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Bundles
Collections of useful add-ons sold together at a discounted price.
No Bundle
Basic Bundle
- $
29.99
The cheaper of our two bundles includes the excellent Oxford Chinese Dictionary - adding 60,000 English-to-Chinese entries with Pinyin (so you can look up the proper idiomatic Chinese translation for English words) along with 75,000 Chinese-to-English entries and 150,000 example sentences - plus our four core features, handwriting, OCR, flashcards, and document reader, along with stroke order, recorded audio (male and female) for 34,000 words, and a Kai-style alternate Chinese font.
Bundle contents:
Oxford Chinese Dictionary ($19.99)
Kai Chinese Font ($4.99) -
iOS only
Enhanced Handwriting Recognizer ($9.99)
Optical Character Recognizer ($9.99)
Mandarin Audio (male) ($4.99)
Mandarin Audio (female) ($4.99)
Flashcard System ($9.99)
Document Reader ($9.99)
Stroke Order Diagrams ($4.99)
Professional Bundle
- $
59.99
Our more expensive bundle includes almost every "feature" add-on plus 6 different dictionaries; two English-to-Chinese ones (one smaller one with Pinyin and one larger one without), the massive ABC Chinese-to-English, the bidirectional Oxford Chinese Dictionary, the small-but-example-rich Tuttle Chinese-English, and (to stretch your reading skills a bit) the Chinese-to-Chinese Guifan dictionary.
Bundle contents:
ABC Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary ($19.99)
ABC English-Chinese Dictionary ($9.99)
Xiandai Hanyu Guifan Cidian ($29.99)
New Century English-Chinese Dictionary ($29.99)
Oxford Chinese Dictionary ($19.99)
Tuttle Learner's Chinese-English Dictionary ($9.99)
Kai Chinese Font ($4.99) -
iOS only
Xing Chinese Font ($4.99) -
iOS only
Enhanced Handwriting Recognizer ($9.99)
Optical Character Recognizer ($9.99)
"Qiang" Mandarin Male Text-to-Speech ($9.99)
Mandarin Audio (male) ($4.99)
Mandarin Audio (female) ($4.99)
Flashcard System ($9.99)
Document Reader ($9.99)
Stroke Order Diagrams ($4.99)
Additional Bundles
Four Great Books Bundle
- US $
29.99
Bundle of Four Great Books
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Rainbow Bridge Starter Bundle
- US $
59.99
Bundle of 33 graded readers
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Rainbow Bridge Higher Bundle
- US $
59.99
25 higher-level readers
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Rainbow Bridge 2021 Bundle
- US $
39.99
23 new readers launched in fall 2021
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Sinolingua Graded Reader Bundle
- US $
199.99
Bundle of 79 graded readers
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All TTS Voices Bundle
- US $
34.99
Purchase all 7 of our text-to-speech voice add-ons at a discounted price.
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Mandarin Companion Breakthrough Bundle
- US $
34.99
5 Readers with a 150-character vocabulary
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Mandarin Companion Level 1 Bundle
- US $
54.99
8 Readers with a 300-character vocabulary
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Mandarin Companion Level 2 Bundle
- US $
28.99
4 Readers with a 450-character vocabulary
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Mandarin Companion Series Bundle
- US $
99.99
All 17 Mandarin Companion readers
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Modules
Features
Optical Character Recognizer
- $
9.99
Live character recognition system, allowing you to instantly look up Chinese characters and words simply by pointing your phone's camera on them.
Enhanced Handwriting Recognizer
- $
9.99
Enhanced Chinese handwriting input system, with better accuracy and more supported characters.
Document Reader
- $
9.99
Look up words in a text file by tapping on them; also supports PDFs with embedded text if you're using the latest version of Pleco.
Flashcard System
- $
9.99
Expanded version of the built-in flashcard system, with support for multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blanks tests, spaced repetition testing, and more.
