This release focuses on enhanced sentence support and translation features.

  • History now displays sentences in an improved format with hanzi and phonetic on separate lines. Sentences are marked with a vertical line in the left margin.

The Mandarin app (Hanping Chinese Dictionary) now includes auto-generated sentence translations:

  • When you type an English sentence into the search box (at least 4 words), instead of showing “no English matches”, you’ll see an auto-generated Chinese translation (using on-device Google Translate) along with pinyin and sentence decomposition.

Note: Hanping also translates the generated Chinese text back to English to help confirm translation accuracy.

  • When you type a Chinese sentence into the search box (at least 4 characters), instead of showing “unknown meaning”, you’ll see an auto-generated English translation (using on-device Google Translate) along with sentence decomposition.

When viewing a sentence in the details screen, tap the “auto-generated” translation to open it in the Notes dialog:

The translation will then appear like any other note:

Important notes about this feature:

  • On-device translation engines have inherent limitations, so these translations are optimized for quick comprehension rather than professional-level accuracy.
  • For higher accuracy, use the external online translators (DeepL, Google, Microsoft). These can be accessed via the Translate icon, and you can set your preferred translator in the Chinese Settings.
  • These translations are most reliable when the input is grammatically correct. Entering random Chinese characters may produce grammatically correct English output, but that doesn’t mean the original Chinese is a valid translation of that English.
  • Auto-generated translations are not available in the Cantonese app due to limited on-device translation support for Cantonese.

Additional improvements:

  • Added DeepL as an external translator option
  • Fixed issues with launching Hanping from other apps and via supported links
  • Various bug fixes

Get Hanping Chinese Dictionary on Google Play Store and Apple App Store

Get Hanping Cantonese Dictionary on Google Play Store and Apple App Store

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