See our selection of the best 8 free Chinese dictionaries, and pick the one that fits you best! Looking for a free Chinese dictionary to add to your Chinese learning toolkit? Whether you're working or studying in China, they're always a good help. We selected the 8 best dictionaries currently available. For a full review of each dictionary, check out: https://ninchanese.com/blog/2016/05/26/best-free-chinese-dictionaries/

1. THE BEST FREE
DICTIONARIES
FOR CHINESE
LEARNERS

2. Online Chinese
Dictionaries

3. MDBG
MDBG focuses on being a good reference for
Chinese learners by offering detailed
information about characters such as their
pronunciation, meaning, stroke order,
example sentences and more.

4. Bab.la
A good online dictionary and translator you
can use to translate from English to Chinese
and from Chinese to English.

5. Ichacha
It looks like a paper dictionary. When looking
up a word, you can see all its uses: from nouns
to verbs. A large selection of example
sentences is also provided.

6. Popup Chinese
Dictionaries

7. Zhongwen Chinese Popup
dictionary
Available as an extension in Chrome. Once
added, activate this popup dictionary by
clicking on its little logo in your toolbar. You’ll
then be ready to translate everything you want
just by hovering over words with your mouse!

8. Perapera Chinese Popup
Dictionary
Extension available both on Firefox and
Chrome. Whenever you meet a Chinese
character or word you don’t know, hover your
mouse over it and Perapera will translate it for
you.

9. Mobile Chinese
Dictionaries

10. Hanping (Android)
Hanping offers two versions: a Lite version
(free) and a Pro version (paid)
In addition to translations, word pronunciation
and an Anki flashcard export function, both
versions offer tools such as handwriting
recognition, multi-syllable audio recordings,
search-by-radicals, home screen widgets,
vertical zhuyin, and other useful extensions.

11. Pleco (iOS and Android)
A very popular mobile Chinese dictionary,
especially among iOS users.
Pleco has a large database in which you can
look up words, translations, synonyms,
pronunciation, stroke order, example
sentences and more. This application also
gives the users the option of adding licensed
Chinese dictionaries (for a fee) and a number
of extensions

12. My Chinese-English Dictionary (Android)
This free Chinese dictionary app is easy to use and
offers limited features. Look up translations and see
examples. Sometimes, that’s all we want in a Chinese
dictionary.

13. Learn Chinese with
Ninchanese
To read our full review of each dictionary and to
find the right dictionary for you, head to this blog
post:
https://ninchanese.com/blog/2016/05/26/best-
free-chinese-dictionaries/
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