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Android Apps > Books & Reference > Pinyiner
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Pinyiner

7.1
Astratech
4.75
251 reviews
10,000+
Downloads
Free

Read Chinese with ease!

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AppBrain's verdict

EstablishedLoved by users
Rating on Google Play
4.75
251 ratings
Installs
47 thousand
Last updated
October 28, 2018
Ads
Contains ads
Size
19.9 MB

Pinyiner has 47 thousand installs. Users love it: 4.8 stars from 251 ratings.

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User feedback

Ratings and reviews on Google Play

Comments on Pinyiner for Android

★★★★★ A Google User · Aug 7, 2014
Great for learning Chinese Straightforward app that let's use annotate any Chinese text with pinyin and optionally check the translation of any word. Very useful for Chinese learning.
★★★★☆ ДЖереми Сенько · Oct 1, 2016
Boohoo I know it's not in the name, but additional support for boohoo would be great! :)
★★★★★ Deborah Foster · Jan 7, 2016
Does what it says it will do I use it and it works. Well done! This app makes reading Chinese so much easier.
★★★★★ Tingo78 · Sep 12, 2025
One of the most useful apps, just cut and paste the Chinese texts, and you'll get the Pinyin, so I can both read and understand what my colleagues are texting to me. The app may look plain, but it is functional and so easy to use that I use it almost every day!
★☆☆☆☆ Bebo Ghattas · Jan 29, 2016
Not for a beginner It could be useful if you are advanced in Mandarin not as a beginner
★★☆☆☆ Leo Lawindo · Mar 14, 2017
There are many homonym errors. For example 撒 (Sā or Sǎ)
★☆☆☆☆ Alex · Apr 27, 2025
I want this! Unfortunately I'm not going to pay for it because it crashes easily in basic version, and I don't know if premium version has that and possibly many more bugs. Hasn't been updated since 2023. If you choose traditional, pleco colors and write "now" in mandarin in both simplified and traditional then it crashes. I didn't look into it further which parts are enough to cause the crash. I saw many missing characters as well. Seems best to not mix Original with colors. No black theme. Ads.

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Store listing

By Astratech, from Google Play
Description by Astratech Written by the developer, not by AppBrain. Click to read.
Reading Chinese is extremely important, if you live in a Chinese speaking country, plus it's the best way to learn the language. But reading raw characters has always been difficult. Pinyiner makes it easy. It breaks the characters into words, shows Pinyin above and displays the English meaning if you click on a word. Just copy&paste some text, "Share" it from another app or open a file.
Perfect for reading messages from your friends, Chinese texts on the Web and even whole books. You can also use it as a Simplified/Traditional converter.
Check out the ad-free paid version!

Note: on Android Oreo the Clipboard monitoring might not always work because of the "Battery optimization". In this case, go to Settings -> Apps & Notifications -> Advanced-> Special app access -> Battery optimization -> Select "All apps" at the top -> find Pinyiner, click on it and select "Don't optimize" -> Done.

FEATURES
+ Works fully offline and very fast
+ Clipboard monitoring: any copied text containing Chinese characters is automatically annotated in the notification area
+ Paste the text or use "Share" from another app to annotate with Pinyin
+ Edit the original text
+ Convert between Simplified and Traditional characters
+ Open and annotate text files, even large books (UTF-8 encoded)
+ Save text and its Pinyin into a file. If saving both, you can read the resulting TSV file with e.g. MS Excel (Data->From text->Delimited->Tab)
+ Mark interesting words and export them to Pleco / Anki / AnkiDroid Flashcards for effective learning
+ Add bookmarks to the text
+ Integrates with other dictionaries: GoldenDict, ColorDict, Pleco, Hanping, etc
+ Rearrange how the characters are grouped into words
+ Zoom in/out, configure the color, pinyin style
+ One great short story is included (to realize that reading Chinese is actually easy and fun!)

Recent changes:
Copy Pinyin button in notifications

Safety and technology

Found in the app by AppBrain
Ads
Contains ads
Price
Free
Libraries
32
App size
19.9 MB
Needs Android
10+
Content rating
Everyone

Technologies used by Pinyiner

7 permissions · 32 libraries
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Releases

Updates seen on Google Play
Version
7.1
Launched
March 2014
  • Oct 28, 2018UpdateVersion 7.1
  • May 15, 2018UpdateVersion 6.3
  • Oct 28, 2017UpdateVersion 6.1
  • Nov 13, 2016Installs10,000+ installs
  • Sep 3, 2016Installs5,000+ installs
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Installs

Tracked by AppBrain
Last 30 days
60
Play install range
10+ thousand
Launched
March 2014

Installs over time

Pinyiner has been installed 47 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it has been installed 60 times.

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About the app and developer

About Pinyiner

Pinyiner is a books & reference app developed by Astratech.

How many times has Pinyiner been downloaded?

Pinyiner has been downloaded 47 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 60 times.

What is the rating of Pinyiner?

Pinyiner is rated 4.75 out of 5 stars, based on 250 ratings.

Is Pinyiner free?

Pinyiner is free. The APK size is 19.85 MB. The latest APK version available is 7.1. The last update was on October 28, 2018.

What are the requirements for Pinyiner?

Pinyiner requires Android 10+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The APK has been available on Google Play since March 2014.

Pinyiner is made and published by Astratech. AppBrain is an independent app data site and isn't affiliated with Astratech. The app name, icon, screenshots and description belong to Astratech and are shown as published on Google Play.

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