MingBai: Chinese Dictionary

MingBai 2.0 is here — spaced repetition flashcards, neural voice, camera scanning, and more. The Chinese dictionary that actually teaches.

MingBai is the Chinese dictionary that teaches — not just translates. Look up any word to see how its characters actually work, from radicals and stroke order to tone and meaning.

Whether you're prepping for HSK exams, reading signs in China, or building long-term fluency, MingBai turns every lookup into lasting knowledge with scientifically-backed spaced repetition.

▸ 124,000+ DICTIONARY ENTRIES Search in English, pinyin, or Chinese. Every entry shows definitions, tones, HSK levels (1–6), example sentences, and detailed character breakdowns with radical and component analysis.

▸ DRAW TO SEARCH Don't know the pinyin? Draw any character on screen and MingBai recognizes it instantly — no keyboard needed.

▸ CAMERA TEXT SCANNING Point your camera at signs, menus, or textbooks. MingBai captures the Chinese text and lets you tap any word for an instant lookup.

▸ SPACED REPETITION FLASHCARDS Master vocabulary for the long term with FSRS-5 powered flashcards. Review across four dimensions — meaning, reading, writing, and tone — scheduled at the scientifically optimal moment for retention.

▸ STROKE ORDER PRACTICE Learn to write characters stroke by stroke with animated guides and real-time accuracy feedback.

▸ GRADED STORIES Read real Chinese stories with interactive text. Tap any word to look it up instantly. Graded difficulty and color-coded pinyin help you read at your level and build vocabulary naturally.

▸ PREMIUM NEURAL VOICE Hear natural Mandarin pronunciation with Kokoro neural TTS — a world apart from standard text-to-speech.

▸ SMART BOOKMARKS Save words and characters with one tap. Filter by HSK level, sort by frequency, and export your collection anytime.

▸ DAILY LEARNING Fresh curated words every day, a study heatmap to track your streak, and personalized recommendations to keep you progressing.