Zhongwen: The Popular Chinese Learning Tool version history - 18 versions
Zhongwen: The Popular Chinese Learning Tool by Christian Schiller
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Latest version
Version 5.15
Released Dec 30, 2023 - 5.17 MBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later- Updated built-in CC-CEDICT dictionary
- Updated Chinese Grammar Wiki keywords
- Updated Chinese Vocabulary Wiki keywords
- Fixed link to Naver Dictionary (formerly LINE Dictionary)Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
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Version 5.14.1
Released Jan 22, 2023 - 5.12 MBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 to 68.*- Update built-in CEDICT
- Update Chinese Grammar Wiki keywords
- Update Chinese Vocabulary Wiki keywords
- Use diamond separator between different meanings
- Fix links to external dictionariesSource code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 5.13.0
Released Jul 31, 2022 - 5.1 MBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 to 68.*- Added links to the new Chinese Vocabulary Wiki
- Updated the built-in CC-CEDICT dictionary
- Updated the keyword links to the Chinese Grammar WikiSource code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 5.12.0
Released Mar 12, 2022 - 5.07 MBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 to 68.*- Updated built-in CC-CEDICT dictionary.
- Updated Chinese Grammar Wiki keywords.
- Show the Reverso external dictionary instead of JuKuu when pressing Alt + 6.Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 5.11.0
Released May 2, 2021 - 5.03 MBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 to 68.*- Updated built-in CC-CEDICT dictionary.
- Improved tab handling for external dictionaries.Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 5.10.0
Released Dec 30, 2020 - 4.98 MBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 to 68.*- Updated the built-in CC-CEDICT dictionary
- Fixed a problem with the context menus not working properlySource code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 5.9.0
Released Mar 8, 2020 - 4.94 MBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 to 68.*- Added Forvo shortcut (Alt + 2)
- Updated the built-in CC-CEDICT dictionary
- Updated links to the Chinese Grammar WikiSource code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 5.8.0
Released Dec 1, 2019 - 4.91 MBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 to 68.*- Improved word list. You can now export Zhuyin, if enabled.
- Updated the built-in CC-CEDICT dictionary
- Updated links to the Chinese Grammar WikiSource code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 5.7.1
Released Oct 20, 2019 - 4.9 MBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later, android 48.0 to 68.*- Firefox for Android: The extension can now be toggled on and off.Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 5.7.0
Released Oct 3, 2019 - 4.9 MBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later- A keyboard shortcut can now be defined for easily enabling/disabling the add-on. Just go to the Manage Extension Shortcuts page in Firefox to set it up.
- The CC-CEDICT dictionary was updated to the latest version.Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 5.6.0
Released Oct 1, 2019 - 4.9 MBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later- Workaround for Google Docs problem (issue #23)
- You can now add notes in the built-in word list, like example sentences, etc., which can then be exported to Anki or some other tool.
- Updated built-in CEDICT dictionarySource code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 5.5.0
Released Jul 7, 2019 - 4.87 MBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later- Improved options page: changed options are effective immediately without requiring a reload.
- Improved help page
- Updated CEDICT dictionarySource code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 5.4.3.1
Released Jun 9, 2019 - 4.87 MBWorks with firefox 48.0 and later- Updated the Chinese-English dictionary (CC-CEDICT) to the latest version
- Updated the links to the Chinese Grammar WikiSource code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 5.4.2
Released Apr 14, 2019 - 4.86 MBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterUpdated to the latest version of the CC-CEDICT Chinese-English dictionary.Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 5.4.1
Released Mar 10, 2019 - 4.76 MBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterUpdated Zhongwen to use the latest version of the CC-CEDICT dictionary.Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 5.4.0
Released Mar 5, 2019 - 4.76 MBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterNow there's a new option on the options page which allows you to choose which entries to save to the internal word list. You can either save all matching entries or just the first, and most relevant, one.Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 5.3.1
Released Mar 3, 2019 - 4.76 MBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterThe word list will now only use a single browser tab, even if it is opened several times via the "Alt + w" keyboard shortcut or the corresponding context menu item.Source code released under GNU General Public License v2.0
Version 5.3.0
Released Mar 2, 2019 - 4.76 MBWorks with firefox 48.0 and laterSource code released under GNU General Public License v2.0