Stroke Order Diagrams
- $
4.99
Animations showing the correct stroke order for approximately 20,000 Chinese characters.
Audio
"Hong" Mandarin Female Text-to-Speech
- $
9.99
Female Mandarin speech synthesizer, providing you with realistic-sounding audio for example sentences and phrases.
"Kayan" Cantonese Female Text-to-Speech
- $
9.99
Female Cantonese speech synthesizer, providing you with realistic-sounding audio for example sentences and phrases.
"Liang" Mandarin Male Text-to-Speech
- $
9.99
Male Mandarin speech synthesizer, providing you with realistic-sounding audio for example sentences and phrases.
"Kaho" Cantonese Male Text-to-Speech
- $
9.99
Male Cantonese speech synthesizer, providing you with realistic-sounding audio for example sentences and phrases.
"Qiang" Mandarin Male Text-to-Speech
- $
9.99
Male Mandarin speech synthesizer, providing you with realistic-sounding audio for example sentences and phrases.
"Hui" Mandarin Female Text-to-Speech
- $
9.99
Female Mandarin speech synthesizer, providing you with realistic-sounding audio for example sentences and phrases.
"Yafang" Taiwan Mandarin Female Text-to-Speech
- $
9.99
Female Taiwan Mandarin speech synthesizer, providing you with realistic-sounding audio for example sentences and phrases.
Mandarin Audio (male)
- $
4.99
Individual recordings of the pronunciations for approximately 34,000 Chinese words, from a male speaker.
Mandarin Audio (female)
- $
4.99
Individual recordings of the pronunciations for approximately 34,000 Chinese words, from a female speaker.
Beginner Dictionaries
Tuttle English-Chinese Dictionary
- $
9.99
E-C dict for learners, with lots of Pinyin / examples / notes; 18k entries
Tuttle Learner's Chinese-English Dictionary
- $
9.99
Chinese-English dictionary for learners, with 3600 entries featuring detailed explanations / usage notes and tons of example sentences.
Pocket Oxford Chinese Dictionary
- $
9.99
Compact, bidirectional Chinese-English / English-Chinese Dictionary with 25,000 C-E / 13,000 E-C entries. Small, but thoroughly researched and one of the most popular and authoritative Chinese-English references around.
Lernworterbuch Chinesisch
- $
14.99
Chinese-German learner's dict, 3100 entries + 7700 examples
Intermediate Dictionaries
ABC Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary
- $
19.99
Chinese-English Dictionary edited by the legendary John DeFrancis, with over 197,000 entries featuring detailed parts of speech and excellent Pinyin support
ABC English-Chinese Dictionary
- $
9.99
English-Chinese Dictionary with approximately 18,000 entries, featuring detailed definitions and up-to-date translations.
NWP English-Chinese Dictionary
- $
9.99
English-Chinese dictionary designed specifically for learners of Chinese as a second language, featuring 23,000 entries with excellent Pinyin annotation and lots of examples.
KEY Chinese-English Dictionary
- $
19.99
Up-to-date and very comprehensive Chinese-English dictionary with over 280,000 entries (but no examples); adapted from the PC software of the same name.
Oxford Chinese Dictionary
- $
19.99
Chinese-English and English-Chinese dictionary from Oxford University Press; up-to-date with detailed explanations. This is also our most traditional-character-friendly C-E/E-C dictionary (as its traditional conversions were all generated by hand + supplied by the publisher).
KEY Chinese-French
- $
9.99
Chinese-French dictionary with 57,000 entries
Das Neue Chinesisch-Deutsche Worterbuch
- $
19.99
Chinese-German dictionary with 57k entries
Advanced Dictionaries
New Century English-Chinese Dictionary
- $
29.99
Comprehensive English-Chinese dictionary; brand new (published 2016) with 240k entries and 130k examples, the product of a joint venture between Collins and ???.
Xiandai Hanyu Guifan Cidian
- $
29.99
Chinese-Chinese dictionary with 71,000 entries, featuring detailed / explanation-rich definitions; recommended only for advanced students.
