Pinyin Reader

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About this app

Pinyin Reader — The smart Chinese reading tool with built-in translation and karaoke-style listening.

Browse any Chinese web page with automatic pinyin annotations. Translate full articles instantly, listen sentence-by-sentence with character-by-character karaoke highlighting, practice shadowing by recording your own voice, and review vocabulary with flashcards.

Key Features:

📖 Smart Pinyin Annotations
• Built-in browser automatically adds pinyin above Chinese characters
• Color-coded tonal pinyin and toneless display modes
• One-tap toggle for pinyin on any web page

🌐 Full Article Translation
• Translate entire articles with Bing or Google Translate
• Support for 100+ target languages
• Translated article opens in a dedicated reading page

📄 PDF Reader
• Open local PDF files with automatic pinyin annotations
• Translate PDF content into your target language
• Tap characters for pronunciation and dictionary lookup
• Outline navigation, text/pinyin search, and theme switching

📚 Immersive Reader Mode
• Clean, ad-free reading experience
• Adjustable font size, font style, line height, and background themes
• Tap any character for CC-CEDICT dictionary definitions and pronunciation
• Tap any sentence to collect, play, or add notes

🎧 Karaoke-Style Listening Mode
• Sentence-by-sentence text-to-speech playback
• Character-by-character karaoke highlighting synced with audio
• Adjustable speed (0.4x to 2.0x) for all proficiency levels
• Hide text mode for pure listening challenges

🎙 Shadowing Practice
• Listen to reference audio, then record your own reading
• Play back your recording to compare with the original
• Hide text for a listen-only challenge

📝 Vocabulary & Sentence Collection
• Save words and sentences while reading
• Color-coded tags (pink, yellow, green, blue) for organization
• Add personal notes to any collected item
• All knowledge organized by source page in the Archive

🃏 Flashcard Practice
• Review collected vocabulary and sentences with flip cards
• Mark items as known or unknown to focus your study
• Review unknown items only for efficient revision
• Separate practice modes for words and sentences

🔖 Bookmarks & History
• Bookmark your favorite web pages
• Automatic browsing history grouped by date
• Search and batch management support

🌍 40+ Interface Languages
• Fully localized in over 40 languages
• Bing and Google search engines built in
• Curated Chinese learning sites on the home page

🔒 Privacy First
• All data stored locally on your device
• No registration or login required
• No personal data collected

Whether you're reading news, novels, or academic articles, Pinyin Reader is your all-in-one companion for mastering Chinese. Download now and start your journey!

What’s new

New PDF Reader: Open local PDF files with pinyin annotations, translation, pronunciation, and word definitions. Includes table of contents navigation, text search, and theme switching.