DianHua Dictionary User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience85.6% of reviews
Neutral7.2% of reviews
Negative experience7.2% of reviews

~ Based on 153 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is DianHua Dictionary Safe?

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Is DianHua Dictionary Legit?

DianHua Dictionary appears legitimate, with a few gaps. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for DianHua Dictionary is 73/100.

Based on 73 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Never go away

Been using since came out as well. Just me and you Scott. Ima wa? Is the comparable Japanese version and I’d be devastated if either went away.

The best!

Okay, the only. But still the one I have been using since it went online! There is nothing like it anywhere, and it's free! My only fear is that it will go away soon as there appears to be only two of us using it.

Stopped working on my phone

Love this app! No longer opens upon (or shortly after) installing iOS 14. Please fix!

Not updating

DianHua audio doesn’t work. Please update

Awesome app!

This app has taken my learning of Chinese to a whole new level. I have been using it in conjunction with Google Translate for a free audio workaround, but I have been so happy with the free Dian Hua app I just gladly paid for the full audio version. Thank you for making and supporting such a fantastic tool!
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Fast, simple, and now modern!

This is my go to Chinese dictionary and has been for years. Search is always good no matter which input, and references are clear. Offline functionality is key, means it works while traveling.

New update gives it iOS 7 and 8 compatibility plus support for both iPhone 5 and 6 screen sizes. Very glad to see it updated, was starting to think I'd need another app, but didn't want to switch, too used to DianHua. Thanks for the hard work!
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Writing characters

I have been using Dian Hua for several years, and I find it very useful, especially during trips to China. Lately I am having difficulties in practicing writing over the characters outline. The frame slides or the stroke doesn't appear over the hanzi. Am I doing something wrong?

Excellent App

Brilliant app that helps me learn Chinese characters, the pinyin & the correct strokes for the characters!

Excellent dictionary

This dictionary has been a real help to my studies. I've been using it to help my Chinese reading since I got my iPhone. With multiple look up its great for English to Chinese and Chinese to English it is very easy to use. In Beijing I used it to decipher museum signs in Chinese and even to get my husband antibiotics at the pharmacy. I can't recommend this highly enough.
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Great

Great app! Helps me find Chinese characters.

Good dictionary with annoying pop up

I use this dictionary almost as much as Pleco. I just wish that it didn't ask you to log in EVERY time you open the app and the follow up, every time, with another pop up reminding you that you are not logged in yet. You'd think after telling me this about 500 time I would remember I still wasn't logged in...
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Broken w/this update

Now usable with update. Automatically switches on background syncing and then freezes. Don't download until this paralyzing bug is fixed

Great for study and reading

I've used this app since 2009. It's great for reading and studying.

Invaluable

Invaluable app!!!

Crashes

Fix the update. It crashes the second I open the app.
Plus I don't want to make an account with this app.

Not Functional After Update

Same as the others, the app is broken upon updating to the latest version. It looks like the dev has submitted a bug fix so wait until that is released.

Latest version

I rely on this excellent app daily, however the latest version crashes constantly on start up, and when it does rarely run, searches hang and reveal nothing. Please fix! iPhone 4S, latest iOS.

Crashes

Ever since the update, the app has constantly been crashing on me whenever I open it.

Used to be great

Unfortunately, latest version crashes all the time. Completely unusable now - crashes on startup and also on word search. Shame :(

Upgrade has bugs!

The upgrade has issues I cannot search any words on the new system please fixed now!