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Pinwean

Wean yourself off pinyin Created by Nathan Cain

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Web

On any Chinese webpage see the pinyin for only the characters/words you don't know. Tap to see the definition. Pinwean will keep track of what you know and what you don't know.

Works on PC, MacOS, iOS, Android, etc. All browsers.

How to use the Pinwean bookmarklet
Go to any webpage written in Chinese.
If you want to read the whole page then just click the Pinwean bookmark and wait.
If you want to only read a portion of the page, select the Chinese text you want to convert and then click the Pinwean bookmark and wait.
When the conversion is finished you just start reading. If you don't know a character/word then just click to see the pinyin. If you still don't know the word after revealing the pinyin, then click it again to see the definition.
You should read Chinese everyday to increase your vocabulary and assimilate the grammar.
Note: If you want to follow a link, please click on the word "(link)" beside the original link. This allows you to click on the original link to see the pinyin or definition.... More Info »

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chinese chinese-hanzi chinese-language chinese-pinyin learn-chinese

Pinwean was added by webmagnets in Jan 2019 and the latest update was made in Jan 2019. The list of alternatives was updated Jan 2019. It's possible to update the information on Pinwean or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

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