wenlin AlternativesDictionaries and other similar apps like wenlin

wenlin is described as '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' and is a Dictionary in the education & reference category. There are more than 10 alternatives to wenlin for a variety of platforms, including Android, Mac, Windows, Web-based and iPhone apps. The best wenlin alternative is Hanzi Deck, which is free. Other great apps like wenlin are Syng, Pleco, MDBG English to Chinese dictionary and ChineseSkill.

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wenlin alternatives page was last updated Jan 25, 2025
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  1. Hanzi Deck icon

    Hanzi Deck

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    Hanzi Deck is a Chinese character learning app designed to help you master strokes writing, memorize, and build vocabulary at your own pace and choice.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    Learn and practice hanzi strokes.
    Test your mastery with blind quiz.
    Learn character compositions.

    Hanzi Deck VS wenlin

     

    • Hanzi Deck is the most popular Android alternative to wenlin.

    • Hanzi Deck is the most popular free alternative to wenlin.

    • Hanzi Deck is Free and Proprietarywenlin is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Syng icon

    Syng

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    Syng is a free, open source, cross platform Chinese to English dictionary and study toolset made for the desktop operating systems.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Syng VS wenlin

     

    • Syng is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to wenlin.

    • Syng is the most popular Open Source alternative to wenlin.

    • Syng is Free and Open Sourcewenlin is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Pleco icon

    Pleco

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    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...

    13 Pleco alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Pleco VS wenlin

     

    • Pleco is the most popular iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to wenlin.

    • Pleco is Freemium and Proprietarywenlin is also Freemium and Proprietary
  5. MDBG English to Chinese dictionary icon

    MDBG English to Chinese dictionary

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    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!.

    18 MDBG English to Chinese dictionary alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Facebook
    MDBG English to Chinese dictionary screenshot 1

    MDBG English to Chinese dictionary VS wenlin

     

    • MDBG English to Chinese dictionary is the most popular Web-based alternative to wenlin.

    • MDBG English to Chinese dictionary is Free and Proprietarywenlin is Freemium and Proprietary
  6. ChineseSkill icon

    ChineseSkill

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    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.

    25 ChineseSkill alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    ChineseSkill screenshot 1

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  7. Youdao Dictionary icon

    Youdao Dictionary

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    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.

    10 Youdao Dictionary alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    Windows version

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  9. DimSum icon

    DimSum

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    DimSum: a program designed to help you learn and use Chinese.

    Many people have requested versions of the tools on this website that can be run locally. DimSum is the answer to these requests. Im currently integrating most of the tools on the website into one package: DimSum. Ri.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. Nciku icon

    Nciku

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    English Chinese dictionary, help learning Chinese language, Chinese character, and Chinese pinyin. Dictionary with Chinese handwriting recognition, pinyin translation, audio Chinese words pronunciation and mandarin MP3 making.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  11. Perapera Popup Dictionary icon

    Perapera Popup Dictionary

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    Perapera Chinese is a pop-up dictionary and study tool for Chinese, which uses the public domain Chinese-English dictionary CC-CEDICT. It works as a free add-on for Firefox and Chrome.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    Perapera Popup Dictionary screenshot 1

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  12. Hanping Chinese Dictionary icon

    Hanping Chinese Dictionary

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    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.

    12 Hanping Chinese Dictionary alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    Hanping Chinese Dictionary screenshot 1

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  13. YiXue Chinese Dictionary icon

    YiXue Chinese Dictionary

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    YiXue Chinese Dictionary is a comprehensive Chinese dictionary and learning assistant for Windows Phone.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows Phone
    YiXue Dictionary — Home page
    YiXue Dictionary — core dictionary
    YiXue Dictionary — Detailed results

    YiXue Chinese Dictionary Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Offline
    3.  Quiz
    4.  Quizzes

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  14. YellowBridge icon

    YellowBridge

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    Free online dictionary with suggestions of words that start / end with searched character. Requires that you turn ad blockers off.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    YellowBridge Features

    1.  Handwriting recognition

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