trainchinese10.7.0 - App Store

Learn Chinese with an amazing dictionary (plus OCR) and flash card system.

trainchinese will teach you Chinese, with a free and complete dictionary, thousands of vocab lists, example sentences, audio recordings, measure words, character animations and Optical Character Recognition - not to mention a powerful flash card training system that even includes handwriting training!

. Our dictionary prioritises commonly-used words and phrases above the obscure and obsolete, while example sentences and measure words (classifiers) provide crucial context to help you decide which Chinese word is the most appropriate translation. Other dictionaries just leave you guessing!

. We've got Optical Character Recognition (OCR) too. Spotted some Chinese you can't read? Capture a photo of some Chinese text from a menu, book or sign, and the app identifies and translates the characters for you.

. Search for words by part of speech

. Mistyped a word? Helpful spelling suggestions get you to the right results fast.

. Words feature both example sentences and measure words for nouns. It's time to move beyond "个"! And best of all it's all connected: tap examples and measure words to open them as full dictionary entries.

. trainchinese is great for students: it includes more than a thousand vocabulary lists covering topics from International Relations to American Football Teams and more. Feel like something's missing? Users often get in touch to ask for lists on the topics they're studying, and we're happy to oblige! You'll also find lists containing HSK-level words (both old and new standards), plus TOCFL lists for students in Taiwan!

. Highlight words with your finger for super-fast access to character animations, related searches and more!

. Whether you're studying the Simplified (mainland China and Singapore) or Traditional (Hong Kong and Taiwan) variants, we've got you covered! Easily switch between them or choose to display both in dictionary results and on flash cards. Even better, you can use the phonetics you're comfortable with - choose from Pinyin with tone marks, Pinyin with tone numbers or even Zhuyin characters (from the BoPoMoFo system used in Taiwan).

. Create flash cards with audio and animation from dictionary entries. Organise them into lists, and share them with friends (or students).

. Our Spaced Repetition system ensures you'll memorize words for good.

. Train your way: each card is available in four different modes to test different aspects of Chinese study. See Chinese, Pinyin or English and get tested on translation, and even compare your handwriting to a stroke-order animation side-by-side, synchronized! Or if you prefer, there's multiple choice training too (for a real challenge, try it in "Dictation" mode!).

. Flash cards are saved on your device and synchronized with trainchinese.com, where you can also train with them and find more great content.

. Add study notes to your flash cards - they're saved and backed up at trainchinese.com.

Don't forget to check out our other apps (tap our company name in the App Store for more info):

- Chinese Writer
- Chinese Audio Trainer
- Pinyin Trainer
- Number Trainer
- Chinese Challenges

Version History This update brings support for the 2026 HSK version 3.0 standard, as well as 700 new vocab lists! There's also a handy new chart to track when flash cards will wake from sleeping, and some bug fixes! 10.7.0 Sep 8 This update includes performance fixes for iOS 26, stops the widget from showing "ni hao" all the time, and removes some unnecessary files to free up space on your device. Thanks for learning with trainchinese! 10.6.5 Jun 29 This update adds support for the Dutch language. Welcome to our Dutch-speaking users in the Netherlands and elsewhere! 10.6.2 May 26 This update adds some great new features! The search bar now shows automatic translations into Chinese when dictionary results alone aren't enough. There's a new "Quick List" feature for creating flash cards from a topic. We've added new vocab lists, videos, and dictionary entries. Thanks for learning with trainchinese! 10.4.1 Feb 2 This update fixes an issue where vocab lists couldn't be shared with other users. Thanks for learning with trainchinese! 10.3.5 11/17/2025 This update fixes compatibility with iPad for features like sharing word details, exporting lists, and creating character sheet PDFs. Thanks for learning with trainchinese! 10.3.3 08/18/2025 This update contains improvements to flash card training, including the ability to "wake up" cards before they're due to be trained again. We've also added more measure words to dictionary entries and improved how "flexible training" works. 10.3.1 07/09/2025 This update adds a new OCR mode which makes it easier to import Chinese text in lines or columns as flash cards in your training set. Thanks for learning with trainchinese! 10.2.0 05/19/2025 This update fixes a rare crash event, and a bug with the "Later" button in training. Thanks for learning with trainchinese! 10.1.1 04/10/2025 In this version we've improved the layout of search results and vocab lists. Thanks for learning with trainchinese! 10.1.0 03/26/2025 This update improves Pinyin searches and adds two new stories, including one about "Ne Zha", a character currently enjoying success at the cinema in China! 10.0.12 03/03/2025 This update fixes an issue with the "Unlearn card" feature, and adds the ability to swipe between character animations. Thanks for using trainchinese! 10.0.11 02/27/2025 This update fixes an issue affecting Chinese handwriting training. Thanks to those who flagged this issue! 10.0.9 02/14/2025 We continue to make improvements based on your helpful feedback! This update adds a setting for character animation speed, and includes some bug fixes. 10.0.8 02/06/2025 Thanks for the continued feedback—we continue to update the app based on your suggestions! This update makes it easier to add cards to the vocab lists you most recently used. 10.0.7 01/28/2025 This update includes a critical bug fix for version 10.0.5 that affected dictionary searches. Thanks for all the feedback so far! 10.0.6 01/19/2025 This update improves the use of fonts in the app, fixes a bug related to flash card training, and includes other suggestions from our users. Thanks for learning with trainchinese! 10.0.5 01/19/2025 This update improves OCR and tweaks some design elements based on your feedback. Thanks for using trainchinese! 10.0.3 01/15/2025 This update fixes an issue where the app could stop responding while searching the dictionary. Thanks for using trainchinese! 10.0.1 01/07/2025 This update addresses years of feedback from our users: cards now sync automatically, there's dark mode support, searches can be restricted to flash cards only, and more! Thanks for using trainchinese. 10.0.0 01/01/2025 This update fixes a crash that could occur on iOS 17. Thanks for learning with trainchinese! 9.67.0 06/16/2024 This update adds the 2021 HSK bands to trainchinese and adds new words and phrases suggested by our users and curated by our content staff. Thanks for using trainchinese! 9.66.0 07/13/2021 This update improves handling of sleeping cards. They're now ordered by and display their remaining sleep time in lists, and notifications appear for each group of cards that awaken, instead of only the first. Thanks for learning with trainchinese. Comments and feedback to cs@trainchinese.com are appreciated as always! 9.65.0 03/30/2021 This update fixes an issue with "re-learn some", and addresses some layout glitches on flash card lists. Thanks for using trainchinese! 9.63.8 03/20/2021 This update adds more sophisticated handling of character radicals in decomposition. Now you'll see different explanations for "阝", for example, dependent on whether it sits on the left or right side of a character. Thanks to all those who sent in this suggested feature—and thanks for learning with trainchinese! 9.63.7 03/15/2021