Chinese Dictionary

HSK
Chinese Learner's Dictionary

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The complete vocabulary required for passing all the levels of the HSK Chinese Proficiency test.

Everything you need to know about every word required for passing levels 1-6 of the HSK examinations

One of the essential things you need to do in order to understand and communicate like a native Mandarin speaker is learning to recognize and use Chinese characters and familiarise yourself with the basics of word formation and usage.

Our Dictionary’s main advantage is that instead of throwing random characters at you to memorize, it takes the time to break down each of the words into more basic elements. You will learn about the word’s etymology, stroke number, and pronunciation, practice writing it, and read and listen to sentences that best exemplify how natives use the words in everyday contexts.

This helps you develop a better understanding of the morphology of the Chinese language and enables you to learn about the history and evolution of the words of your pleasing.

Start the Journey today in the Mandarin temple, learn to speak perfect Chinese and pass all the HSK exams that you want in the meantime. Enjoy!

Search Box

Use the search box near the menu to browse the dictionary for words by typing their Hanzi, Pinyin or English translations.

Dictionary Pop-up

A simple and practical explanatory pop-up for the words showing the Pinyin with audio pronunciation and English meanings of the word .

Write it!

Practice your Chinese writing skills and learn precisely where and when to draw every stroke of over 8000 words that compile the dictionary.

Audio Assistance

All the Chinese words and sentences in the Temple are accompanied by audio pronunciations that help you step up your Mandarin learning game.

Etymology

Extensive etymological details of the words, such as formation types with their explanation, radicals contained, hints for easy learning & more.

Sentence examples

Broaden your vocabulary by interacting with over 24000 audio-assisted sentences using Chinese words in different contexts.

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