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Bring your words from any app
Drop your export, a screenshot or a list. We find the format, show you what’s in it, and every word goes on in Review.
or drop it anywhere here · Anki .apkg, Pleco, CSV, JSON, text, screenshots
Where are your words now?
Pick your app to see where its export is. You can also just drop the file above: the format is found for you.
From Anki
- In Anki on a computer, open FileExport…
- Choose Anki Deck Package (.apkg), pick your Chinese deck and tick Include scheduling information
- Drop the .apkg here. A whole collection (.colpkg) works too.
Every word with its Review history, its deck as a collection.
From Pleco
- In Pleco, open FlashcardsImport / ExportExport Cards
- Choose Text File and UTF-8, and all categories or the ones you want.
- Send the file to yourself (AirDrop, email or Files) and drop it here.
Every flashcard with its pinyin, in a Pleco collection.
From Du Chinese
- Signed in on duchinese.net, open your word list: Open your Du Chinese list
- Select all of the page, copy it and paste it here.
- On a phone, Du’s own Export to Anki or Pleco works too: drop that file here.
Every saved word with its next review and the sentence you saved it from.
From HelloChinese
- HelloChinese has no export, so open the list of words you’ve learned in the app.
- Take a screenshot of each screen of words.
- Drop all the screenshots here at once. They’re read on this device and never uploaded.
Every word in your screenshots, read on this device.
From LingQ
- On lingq.com, open your Chinese Vocabulary
- Open More actionsExport Export all emails you the whole list.
- Drop the CSV here. Known words? Choose Know before you bring them in.
Every LingQ with its pinyin, in a LingQ collection.
From Migaku
- Cards in Anki? Export that deck from Anki FileExport…Anki Deck Package
- Or save Migaku’s word list backup (a .json file).
- Drop either here. Known words? Choose Know before you bring them in.
Every Chinese word in your deck or word list.
From Skritter
- On skritter.com, open My WordsToolsExport Words
- Choose All, so the file has every word.
- Drop the .csv here.
Every word with its pinyin, in a Skritter collection.
From Quizlet
- Open your set on quizlet.com, then ⋯Export
- Copy the text it shows.
- Paste it here.
Every term in the set, in a Quizlet collection.
From The Chairman’s Bao
- In The Chairman’s Bao, open Word BankExport as CSV
- Drop the .csv here.
Every Word Bank word with its pinyin.
From A spreadsheet or list
- Google Sheets FileDownloadComma-separated values (.csv)
- Excel or Numbers: save or export it as CSV.
- Drop it here, or paste the column. One word a line is enough.
Every Chinese word, its pinyin checked against ours.
From A photo or screenshot
- Take a photo of a textbook’s word list, or a screenshot of any app’s.
- Drop it here, several at once if you like. Pictures never leave this device.
Every word in the picture, read on this device.
Already studied? Mark what you know
Mark whole HSK levels as words you know, in one press. Review won’t ask them, and every reading shows how much of it you already know.
Now read them in a real story
Is my file uploaded?
It’s read in your browser. Only the words, their pinyin, and from Anki or Du Chinese their review dates and sentences, are sent when you bring them in. Screenshots and photos are read on your device and never leave it.
Do I have to say which app it’s from?
No. Drop or paste whatever you have and the format is found for you: an Anki deck, Du Chinese’s list, a Pleco or Skritter export, a CSV, JSON, plain text, a screenshot. Pick your app below only to see where its export is.
Does my progress carry over?
From Anki, every answer is replayed through Review’s schedule, so each word is due when Anki would have shown it. From Du Chinese, each word keeps its next review. From other apps, words come in to learn, or as known if you choose Know.
What happens to words I already have?
They stay as they are. Bring the same list in again later and only the new words are added.
What about meanings?
Each word gets the meaning that fits it from our own dictionary, its pinyin checked against yours. A word with another reading in your list (行 háng) keeps that reading.