Duogongneng Chengyu Cidian
- $
19.99
Chinese-Chinese dictionary with detailed information on about 8000 Chengyu. This is a "multifunction"dictionary, so along with definitions it includes synonyms, antonyms, historical quotes, usage notes, comparisons with similar Chengyu, etc.
Outlier Dictionary of Chinese Characters (Essentials Edition)
- $
29.99
"Essentials" version of Outlier's brand new Chinese character etymology dictionary, with etymological information on 3000 characters.
Outlier Dictionary of Chinese Characters (Expert Edition)
- $
59.99
"Expert" version of Outlier's brand new Chinese character etymology dictionary, with etymological information on 3000 characters (and expert explanations on 250).
Xiandai Hanyu Dacidian
- $
19.99
Chinese-Chinese dictionary with 110k entries
Specialized Dictionaries
Military Mandarin Lexicon
- $
9.99
Brand new (2017) Chinese-English reference of military terminology used by the PRC's Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA).
A Student's Dictionary of Classical and Medieval Chinese
- $
39.99
Chinese-English dictionary of Classical and Medieval Chinese, covering language from the Warring States Period through the Tang dynasty. 9500 single-character entries. Traditional only.
Gu Hanyu Da Cidian
- $
19.99
Classical / Old Chinese dictionary with about 54,000 entries. (definitions are in modern Chinese, not English)
Practical Dictionary of Chinese Medicine
- $
49.99
Bidirectional (Chinese-English and English-Chinese) Traditional Chinese Medicine reference by Nigel Wiseman, with detailed information on about 6700 terms.
Grand Ricci
- $
59.99
Massive scholarly Chinese-French dictionary with approximately 310,000 entries; no examples, but detailed definitions and historical info.
Hanyu Da Cidian
- $
49.99
The legendary historical Chinese-Chinese dictionary, with approximately 380,000 entries and extensive citations. NOTE: definitions are in simplified characters only and most quotations are in traditional.
Guangzhouhua Fangyan Cidian
- $
9.99
Chinese-Chinese dictionary of Cantonese-specific vocabulary with approximately 8000 entries, from Commercial Press.
ABC Dictionary of Chinese Proverbs
- $
19.99
Meanings + explanations of 4000 Chinese proverbs (?? yanyu)
ABC Cantonese Dictionary
- $
29.99
Brand new (published in 2017) Cantonese-to-English dictionary, the first new one in several decades; featuring 16,000 Cantonese-specific vocabulary entries and a whopping 15,000 Cantonese example sentences (all with Jyutping/Yale pronunciation). Edited by Robert S. Bauer and produced by Wenlin Institute.
Guangzhouhua-Putonghua Cidian
- $
9.99
Cantonese-to-Mandarin (focused on diffs between them), 10k entries
The Right Word in Cantonese
- $
9.99
English-to-Cantonese dictionary focused on idiomatic translations; 6500 entries
Fonts (iOS Only)
Kai Chinese Font
- $
4.99
(iOS only)
Chinese character font in the popular "regular script" style - the more rounded / calligraphic sort of characters commonly on signs.
Xing Chinese Font
- $
4.99
(iOS only)
"Semi-cursive" Chinese character font, showing characters as if they were quickly handwritten with an ink pen.
