Mouseover Chinese dictionary with Pinyin and English definitions (offline)
Users
290
+56 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
+5.00 in 30 days
Ratings
2
+2 in 30 days
Store rank
#54K
#46K among extensions
Version
0.1.11
updated 22 May 2026
Users
monthly, 7 months
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:290 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 7 months
Latest, 15 Oct 2026:2 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About MandarinSpot Pop-up Annotations
MandarinSpot Pop-up Annotations
Mouse over any Chinese text on any webpage to instantly see Pinyin romanization and English definitions. No internet required, the entire dictionary is bundled offline with the extension.
Features:
- Instant lookups — Hover over any Chinese character or word to see its definition immediately
- Smart segmentation — Recognizes multi-character words for accurate results
- Pinyin + definitions — Clear romanized pronunciation and multiple English translations per entry
- Works everywhere — Active on all websites; just mouse over Chinese text
- Fully offline — No network requests; loads the pre-compiled CEDICT dictionary locally
- Auto light/dark theme — Popup adapts to the background brightness of the text you're reading
How it works:
Simply move your cursor over any Chinese text. The extension will detect word boundaries, look up the term in its offline dictionary, and display a popup with Pinyin pronunciation and English definitions. Works on any webpage, even while offline.
Dictionary:
Powered by the CC-BY-SA licensed CEDICT dictionary, pre-compiled for fast lookups with intelligent word segmentation.