Polyglot Reader

ZALYALOV AYRAT RENATOVICH

About this app

CN-Reader helps you learn Chinese by reading. Open a text, tap any unfamiliar word and instantly see its meaning, pinyin, audio and stroke order.

What you can do:
• Reader. Texts are split into words with a dictionary, and every word is tappable. Toggle pinyin above the characters, listen to a sentence or translate it in one tap.
• Your vocabulary. Save words with statuses from "new" to "known". Words in the text are highlighted by how well you know them, so you see your progress at a glance.
• Spaced repetition. Cards come back after 1, 3, 7, 16 and 30 days: swipe right if you remembered, left to review again.
• Reminders. The app reminds you when words are due and tells you how many.
• Text of the day. Every morning a fresh short text on your interests with the words you are learning.
• Texts for your HSK level. A shared library of graded texts, AI generation of a text on any topic and level, and import of your own texts, books and PDFs.
• Conversation. Practice dialogue with a partner who speaks at your HSK level; answer by voice or text.
• Questions about the text. After reading, check your understanding: the app asks questions in Chinese and grades your answer.
• Statistics: learned words, day streak, points.

English word meanings come from the open CC-CEDICT dictionary. You can start without signing up and set a username and password later. One account works on the website cnreader.ru, the Telegram app @cnreaderbot and the mobile app: texts, vocabulary and progress sync automatically. Interface in English and Russian.

No ads and no in-app purchases.

What’s new

First production release of Polyglot Reader. Read texts in Chinese, English and Russian with tap-to-translate words, pinyin, audio, vocabulary and spaced review. Added an in-app consent screen for third-party AI services and an updated privacy policy.