Hover on Chinese text to get word pinyin, definition and more! Minimal disruption to page viewing.

Latest Version

Version
1.2
Update
June 3, 2024
Size
4.43MiB
Developer
www.typingchinese.com
Category
Users
550
Rating
4.33333 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
*://*/*
ContextMenus
ActiveTab
Storage
ClipboardWrite
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HoverWord - Chinese to English Extension

This utility let you just mouse over a Chinese character on web page, then the meaning and pinyin will show up in a popup window.

Extended reading is essential in learning Chinese.

Minimized disruption to normal page-viewing.

User may opt to use SHIFT key to control the popping up of the info window.

Two small buttons will also appear to enable users to hear word sound and sample word usages.
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Source Manifest.json

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