Chinese Pinyin Subtitles for YouTube: LoopLingua

Pinyin and English on the Chinese subtitles you watch on YouTube. Tap any word to define it, save lines to study in LoopLingua.

Learn Mandarin from the YouTube videos you already watch. LoopLingua adds clean, readable subtitles to YouTube videos that have Chinese captions. It shows the hanzi with tone-marked pinyin above each word, properly segmented so you read real words instead of a wall of characters. Tap any word to see its English meaning instantly, right on the video. How it works: LoopLingua reads the video's own Chinese captions. So the video needs Chinese subtitles available, and you turn them on with the CC button in the YouTube player. Once captions are on, the pinyin overlay appears automatically. When a sentence is worth remembering, save it with one click to a free LoopLingua account. It lands in a "Saved from videos" list, ready to loop, shadow, and turn into listening practice with natural audio. What you get: Pinyin over every Chinese caption line, split into real words instead of character by character Word segmentation and pinyin generated on your device Tap any word for an instant English dictionary definition One-click save of sentences into your LoopLingua account A full English translation under each line when the video has its own English track, free Pro: automatic English translation of every line, even when the video has no English track How to use: Open a YouTube video that has Chinese subtitles. Turn on captions with the CC button in the player. The overlay appears with pinyin over each line. Tap any word to define it, or save a line to study later. Built for Mandarin learners at every level, from HSK beginners decoding their first videos to advanced learners mining native content for new vocabulary. Looking for a Language Reactor alternative built for Chinese? LoopLingua is made for Mandarin, with real word segmentation, tone-marked pinyin, and a Chinese-English dictionary, and it turns the lines you save into shadowing and listening practice. LoopLingua is free to join, and saving and studying use your existing plan. Learn more at looplingua.com