MingBai: Chinese Dictionary
Flashcards, Scan & HSK Study
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
MingBai 2.0 is here — spaced repetition flashcards, neural voice, camera scanning, and more. The Chinese dictionary that actually teaches.
MingBai is the Chinese dictionary that teaches — not just translates. Look up any word to see how its characters actually work, from radicals and stroke order to tone and meaning.
Whether you're prepping for HSK exams, reading signs in China, or building long-term fluency, MingBai turns every lookup into lasting knowledge with scientifically-backed spaced repetition.
▸ 124,000+ DICTIONARY ENTRIES
Search in English, pinyin, or Chinese. Every entry shows definitions, tones, HSK levels (1–6), example sentences, and detailed character breakdowns with radical and component analysis.
▸ DRAW TO SEARCH
Don't know the pinyin? Draw any character on screen and MingBai recognizes it instantly — no keyboard needed.
▸ CAMERA TEXT SCANNING
Point your camera at signs, menus, or textbooks. MingBai captures the Chinese text and lets you tap any word for an instant lookup.
▸ SPACED REPETITION FLASHCARDS
Master vocabulary for the long term with FSRS-5 powered flashcards. Review across four dimensions — meaning, reading, writing, and tone — scheduled at the scientifically optimal moment for retention.
▸ STROKE ORDER PRACTICE
Learn to write characters stroke by stroke with animated guides and real-time accuracy feedback.
▸ GRADED STORIES
Read real Chinese stories with interactive text. Tap any word to look it up instantly. Graded difficulty and color-coded pinyin help you read at your level and build vocabulary naturally.
▸ PREMIUM NEURAL VOICE
Hear natural Mandarin pronunciation with Kokoro neural TTS — a world apart from standard text-to-speech.
▸ SMART BOOKMARKS
Save words and characters with one tap. Filter by HSK level, sort by frequency, and export your collection anytime.
▸ DAILY LEARNING
Fresh curated words every day, a study heatmap to track your streak, and personalized recommendations to keep you progressing.
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MingBai 2.0 — rebuilt from the ground up.
• Spaced repetition flashcards powered by FSRS-5 — review meaning, reading, writing, and tone at the perfect time
• New Study tab with review dashboard, streak tracking, and study heatmap
• Kokoro neural voice for natural-sounding Mandarin pronunciation
• Camera text scanning to capture and look up Chinese anywhere
• Redesigned home screen with daily words, progress stats, and quick actions
• Stroke order practice with animated guides for HSK characters
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Information
- Provider
- Robin Stoehr
- Size
- 157 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.2 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.2 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.2 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.2 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.2 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Simplified Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Premium Voice USD 5.99
- Scan / OCR Unlimited USD 11.99
- Stroke Order Trainer USD 11.99
- Handwriting Recognition Unlimited USD 11.99
- All Access Bundle USD 22.99
- Copyright
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