videos
Quick Tour of MDBG Chinese Reader 6 features
Breaking down Chinese words into component characters
Google Translate with MDBG Chinese Reader
Navigating Windows 7 in Chinese with MDBG Chinese Reader
Showing Bopomofo and Pinyin phonetics on Chinese characters
New in version 6
- Universal access supports the newest browsers: Mozilla Firefox 10, Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 and Google Chrome 16
- Point at Chinese text and the LiveScan window opens and auto pronounces every word in Chinese. Choose from new Mandarin text-speech voices
- Multi-language extensions (MLX) auto-translations powered by Microsoft Bing and Google (optional)
Professional Edition adds new capabilities to help users learn Chinese even faster and easier:
- Support for additional Mandarin Chinese voice (3 voices total)
- Speed-up adding new words and phrases with auto-translated suggestions
- Import complete dictionaries--up to 250,000 entries. Choose from Chinese-German and Chinese-French translations
More information
Auto-Pronounce, Copy+, Lists and other new features are highlighted in the Feature Guide.
