Zhongwen also works in input fields and text areas. Note that using this copying method (using just 'c') differs from the standard copy-to-clipboard shortcut (Ctrl+C or Command+C) which would copy only the selected Chinese characters without the English translation. Each entry appears on a separate line, and the individual parts a dictionary entry consists of are tab separated, so they appear nicely aligned in separate rows and columns when pasting them into a spreadsheet. This is useful if you want to paste this data into a spreadsheet, for example. You can copy the dictionary entry of the currently selected characters to the clipboard by using the 'c' key on your keyboard. In addition, you can move the popup window around using the 'x' and the 'y' key, or move it to one of three alternate locations using the 'a' key. You can also navigate to the next character (not the next word) by using the 'm' key. The 'b' key takes you back to the previous character. You can then import them into other learning tools, like Anki.įor power users: When reading an entire paragraph, you can easily navigate to the next word by hitting 'n' on the keyboard. On the word list page, you can select the words you want to export to a file. To display the word list, use Alt+w, or "Open word list" from the context menu (right-click on the page). In order to save a word to the internal word list, press "r" (for "remember") on your keyboard. Provides keyboard shortcuts 'Alt+1', 'Alt+3', 'Alt+4', 'Alt+5' and 'Alt+6' for looking up selected text in other online dictionaries (nciku, Dict.cn, iCIBA, MDBG and JuKuu). Look up example sentences on by simply typing "t" while the popup window is shown. Words can be exported from the word list to a file. Just type "r" to remember a word when the popup is shown, "Alt+W" to open the word list. Built-in word list that you can add your words to. Built-in Skritter support: Directly add words to a Skritter vocab list for studying. Bopomofo (Zhuyin) can be activated on the extension's options page. Also supports keyboard navigation for translating the next character, the next word, or the previous character. Highlights the characters whose translation is displayed in the popup window. Can be turned on and off with a single mouse-click.
Tone coloring can be deactivated on the options page. The color scheme is the same as the one used by Skritter. As a learning aid it uses different colors for displaying the Pinyin syllables, depending on the tone of the Chinese character. On the options page of the extension you can choose between a large and a small font size. Learners of Chinese can choose a large font size for the Chinese characters to help them clearly identify and memorize the different characters, especially those with a large number of strokes. Displays Hanyu Pinyin along both the simplified and traditional characters.
Includes the current version of the widely used CC-CEDICT Chinese English dictionary with more than 100,000 entries. Supports both traditional and simplified characters. This way you can proofread what you just typed. In most cases, this will bring up the translation. In that case, simply hold down the Alt-key on your keyboard while hovering over the Chinese characters you just typed. If you're typing Chinese text, like an email, for example, simply hovering over the characters might not work. If simplified and traditional differ, then the simplified character is shown first. Otherwise the extension is inactive.Īfter activating it, simply go to a web page in Chinese and hover over the Chinese characters with your mouse to see a pop-up window open up showing the English translation along with the Pinyin romanization using the following colors: red = 1st tone, orange = 2nd tone, green = 3rd tone, blue = 4th tone. When it is activated, the word "ON" is displayed in red over the icon of the extension. Easily look up example sentences on Īfter installing the extension it can be turned on and off by clicking on the little icon in the upper right-hand corner of the browser. Create Anki flashcards by importing the text file exported from the built-in word list Skritter users can add new words to their study list with a simple keystroke. Includes links to grammar and usage notes for more than 400 keywords Look up more than 100,000 words an expressions while reading Chinese web sites just by pointing at the words with your mouse.
#Pinyin helper code#
(The source code is available on GitHub: ) Includes useful tools for learners of Mandarin Chinese. The most popular Chinese popup dictionary.
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