E-books
Chinese History: A New Manual 6th Edition
- $
49.99
Essential Chinese history reference (e-book)
Graded Chinese Reader 500 Words
- $
9.99
Chinese readings for 500-word vocabulary
Graded Chinese Reader 1000 Words
- $
9.99
Chinese readings for 1000-word vocabulary
Graded Chinese Reader 1500 Words
- $
9.99
Chinese readings for 1500-word vocabulary
Graded Chinese Reader 2000 Words
- $
9.99
Chinese readings for 2000-word vocabulary
Graded Chinese Reader 2500 Words
- $
9.99
Chinese readings for 2500-word vocabulary
Graded Chinese Reader 3000 Words
- $
9.99
Chinese readings for 3000-word vocabulary
Selections from The Chairman's Bao - HSK 1
- $
9.99
Graded-reading news articles
Selections from The Chairman's Bao - HSK 2
- $
9.99
Graded-reading news articles
Selections from The Chairman's Bao - HSK 3 - Volume 1
- $
9.99
Graded-reading news articles
Selections from The Chairman's Bao - HSK 3 - Volume 2
- $
9.99
Graded-reading news articles
Selections from The Chairman's Bao - HSK 4 - Volume 1
- $
9.99
Graded-reading news articles
Selections from The Chairman's Bao - HSK 4 - Volume 2
- $
9.99
Graded-reading news articles
Selections from The Chairman's Bao - HSK 5 - Volume 1
- $
9.99
Graded-reading news articles
Selections from The Chairman's Bao - HSK 5 - Volume 2
- $
9.99
Graded-reading news articles
Selections from The Chairman's Bao - HSK 6
- $
9.99
Graded-reading news articles
Family
- $
9.99
Graded reader (2000-word vocabulary)
Spring
- $
9.99
Graded reader (2000-word vocabulary)
Autumn
- $
9.99
Graded reader (2000-word vocabulary)
The Besieged City
- $
9.99
Graded reader (2500-word vocabulary)
Journey to the West (Abridged Chinese Classics)
- $
9.99
Graded reader (2500-word vocabulary)
Outlaws of the Marsh
- $
9.99
Graded reader (2500-word vocabulary)
A Dream of Red Mansions
- $
9.99
Graded reader (2500-word vocabulary)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
- $
9.99
Graded reader (2500-word vocabulary)
Balloons in the Barber Shop
- $
9.99
Graded reader (1200-word vocabulary)
Inviting Love into the Home
- $
9.99
Graded reader (1200-word vocabulary)
For One Phone Call
- $
9.99
Graded reader (1200-word vocabulary)
The Most Beautiful Age
- $
9.99
Graded reader (1200-word vocabulary)
The Story of Yue Fei
- $
9.99
Graded reader (1200-word vocabulary)
Generals of the Yang Family
- $
9.99
Graded reader (1200-word vocabulary)
3 Heroes and 5 Gallants
- $
9.99
Graded reader (1200-word vocabulary)
Yexian - A Cinderella Story from China
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
Justice Bao and the Ox Tongue
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
Legend of Dragon Boat Fest
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
Identifying the Thief
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
River Snail Girl
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
Ten Brothers
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
Legend of Lantern Festival
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
Cao Chong Weighed an Elephant
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
Mr.Dongguo and the Wolf
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
Jingwei Tries to Fill Up Sea
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
Old Frontiersman Losing Horse
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
Tian Ji and the Horse Racing
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
Ximen Bao, the Governor of Ye
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
Young Girl Versus Giant Snake
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
Legend of New Year's Eve
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
Monk Huaibing + the Iron Cows
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
Houyi the Divine Archer
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
The Cricket
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
Legend of Qingming Festival
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
Yu Controls the Flood
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
The Story of Nuwa
- $
2.99
Graded reader (300-word vocabulary)
Young Man Beneath Osmanthus
- $
2.99
Graded reader (300-word vocabulary)
The Magical Lotus Lantern
- $
2.99
Graded reader (300-word vocabulary)
Legend of the White Snake
- $
2.99
Graded reader (500-word vocabulary)
Cowherd and the Weaver Girl
- $
2.99
Graded reader (500-word vocabulary)
Hua Mulan, the Lady Warrior
- $
2.99
Graded reader (500-word vocabulary)
Wang Zhaojun
- $
2.99
Graded reader (500-word vocabulary)
Butterfly Lovers
- $
2.99
Graded reader (500-word vocabulary)
Zheng He's Voyages
- $
2.99
Graded reader (500-word vocabulary)
Li Wa the Courtesan
- $
4.99
Graded reader (750-word vocabulary)
Voluntary Hardships
- $
4.99
Graded reader (750-word vocabulary)
Making of the First Emperor
- $
4.99
Graded reader (750-word vocabulary)
Bad Luck Sea Adventures
- $
4.99
Graded reader (1000-word vocabulary)
Xuanzang's Pilgrimage
- $
4.99
Graded reader (1000-word vocabulary)
Journey to the West (Rainbow Bridge)
- $
9.99
Graded reader (2500-word vocabulary)
Mandarin Companion: The Misadventures of Zhou Haisheng
- $
7.99
Graded reader (150-character vocabulary)
Mandarin Companion: My Teacher is a Martian
- $
7.99
Graded reader (150-character vocabulary)
Mandarin Companion: In Search of Hua Ma
- $
7.99
Graded reader (150-character vocabulary)
Mandarin Companion: Xiao Ming, Boy Sherlock
- $
7.99
Graded reader (150-character vocabulary)
Mandarin Companion: Just Friends?
