DimSum Alternatives

DimSum is described as ': a program designed to help you learn and use Chinese' and is an app in the education & reference category. There are more than 10 alternatives to DimSum for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, iPad, Web-based and Mac apps. The best DimSum alternative is Ninchanese, which is free. Other great apps like DimSum are wenlin, Pleco, Youdao Dictionary and MDBG English to Chinese dictionary.

DimSum alternatives are mainly Language Learning Tools but may also be Dictionaries or Flashcard Learning Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of DimSum.

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Ninchanese
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Freemium • Proprietary
Language Learning Tool
Online
Android
35 Ninchanese alternatives
Ninchanese.com is a complete method to learn Chinese, built for beginners and advanced Chinese learners alike.
- - Ninchanese is the most popular Web-based & Android alternative to DimSum.
- - Ninchanese is the most popular free alternative to DimSum.
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1. Player vs PlayerYou can compete against other real players in Ninchanese.
2. MultiplayerNinchanese offers a game mode for more than one player.
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wenlin
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Freemium • Proprietary
Dictionary
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Windows
12 wenlin alternatives
Wenlin software makes learning Chinese easier and more interesting, for begining students, life-long speakers, and scholars alike. It combines a comprehensive Chinese dictionary, a Unicode text editor, and flashcards. For MS-Windows and Macintosh.
- - wenlin is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to DimSum.
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It is just a dictionary and even if there is still a freeware, you are asked to enter too many details to get it.
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Pleco
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Freemium • Proprietary
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
12 Pleco alternatives
Pleco is the ultimate Chinese learning companion - an integrated Chinese English dictionary / document reader / flashcard system with fullscreen handwriting input and live camera-based character lookups, from a company with 15 years' experience making mobile Chinese learning...
- - Pleco is the most popular iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to DimSum.
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Youdao Dictionary
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Dictionary
Mac
Windows
Online
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
Windows Phone
iPad
10 Youdao Dictionary alternatives
Youdao is a search engine released by Chinese internet leviathan, NetEase in 2007. It is the featured search engine of its parent company's web portal, 163.com, and lets users search for web pages, images, news, music, blogs, Chinese-to-English dictionary entries, and more.
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MDBG English to Chinese dictionary
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Free • Proprietary
Dictionary
Online
Facebook
17 MDBG English to Chinese dictionary alternatives
This website offers more than just a dictionary, it offers various tools such as: flashcards, quizzes, text annotation, Chinese text input and more. The MDBG dictionary is used in many schools and universities all over the world, discover why!.
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ChineseSkill
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Free • Proprietary
Language Learning Tool
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
24 ChineseSkill alternatives
Chinese language has and does deserve its notoriety for heartbreaking difficulty. If that wasn’t bad enough, most of the resources available for learning Mandarin Chinese are expensive, and time-consuming.
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Syng
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Free • Open Source
Dictionary
Flashcard Learning Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
11 Syng alternatives
Syng is a free, open source, cross platform Chinese to English dictionary and study toolset made for the desktop operating systems.
- - Syng is the most popular Linux alternative to DimSum.
- - Syng is the most popular Open Source alternative to DimSum.
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Hanping Chinese Dictionary
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Freemium • Proprietary
Android
11 Hanping Chinese Dictionary alternatives
Hanping is Android's most user-friendly offline dictionary for learning Chinese. Includes handwriting recognition, native speaker audio, stroke animations, AnkiDroid integration and much more. Free (Lite) and paid (Pro) versions available.
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YiXue Chinese Dictionary
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Freemium • Proprietary
Dictionary
Flashcard Learning Tool
Windows Phone
17 YiXue Chinese Dictionary alternatives
YiXue Chinese Dictionary is a comprehensive Chinese dictionary and learning assistant for Windows Phone.
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1. Works OfflineYiXue Chinese Dictionary can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
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Zizzle
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Paid • Proprietary
Language Learning Tool
Android
iPhone
7 Zizzle alternatives
Zizzle turns Chinese characters into engaging visualizations and memorable short stories with funny heroes. The University of Munich has independently verified the effectiveness of the Zizzle approach for learning Chinese: student performance increased by at least 79%.
- - Zizzle is the most popular commercial alternative to DimSum.
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YellowBridge
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Freemium • Proprietary
Online
13 YellowBridge alternatives
Talking Chinese dictionary with sample sentences, handwriting recognition, fuzzy pinyin matches, word decomposition, animated stroke order, character etymology, etc.
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MandarinTalk
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Free • Proprietary
Online Education Service
Android
iPhone
8 MandarinTalk alternatives
MandarinTalk— Speeding Your Oral Chinese.
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