Pleco Chinese Dictionary

Pleco is an all-in-one Chinese learning app that provides a range of tools to assist users in becoming fluent in the language. It serves as a Chinese-English dictionary, document reader, and flashcard system, making it a comprehensive resource. Discover this amazing app and learn Chinese in a ease way now!

What is Pleco Chinese Dictionary app?

High-quality Dictionaries

The app comes with two free dictionaries, offering 130,000 Chinese words and 20,000 example sentences with Pinyin. Additional dictionaries can be downloaded for free or purchased as upgrades.

Handwriting Input

Users can draw characters to lookup unknown words, with an enhanced version available for purchase.

 Optical Character Recognizer (OCR)

Point your device's camera at Chinese words, or scroll through an image, to instantly look them up in the dictionary. This feature is available for purchase.

Flashcard System

Create flashcards from dictionary entries, import premade word lists, and use advanced techniques like spaced repetition for studying. The full-featured version is available for purchase.

Audio Pronunciation

Hear male and female native-speaker audio for Chinese dictionary headwords, with recordings available for over 34,000 words. Additional audio features can be purchased.

Powerful Search

Look up words using Chinese characters, Pinyin, or a combination, with support for wildcards and full-text search.

Cross-referencing

Access definitions for Chinese characters and words within dictionary entries.

Stroke Order Diagrams

Animated guides showing how to draw Chinese characters, with 500 included in the free app and 28,000 available as a paid add-on.

Voice Recognition

Search for words by speaking them into your device's microphone.

Document Reader

Open Chinese-language texts or PDF files and look up unknown words with a tap. This feature is available for purchase.

PRC and Taiwan Support

Supports traditional and simplified characters, Zhuyin, and Pinyin for pronunciation display.

Cantonese Support

Display headwords and perform searches in Jyutping/Yale romanization. Additional Cantonese dictionaries and audio can be purchased.

No Ads

The is a ads free and nagging requests to buy add-ons app!

Fixed minor issues and overall performance Enhanced

With New Features and updated Design.