MDBG Chinese Reader

Overview

Chinese Reader makes it easy to copy, paste or export into other programs. The new Copy+ feature lets you generate custom study sheets with just a few clicks.

From the LiveScan, HighlightScan or Main window (Lookup, Favorites, History), right-click on an entry and choose Copy+ to generate a formatted table that's ready to be pasted into Microsoft Word or Excel. Or, choose Export to save the selected entries in CEDICT, DOC or ZDT formats.

• Rubify: When enabled, adds a formatted row of Pinyin and Chinese ("rubytext")*
• Table: When enabled, creates a formatted table with Simplified, Traditional, Pinyin, Bopomofo and Definition entries*
• Header: Includes a row for the column headings Simplified, Traditional, Pinyin, Bopomofo and Definition*
• Ruby: Font used for the Pinyin and Bopomofo in the Chinese Reader program and for Copy+; Arial is recommended*
• Chinese: Font used for both Simplified and Traditional Chinese. This font is used in the Chinese Reader program and for Copy+; AR PL New Sung is recommended*

*These settings are available only on Standard and Professional Editions.

Tips

• CEDICT format is the native MDBG Chinese-English dictionary format. DOC is compatible with Microsoft Word. ZDT (Zhongwen Development Tool) is an open-source flashcard format; see http://zdt.sourceforge.net/ for details
• If the Chinese or English text is displayed incorrectly in Chinese Reader, try the recommended fonts (ARPL New Sung and Arial)
• If you are using Windows XP, you will also need to install Far East Asian language support