Chinese Tools

Name: Chinese Tools
Rating: 3.24 (21 reviews)
Author: Purple Culture

Useful Chinese learning tools, can be used to convert text into Pinyin/Zhuyin, Trad./Simp. version, or generate vocabulary list

As of May 2026, Chinese Tools has 9,000 users and a 3.24/5 rating from 21 reviews in the Education category.

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1.7

Manifest V3

History

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Tracking since Apr 25, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 25, 2026	9.0K	3.35	20	1.7
May 22, 2026	8.0K	3.35	20	1.7
Now	9.0K	3.24	21	1.7

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About

Useful Chinese learning tools are available in this extension, allowing you to convert selected Chinese text into Pinyin/Zhuyin, Traditional/Simplified versions, or English. Additionally, you can generate a vocabulary list.

Tools provided in this extension includes:
- Chinese to Pinyin/Zhuyin conversion
- Traditional/Simplified Chinese conversion
- Vocabulary list generator
- Dictionary lookup
- Translate to English
- Chinese text to speech

How to use:
Select some Chinese text, right click, move to Chinese Tools, and select tool you want to use.

Features:
Chinese to Pinyin/Zhuyin conversion
1. Context-based Pinyin Correction: The tool will analyze the context of each character and suggest the correct Pinyin. Example: "行长认为方案是可行的" will be converted into "háng zhăng rèn wéi fāng àn shì kĕ xíng de," considering the different Pinyin results for the character "行" based on the context.
2. Support both Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese;
3. Translation result can be in Pinyin or Zhuyin (Bopomofo) or pinyin tone mark only;
4. Provide pronunciation for each character/word and paragraph;
5. Support export as EPUB, Mobi, PDF, Word document;
6. Built-in function to generate vocabulary list;
7. Support translating from Chinese to more than 30 languages;
8. Displays the boundaries of Chinese words, making it easier to read and understand the text;

Traditional/Simplified Chinese conversion
1. Context based conversion. For example. 皇后发现后天是一个好日子 will be converted into 皇后發現後天是一個好日子, you can find based on the context, character 后 is get different treatments.
2. Terminologies conversion supported. For example, 软件 (ruanjian) in Simplified Chinese will be converted to 軟體 (ruanti) in Traditional Chinese.

Dictionary lookup
1. Allow search by Simplified Chinese / Traditional Chinese / English word / Pinyin
Chinese handwriting recognizer. Enter Chinese characters just by drawing them with your mouse/finger.
2. Provide Pinyin table, which lists all Pinyin combination used in standard Mandarin
3. Print and export details to Word document
4. Generate handwriting practice sheet