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AI · August 3, 2021

Chinese with Laowai

Chinese dictionary and training tool with AI

Chinese with Laowai launched on August 3, 2021 with 73 votes, #1,022 of 2,953 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

What it does

Study translation, tones, stroke order. Use camera to scan texts, get pinyin, translation. AllSet Chinese Grammar. Search by character, pinyin, or translation. AI word suggestion for lists and study. Word lists from the popular textbooks, HSK exams, topics.

Download Laowai Chinese Dictionary by Dmytro Polianskyi on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Laowai Chinese…

Improved stability when importing shared lists and reading text with emoji. Added product analytics controls in Settings. Laowai 5.3 brings HSK courses and word practice closer together. • Follow HSK 3.0 courses for levels 1–4. • Review difficult activities from across your course. • Continue your course or your word lists from a clearer, more colorful Learn screen. • Explore grammar patterns with explanations, examples and spaced review. • Read Chinese with pinyin above individual words. • Reach Live Activity and widget controls more easily. Also includes improvements to scrolling, large text, dark mode and French study controls. Meet Laowai 5.2 — a major upgrade built around real Chinese…from apps.apple.com

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