Overview
Read Chinese anywhere. Understand what it actually means.
Longyan (龙眼) is a passive Chinese reading assistant for learners who want to understand what a text actually means, not just what a dictionary says. How it works: Highlight any Chinese text on any webpage. Longyan instantly surfaces: Word-by-word pinyin with per-syllable tone coloring Contextual English translations Semantic gap explanations- flagging when the English loses cultural weight, register, or implied meaning that exists in the Chinese Why it's different: Most translation tools give you the 80% match. Longyan exists for the other 20%: the cultural context, the weight of a word, the nuance that doesn't survive a dictionary lookup. Features: Highlight-to-translate on any page, any Chinese text Tone coloring (tones 1–4 + neutral, color-coded per syllable) In-page highlights cached for session review CSV export of your session vocabulary Powered by the Anthropic Claude API (bring your own key) Built for: heritage learners, intermediate-to-advanced students, researchers, and anyone reading Chinese content who wants depth over speed.
Details
- Version1.0
- UpdatedMay 15, 2026
- Size72.84KiB
- LanguagesEnglish (United States)
- Developer
Email
matthewrchu@gmail.com - Non-traderThis developer has not identified itself as a trader. For consumers in the European Union, please note that consumer rights do not apply to contracts between you and this developer.
Privacy
Longyan has disclosed the following information regarding the collection and usage of your data. More detailed information can be found in the developer's privacy policy.
Longyan handles the following:
This developer declares that your data is
- Not being sold to third parties, outside of the approved use cases
- Not being used or transferred for purposes that are unrelated to the item's core functionality
- Not being used or transferred to determine creditworthiness or for lending purposes
