Welcome -- what you will find on this site

This is the home page to Pablo and Pingrid.

• Pablo, a free dictionary for Windows. Probably the best for beginners.
  current version of Pablo: 2.18b

         Pablo supports the following languages:
         Chinese - English (CC-CEDICT dictionary)
         chinois - français (dictionnaire CC-CFDICT)
         Chinesisch - Deutsch (HanDedict)
         kínai - magyar (CHDICT)

• Pingrid, a clever and effective game to train your Chinese vocabulary.
  current version of Pingrid: 3.7e

• Tips on how to install Chinese speech synthesis in Windows.

Pablo gets an update

Good news for Pablo users, the program gets an upgrade. Version 2.15 contains various improvements and 2 main features.

Upgrade in handwriting recognition

I have worked to improve the recognition. It is especially noticeable if you write in a cursive form, that is, by linking together some of the strokes, as often happens in natural handwriting.

Improved definition area
When displaying info for a single character, the definition character now shows the alternate pinyins of the same character, as well as the most frequent words using the character. In addition, Chinese characters in the definition area now work as hyperlinks: clicking on them searches for the word directly.

Learning Chinese -- PABLO, my personal Chinese dictionary

Introducing Pablo A treat for Chinese learning beginners: a compact, nifty, featured-packed and free Chinese-English dictionary for Windows. Pablo is probably the best Chinese-English dictionary alternative for beginners.

Unrivaled search features

• English, Chinese and pinyin
• Find a character from its radical
• (exclusive!) Find a character from its various elements
• Simplified and traditional characters
• Quick navigation (no java, no long downloads!)

All graphical interface

• Handwritten character recognition
• The best collection of character animations (4,700+ characters!)
• Navigate through search results with one click

Based on the acclaimed CEDICT Chinese-English database, over 110,000 entries. Pablo also supports German, French and Hungarian dictionaries.

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1 download	Get the installer from the Download box in the left part of this page. This is a self-extracting file that installs or updates Pablo automatically.
2 support	Pablo is a one-man effort. Please donate to support developments and updates. You can try out Pablo for free, but if you like it and continue using it, it is only fair to contribute a small amount, don't you think? Suggested amount is $15, any amount is welcome-- feedback from users is a treat!
3 make it speak	To install a Chinese voice on your computer, follow the step-by-step instructions here.
4 try Pingrid	Be sure to check out Pingrid, a fun and effective game to train your Chinese vocabulary.

For tips and support, visit the online forum at: http://pablopingrid.freeforums.net

Pablo spricht Deutsch - Pablo parle français !

Open Pablo's options and select your language. Pablo supports the following four great language databases:

English CEDICT
German HanDeDict
Français CC-CFDICT
Hungarian CHDICT

Introducing Pablo and Pingrid's support forum

Hello Pablo and Pingrid users

Your feedback is important to make Pablo and Pingrid always better. In order to give more space for your comments and make reading them easier, I am pleased to introduce the support forum.

Check it out at:
http://pablopingrid.freeforums.net

A special category is dedicated to receiving your suggestions for future evolutions of Pablo and Pingrid.
 
Thanks for your loyalty.