What is the nciku bada dictionary?

bada is a smartphone operating system from Samsung, one of the world's largest mobile phone manufacturers. The nciku bada dictionary is one of the first Chinese-English dictionaries available for this platform, and works in exactly the same way as our iPhone dictionary, letting you use the nciku dictionary content offline without needing an internet connection

How can I find a word in the nciku bada Dictionary?

There are four ways to find a word in the nciku bada Dictionary:

1. "Word" search mode: enter English or Chinese text, then choose from a list of words starting with those letters or characters.
2. "Meaning" search mode: enter an English or Chinese word, and choose from a list of words with this meaning.
3. "Pinyin" search mode: enter pinyin (with tone marks, tone numbers or no tones at all), then choose from a list of words whose pinyin starts with your search term
4. Component Characters, Words With and Collocations: a list of words using that character (for Chinese characters), characters in the word (for multi-character Chinese words) or phrases using that word (for English words) are shown at the bottom of each entry's detail page. Tap on the word to see more details.

How many words does the nciku bada Dictionary contain?

The dictionary includes 76,000 Chinese words, with 96,000 English definitions (some words have more than one meaning). It also includes 77,000 English words and phrases, with 142,000 Chinese definitions plus 35,000 matching English meanings to show which translation corresponds to which meaning of a word. We also have 95,000 bilingual examples to help you understand how to use the words in the dictionary.

We show full pinyin for all of our Chinese content,so you'll always know how to say the word even if you don't know all the characters