This is a mobile version of the MDBG Chinese-English dictionary optimzed for small screen devices such as PDA's and smartphones. It also minizes the bandwidth usage to the increase page load speed and reduce carrier fees (in the case of GPRS / UMTS usage).
Just one input field to search dictionary entries by Chinese characters, Mandarin pinyin or English definition. Every word you enter is a search term.
Pinyin words should be entered without spaces, either with or without tone numbers: ni3hao3 or nihao. The character ü can be entered as v instead.
Example queries: hello, nihao, ni3hao3, 你好, rest*, zei*, *zei*, *茶, 英*公司, chinese *文, "to rest", bill -gates
The following syntax can be used to further specify your query:
chin* will match any word starting with 'chin', such as 'China' or 'Chinese'.
*文 will match any word ending with '文', such as '中文' or '英文'.
b*g will match any word starting with 'b' and ending with 'g', such as 'big' or 'boring'.
*中国* will match any word containing '中国', such as '传统中国医药' or '中国人民'.
"to work" will only match entries where 'to' and 'work' directly follow eachother
bill -gates will only match entries matching 'bill' but without 'gates'.
p:you will only match entries with Mandarin pinyin containing the syllable 'you'
All of the features mentioned above can be combined, making it even more powerful.
'-', 'c:', 'p:' and 'e:' only influence the search term immediately after these prefixes. When used with groups, they influence the whole group they prefix.
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