Chinese to English dictionary
Thread poster: Suzanne Reynolds
Suzanne Reynolds
Suzanne Reynolds  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:51
Chinese to English
Mar 8, 2021

Hello,

I am a ZH>EN translator and I currently use MDBG Chinese reader as my main dictionary. It is very useful but doesn't always function as it should.
Could anyone recommend any dictionary with similar features? Thanks.

Suzanne


 
Mina Chen
Mina Chen  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 14:51
English to Chinese
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Check out Youdao 有道 Mar 9, 2021

http://dict.youdao.com/

It is bidirectional and way more powerful--contains several dictionaries.


LIZ LI
 
LIZ LI
LIZ LI  Identity Verified
China
Local time: 02:51
French to Chinese
+ ...
YOUDAO, and then Mar 15, 2021

Doubtlessly YOUDAO on top of all,
and then you may also try on https://cn.linguee.com/ .

They mainly have references with UN services, multinational corps & NGOs & governments.
But be aware that their sources could be a mixture of ZHch, ZHtw & ZHhk.


 
Suzanne Reynolds
Suzanne Reynolds  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:51
Chinese to English
TOPIC STARTER
This is great Mar 15, 2021

Mina Chen wrote:

http://dict.youdao.com/

It is bidirectional and way more powerful--contains several dictionaries.


Thank you, Mina.


 
Suzanne Reynolds
Suzanne Reynolds  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:51
Chinese to English
TOPIC STARTER
This is great Mar 15, 2021

LIZ LI wrote:

Doubtlessly YOUDAO on top of all,
and then you may also try on https://cn.linguee.com/ .

They mainly have references with UN services, multinational corps & NGOs & governments.
But be aware that their sources could be a mixture of ZHch, ZHtw & ZHhk.


Thanks a lot, Liz, very useful resource.


 
小测试 Mar 17, 2021

1. http://dict.youdao.com/
输入:来者不善。结果:Greek gifts。下面显示:And Not-So-Sweet Charity Invasion。
输入:来者不善,善者不来。结果:He who has come, for sure comes with an ill intent.下面显示:those who are friendly have not come.

2. https://cn.linguee.com/... See more
1. http://dict.youdao.com/
输入:来者不善。结果:Greek gifts。下面显示:And Not-So-Sweet Charity Invasion。
输入:来者不善,善者不来。结果:He who has come, for sure comes with an ill intent.下面显示:those who are friendly have not come.

2. https://cn.linguee.com/
输入:来者不善。
结果:来者不善,善者不来。(评:后一句自动补齐,不管要不要。并有“正在建设中”提示。)
He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).
Be careful not trust foreigners.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!

小的不太满意。可能要求太高?
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LIZ LI
LIZ LI  Identity Verified
China
Local time: 02:51
French to Chinese
+ ...
Key Word Mar 18, 2021

Daaviid Woong wrote:

1. http://dict.youdao.com/
输入:来者不善。结果:Greek gifts。下面显示:And Not-So-Sweet Charity Invasion。
输入:来者不善,善者不来。结果:He who has come, for sure comes with an ill intent.下面显示:those who are friendly have not come.

2. https://cn.linguee.com/
输入:来者不善。
结果:来者不善,善者不来。(评:后一句自动补齐,不管要不要。并有“正在建设中”提示。)
He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).
Be careful not trust foreigners.
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!

小的不太满意。可能要求太高?


Hi David,

Suzanne was asking for advice on DICTIONNARY, not an online translator.
And if everyone's satisfied with MT, then there will be no longer human translation.


 
FanXY
FanXY
China
English to Chinese
iciba Mar 20, 2021

http://www.iciba.com/

I found this website particularly useful and I used this a lot.


Suzanne Reynolds
 
Chiyu Xie
Chiyu Xie
China
Another useful tool Mar 20, 2021

I recommend "英汉字典 / 英英字典 - 极简字‪典" from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cugi.jiadict&hl=zh_TW&gl=US. There exist fruitful examples of sentences and paragraphs plus online vocabulary tests.

 
Suzanne Reynolds
Suzanne Reynolds  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:51
Chinese to English
TOPIC STARTER
Thanks Chiyu. Mar 20, 2021

Chiyu Xie wrote:

I recommend "英汉字典 / 英英字典 - 极简字‪典" from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cugi.jiadict&hl=zh_TW&gl=US. There exist fruitful examples of sentences and paragraphs plus online vocabulary tests.


 
TIECHENG XU
TIECHENG XU
Australia
Local time: 02:51
youdao May 30, 2021

http://dict.youdao.com/

I recommend youdao dictionary. Youdao dictionary not only can translate between Chinese and English, but also supports translation into other languages.At the same time, youdao dictionary can also translate articles, as well as automatic translation of excerpts.


 
CHENGRUI ZHANG
CHENGRUI ZHANG
Australia
youdao Jun 19, 2021

I've been using youdao for most of time, works fine for me. They also provide muilt-reference from other dictionaries, that is really helpful.

 
Suzanne Reynolds
Suzanne Reynolds  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:51
Chinese to English
TOPIC STARTER
Youdao seems most highly recommend Jun 19, 2021

Thanks all.

 
selinachang
selinachang
Australia
youdao & iciba Jun 20, 2021

Highly recommend Youdao. It could translate into many languages and the translation is mainly accurate. But if it is a long paragraph, the translation needs to be modified a little bit. Iciba is also recommended.

 
Darren Aguis
Darren Aguis
Australia
Local time: 05:51
Chinese to English
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Pleco Jun 20, 2021

Youdao is fine and all, but I've come across some issues with it in the past.

I swear by the Pleco dictionary app on iOS and Android.

It's not a dictionary per se but an app that includes many different dictionaries.

The free dictionaries themselves are good references and will cover 90% of what you come across but some of the specialised paid dictionaries are terrific.

I've used it as for about 10 years now, and I can't fault it.


 


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