Pleco

NOTE:ifyouexperiencedownloaderrors,seepleco.com/androidforotherdownloadoptions.

PlecoistheultimateChineselearningcompanion-anintegratedChineseEnglishdictionary/documentreader/flashcardsystemwithfullscreenhandwritinginputandlivecamera-basedcharacterlookups,fromacompanywith17years'experiencemakingmobileChineselearningsoftware.

Majorfeatures:($=paidadd-on)

•Greatdictionaries:thefreeappcomeswithtwodictionaries-CC-CEDICTandourin-housePLCdictionary-whichtogethercover130,000Chinesewordsandinclude20,000examplesentenceswithPinyin.Weoffer8morefreedictionariesasoptionaldownloads,includinga22,000-entryCantonese-Englishdictionary,and19othergreatdictionariesareavailableaspaidupgrades.($)

•Handwritinginput:lookupunknowncharactersbydrawingthem,withabest-in-classrecognitionengine.(basicversionfree,enhancedversion$)

•LiveOpticalCharacterRecognizer(OCR):lookupChinesewordsinthedictionarysimplybypointingyourdevice'scameraatthem,orbyscrollingaroundastillimage.($)

•ScreenReader/OCR:instantlytap-lookupChinesewordsinotherappsthroughafloatinginterface;worksonAndroid4.1andlater.(readerfree,OCR$)

•FlashcardSystem:createacardfromanydictionaryentrywithasinglebuttontap,importpremadewordlists,useadvancedtechniqueslikeSRS(spacedrepetition),andstudyinavarietyofmodesincludingfill-in-the-blanksandtonedrills.(simpleversionfree,full-featured$)

•AudioPronunciation:instantlyhearmale+femalenative-speakeraudioforChinesedictionaryheadwords;recordingsavailableforover34,000words.(stitched-syllablefree,multi-syllable$)Orlistentoexamplesentenceswithtext-to-speech(systemTTSfree,enhanced$).

•Powerfulsearch:lookupwordsbyChinesecharacters,Pinyin(spaces/tonesoptional),oracombination,withsupportforwildcardsandfull-textsearch.

•Cross-referencing:taponanyChinesecharacter/wordinanydictionaryentrytobringupitsdefinition.

•StrokeOrderDiagrams:animationsshowingyouhowtodraweachChinesecharacter;500infreeapp,28,000inpaidadd-on.

•VoiceRecognition:lookupwordsbyspeakingthemintoyourdevice'smicrophone.

•DocumentReader:openaChinese-languagetextorPDFfileandlookupunknownwordsinthedictionarysimplybytappingonthem.($)Youcanalsolookupcharactersonwebpagesthrough"Share"andinotherdocumentsthroughtheclipboard.(free)

•PRC-andTaiwan-friendly:supportstraditionalandsimplifiedcharacters(indictionarydefinitions,strokeorder,search,OCR,andhandwriting),andsupportsZhuyin(withrubysupport)aswellasPinyinforpronunciationdisplay.

•Cantonese:displayheadwords+performsearchesinJyutping/Yaleromanization.WealsoofferCantonesedictionaryandCantoneseaudioadd-ons.(some$)

•Noads:wewon'tevennagyouaboutbuyingadd-ons.

Wealsoofferexcellentcustomersupport-sendusanemailandseeforyourself-andanactiveusercommunityatplecoforums.com.

We'vebeenmakingChinesedictionaryappssince2000,andoursalesandcustomerbasehavebeensteadilygrowingfor17yearsacrossfourdifferentplatforms.Wetakegoodcareofourlongtimeusers:peoplewhoboughtadictionaryonaPalmPilotin2001canstillusethatdictionaryonanewAndroidphonein2020withoutevenpayinganupgradefee.

Paidadd-onscanbemovedtoanewdevicelikeanyotherpaidapp;justopenourfreeapponyournewdeviceandtheyshouldreactivate.

IfyoualreadyownPlecoonanotherOS,seepleco.com/androidformigrationoptions.

ThisappusesAccessibilityservices.(forourScreenReaderfeature,whichhelpsuserstogetbyinChinese-speakingregionswithoutknowingChinese)

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