p8nda Chinese Dictionary
Learn offline with flashcards
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Look up any Chinese word offline, point your camera at signs and menus to read them, and remember new words with flashcards.
p8nda is an offline Chinese-English dictionary and AI study tool for learning Mandarin. Look up any word, point your camera at Chinese to read it, and see how words are really used.
DICTIONARY
- 67,000+ words and phrases, fully offline. No connection needed to search.
- Search by Chinese, pinyin, or English, or draw a character to look it up.
- Simplified and traditional characters, pinyin with tone marks, clear English meanings.
- Natural-sounding audio for words and full example sentences.
- Measure words, examples, and usage tips on every entry.
- Tap any character to see its components, radical, and meaning.
- Animated stroke order to learn how to write.
SCAN
- Point your camera at Chinese, or pick a photo or screenshot, and tap any word to look it up.
- AI translates every line.
- Photograph a menu to see each dish with its price and photo.
BROWSE
- HSK 1 to 7-9 (HSK 3.0), with a word count for each level.
- Frequency ranking so you learn the most common words first.
- 214 Kangxi radicals with character lists.
- Chinese idioms (chengyu) with literal and figurative meanings.
TOPICS
- Browse dishes, ingredients and famous people, with photos and what each one is.
AI TRANSLATION
- Translate English or Chinese into natural, idiomatic phrasing.
- Up to 2,000 characters at a time, with the result appearing as it is written.
- Word-by-word breakdown with pinyin and meaning.
- Alternative ways to say the same thing.
- Grammar and usage notes that explain the why.
- Marks mistakes in your Chinese and shows the fix.
FLASHCARDS
- Turn any word into a flashcard and review with spaced repetition.
- Track your accuracy and progress.
- Word and sentence audio on every card.
SYNC
- Free account syncs your decks, history, and settings across devices.
- Sign in with email, Google, or Apple.
Dictionary lookups work fully offline. AI translation and Scan need a connection.
Ratings & Reviews
What's new in v0.7.0:
• Point your camera at Chinese, or pick a photo or screenshot, and tap any word to look it up, with AI translating each line
• Photograph a menu to see every dish with its price and photo, and show the staff what you want to order
• Look up a character by drawing it
• Translate takes up to 2,000 characters, shows the result as it arrives, and marks mistakes in your Chinese with the fix
• Browse 632 dishes, 654 ingredients and over 1,000 famous people with photos and what each one is, from Topics on the Dictionary home
• A light theme, which follows your phone unless you pick Light or Dark in Settings
• About 6,300 new words
• Words can be read by p8nda's voice or your phone's own, at the speed you choose
• Words tapped inside a word popup open on top of it, and Back returns to the word you started on
• In mainland China, the app connects through Hong Kong when that is faster
• Translations no longer stall or fail on a weak connection, and audio no longer stops after a long study session
The developer, Volverix sp. z o.o., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Search History
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- User Content
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Volverix sp. z o.o.
- Size
- 191.7 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.1 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
9+
- 9+
- Infrequent
Profanity or Crude Humor
- Copyright
- © 2026 Volverix sp. z o.o.
