Syng | 词应

A free, open-source, cross-platform, Chinese-to-English dictionary.

Syng Screenshot

Don’t just learn Chinese, master it.

Features

Search

Search in English, Chinese (traditional and simplified characters), and even in pinyin. Inspect the component characters that make up a word and even save searches to vocab lists.

 

Cross Platform

No matter your operating system, Syng will run on your computer. Syng works on macOS, Windows, and Linux, all without connecting to the internet.

Bookmarks

Save words to bookmarks and custom vocab lists, share vocab lists with classmates, and save notes.

 

Free

Syng is free to use and free to modify, now and forever. If you want to donate, you can here. You can also contribute to the project here.

Study

Study your vocab lists with Syng's automatically generated flashcards. Make sure you are learning on track with Syng's quiz feature.

 

Extras

Syng includes a set of handy tools to turn characters into pinyin, turn tone numbers into tone marks, and convert between simplified and traditional characters.

Download

Linux

You can install Syng on Linux using the prebuilt package from the links above, or you can install Syng from the command line with the following commands.

Linux 64-bit

wget -O- https://bit.ly/2IeuwBb | bash

Linux 32-bit

wget -O- https://bit.ly/2KiED8x | bash