Mandarin Assistant HSK Widget

Vertex8

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About this app

Mandarin Assistant is an all-in-one toolbox for learning Mandarin.

- Look up words and annotate them
- Expand your dictionary with custom entries (grammar notes, trendy words, or example sentences)
- Create custom word lists
- Add a widget to your home screen to reinforce learning every time you unlock your phone
- Sync your word lists with Anki for spaced repetition learning
- Use OCR to recognize and learn words from images or text

Mandarin Assistant makes it easy and efficient to track the words you've learned and reinforce them over time.

Key Use Cases:
- Heard a word? Search by Pinyin and "Heart" it with your personal notes
- Saw a new word in a text? Use character recognition (OCR) and save it with notes
- Preparing for a conversation? Create a list and add all the words you’ll need
- Want to study throughout the day? Add a widget showing your Hearted words to your home screen—reinforce learning every time you unlock your phone
- Studying for a test? Sync your lists with Anki and review flashcards there
- Unsure which words to focus on? Start with the ones you’ve annotated and Hearted
- At an intermediate level? Switch definitions from English to HSK3-level Chinese

Mandarin Assistant helps you take control of your learning—making Mandarin study smarter, more personal, and always within reach.

Currently supports Simplified Chinese and English only.

What’s new

Improvements:
- Hint to pinch for zooming in or out in OCR capture
- Better keyboard focus/dismiss logic