MDBG Chinese Dictionary
8.0#1 in online dictionaries$15.95 one-timeFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
VisitMDBG Chinese Dictionary vs Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries
Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries
8.0#2 in online dictionariesFrom $9.99 a yearFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
VisitWhat both publish
| Fact | MDBG Chinese Dictionary | Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|
| Licence | CC-CEDICT data is licensed Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0, allowing commercial use with attribution and share-alike changes. | The site and word-list PDFs are marked © Oxford University Press, indicating copyrighted proprietary content rather than an open-source licence. |
MDBG Chinese Dictionary plans
- MDBG Chinese-English Dictionary for macOS trialFree
- Chinese Reader Preview EditionFree
- Online dictionaryFree
- Chinese Reader Free EditionFree
- MDBG free online dictionaryFree
- MDBG macOS trialFree
Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries plans
- Free siteFree
- Free 3-day trialFree
- Free online accessFree
- One-month access to OALD10 app$3.99 a month
- One-year access to OALD10 app$9.99 a year
- Four-years access to OALD10$29.99, paid once
Pick MDBG Chinese Dictionary if…
MDBG suits Chinese learners who want dictionary lookup alongside reading and practice tools. Its offline macOS dictionary and Windows Chinese Reader may suit people who need desktop lookup or text scanning.
Pick Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries if…
It suits advanced-level learners of British or American English, as well as learners seeking grammar practice or academic vocabulary references. Developers can use the API and its sandbox for dictionary data access.