- $
7.99
Graded reader (150-character vocabulary)
Mandarin Companion: The Secret Garden
- $
7.99
Graded reader (300-character vocabulary)
Mandarin Companion: The Sixty Year Dream
- $
7.99
Graded reader (300-character vocabulary)
Mandarin Companion: The Monkey's Paw
- $
7.99
Graded reader (300-character vocabulary)
Mandarin Companion: The Country of the Blind
- $
7.99
Graded reader (300-character vocabulary)
Mandarin Companion: Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Curly-Haired Company
- $
7.99
Graded reader (300-character vocabulary)
Mandarin Companion: The Prince and the Pauper
- $
7.99
Graded reader (300-character vocabulary)
Mandarin Companion: Emma
- $
7.99
Graded reader (300-character vocabulary)
Mandarin Companion: The Ransom of Red Chief
- $
7.99
Graded reader (300-character vocabulary)
Mandarin Companion: Great Expectations: Part 1
- $
7.99
Graded reader (450-character vocabulary)
Mandarin Companion: Great Expectations: Part 2
- $
7.99
Graded reader (450-character vocabulary)
Mandarin Companion: Journey to the Center of the Earth
- $
7.99
Graded reader (450-character vocabulary)
Mandarin Companion: Jekyll and Hyde
- $
7.99
Graded reader (450-character vocabulary)
The Assassin and the King
- $
2.99
Graded reader (300-word vocabulary)
A Brave Daughter
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
A Zhuang Brocade
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
Cangjie, the Inventor of Characters
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
The Crown Prince or a Leopard Cat?
- $
2.99
Graded reader (750-word vocabulary)
Friendship Through Music
- $
2.99
Graded reader (500-word vocabulary)
The Girl in the Painting
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
The Gold Axe
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
Hailibu, the Hunter
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
Gonggong and the Heaven Pillar
- $
2.99
Graded reader (300-word vocabulary)
Legend of the Horsehead Fiddle
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
Liu Yi the Messenger
- $
2.99
Graded reader (500-word vocabulary)
The Long Haired Girl
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
An Old Horse Makes the Best Guide
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
A Phoenix Egg
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
Shennong Tasting Wild Plants
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
A Stone on Trial
- $
2.99
Graded reader (300-word vocabulary)
Tomb of Three Kings
- $
2.99
Graded reader (300-word vocabulary)
Romance of the West Chamber
- $
2.99
Graded reader (1000-word vocabulary)
Xiao He:A Blessing and a Curse
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
Four Ancient Beauties: Yang Guifei
- $
2.99
Graded reader (750-word vocabulary)
Zhang Liang and His Mentor
- $
2.99
Graded reader (150-word vocabulary)
Zhongqing and Lanzhi, a Chinese Tragedy
- $
2.99
Graded reader (500-word vocabulary)
Total US $
0.00
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