Zhongzhong: An improved Chinese Dictionary

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Zhongzhong: Advanced Chinese Dictionary Chrome Extension

Zhongzhong: An improved Chinese Dictionary is a user-friendly, feature-rich extension targeting learners of Chinese. It transforms your browser into an advanced language-learning tool. With Zhongzhong, you can get instant translations, understand complex characters through stroke order animations, practice your pronunciation with the read-aloud function, and customize your learning experience with several user preferences. Moreover, it is continuously updated with new features and improvements.

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By: Pablo Roman

Users: 10,000+

Rating: 4.73

(63)

Version: 1.3.0 (Last updated: 2023-02-27)

Creation date: 2020-03-27

Permissions:

tabs
contextMenus
tts

Size: 6.43M

Email: pa*****@gmail.com

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 7,861 ▲ 60

Other rankings

#3217 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 17

#16 in improve keyword 54

#40 in dictionary keyword 83 ▲ 8

#71 in position keyword 16 ▲ 4

#90 in animation keyword 83 ▲ 1

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Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

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Pros

Fast and snappy interface
Ability to see meanings and pronunciations of compound words and idioms quickly
Customization options such as Zhuyin-only and Taiwanese voice
Great support for learning characters with shift+hover feature
Helpful for motivating users to read Chinese novels

Cons

Read aloud feature is often inaccurate or not working
Stroke order animation is not functioning for some users
Difficulty in saving individual words without related terms
Keyboard shortcuts for text-to-speech may not work

Most mentioned

Read aloud accuracy
Stroke order animation issues
Desire for enhanced saving options for words and sentences
Overall usefulness for learning Chinese

User reviews

I hope support will be continued. Btw there's a pop-up on Chinese text in Wikipedia that's blocking your pop-up.

Asaph Cheng Yao, 2024-09-21

Read aloud is not accurate but otherwise perfect!

Flan, 2024-03-24

But how do I find the stroke order anumation?? It's counter intuitive

Vitaly_1337_, 2024-03-03

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Zhongzhong: An improved Chinese Dictionary requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

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