


On iPhone, cards are backed up to iCloud automatically and there’s a robust import/export feature for organizing your collection. Pleco can generate the flashcard definitions from any of the dictionaries you have installed. If you come across a word you don’t know, tap the + button to save it ー no typing needed. Because the flashcard feature is built-in to every other part of Pleco, creating flashcards is seamless and does not get in the way of Pleco’s other features. I love using Pleco for studying Chinese and I have made it my main app for reviewing flashcards. TL DR: Buy the professional bundle, or at least the basic bundle and follow the GIFs below to setup Pleco. I am not getting any kind of compensation from Pleco, I’m just a fan. The price can come with sticker shock, but it is a one-time payment ー no subscription needed! Pleco is actually cheaper than a year of Spotify, Netflix or Dropbox. Most of these features require the paid bundle. Having gotten so much use out of Pleco over the years, I wanted to share some of my favorite features and workflows with the app. While its functionality is extraordinary, it doesn’t do the best job explaining its features to users. It’s not just the most comprehensive dictionary you will find for your phone, it’s also a web browser, PDF viewer, OCR engine, and text-to-speech engine, not to mention a flashcard tool. Pleco is the super-app for learning Chinese. That’s 11 hours, 16 minutes on WeChat and 9 hours, 44 minutes on Pleco. Some days, I spend more time on it than WeChat. ☰ Menu How to Use Pleco to Really Learn Chinese Mar 11, 2019Īs a Chinese-language learner living in China, Pleco is the most important app on my phone.
