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查字典Study Dictionary

StudyDict.html — the main lookup tool

Type a word, phrase, or full sentence into the search box. A single word or a recognized compound returns a dictionary entry — classical and modern senses, usage gauges, and related sections like Chengyu and Word Decomposition below it. A phrase that isn't a recognized dictionary entry instead gets translated as a whole sentence.

Use the script toggle near the top to switch the whole page between Traditional and Simplified characters.

Multiple pronunciations (破音字): when a headword has more than one reading — like 樂 (yuè / lè / yào) — each pronunciation is shown as its own clickable badge. Click one to show only the senses for that reading; click it again to bring the rest back.

句法階Syntax Ladder

grammar.html — sentence-level grammar breakdown

Paste in a classical Chinese phrase or sentence to get a grammar breakdown: a bracket-diagram showing each word's role, widening tier by tier up to the full clause. Hover over any part of the diagram for more detail on that piece.

閱讀Reader

reader.html — full classical texts, read straight through

Browse the library of full texts (論語, 孟子, and others) and read them straight through, rather than looking up one word at a time. Where available, small pills let you expand a historical commentator's remarks (何晏, 朱熹) on a given line inline.

Jump to grammar analysis: a small circled marker next to a sentence links straight into the Syntax Ladder tool with that sentence already loaded.

Add to Flashcards: each passage has its own "Add to Flashcards" button, which adds that passage's vocabulary as a study deck — no need to add words one at a time. Requires signing in.

成語Chengyu

chengyu.html — the full idiom list

Search or browse the full list of matching idioms for a term — this is what you land on from the Study Dictionary's Chengyu section when there are more matches than fit inline. A search that lands exactly on a main idiom entry also shows a fuller writeup: meaning, history, and real examples of how it's used.

字卡Flashcards

flashcards.html — spaced-repetition study (sign-in required)

A spaced-repetition system: review due cards, and the site schedules when you'll see each one again based on how well you knew it. Start a session from the menu, work through the front-then- reveal-then-grade loop, and check My Words anytime for the full list and history of everything you've added.

Cards come from decks — subscribe to an official deck (e.g. a whole text from the Reader) or build your own from words you've added individually.

Free accounts hold a limited number of cards; once you reach it, the cards you already have keep working and you can add more by choosing a paid plan.

Swipe to grade, on a phone: once you've revealed the answer, swipe the card left for "Again" (you missed it) or right for "Good" (you knew it) — no need to tap a button. On a computer, the same two-way grading works with the left/right arrow keys, or use 1–4 for the full four-way grading (Again / Hard / Good / Easy). Space or the right arrow reveals the card in the first place.

來源Where Definitions Come From

A dictionary entry is a blend — each definition says where it came from

Most entries combine several dictionaries. Senses that describe the same meaning are grouped under one number, and each definition carries a small tag showing its source. Open Merged senses under a definition to see every source's wording for that meaning, and Examples for sentences from all of them.

MoE — the Taiwan Ministry of Education's 重編國語辭典 (Revised Mandarin Dictionary), the main scholarly source. Its Chinese definitions are translated into English.

CS — the 兩岸詞典 (Cross-Strait Common-Use Dictionary), which adds Mainland-versus-Taiwan usage and extra senses and examples.

AI — definitions written by AI, used for words the dictionaries above don't cover. These are less reliable than the dictionary sources, so treat them as a helpful draft.

CC-CEDICT — a community-maintained Chinese–English dictionary. Its short gloss always appears at the top of an entry, separate from the merged senses.

Enhanced Translation — the light beside Ranked and Categorized. When it is on, some or all of the English was written by AI reading the original Chinese in context, rather than by older word-by-word machine translation; the tooltip says how many senses.

For the full list — every dictionary, corpus, text and AI tool, whether each is human-compiled or AI-generated, and how the English is made — see the Sources page (also in the Menu).

小提示Easy to Miss

The same tips as above, gathered in one place

Compare dictionary sources (Study Dictionary) — use the Source dropdown under the usage gauges to view MoE, Cross-Strait, CC-CEDICT or the AI-written entry on its own; each definition's small tag shows where it came from.

Toggle a pinyin reading on/off (Study Dictionary) — for a headword with more than one pronunciation, click a pinyin badge to show only that reading's senses; click again to restore the rest.

Swipe flashcards (Flashcards, on a phone) — after revealing the answer, swipe left for "Again" or right for "Good."

Keyboard shortcuts (Flashcards, on a computer) — Space/→ to reveal, then ←/→ for a quick two-way grade or 1–4 for the full four-way grade.

Jump from a text straight to grammar analysis (Reader) — click a sentence's circled marker to open it in the Syntax Ladder tool.

Add a whole passage's vocabulary at once (Reader) — use a passage's own "Add to Flashcards" button instead of adding words one at a time.