Youdao

Look up words, translate text or photos, and take online courses through Youdao, NetEase's education platform and China's leading dictionary and translation app. About Youdao: Youdao (网易有道, NYSE: DAO) is a Chinese intelligent-learning company founded in 2006 as a subsidiary of NetEase, one of China's largest internet companies. It started as Youdao Dictionary, now used by more than 500 million people and widely regarded as China's leading dictionary and translation app, and later expanded into online courses, exam-prep content, and AI-powered learning hardware like its Dictionary Pen translation devices. Youdao's language-learning and dictionary tools weathered China's 2021 crackdown on after-school K-12 tutoring better than many pure tutoring platforms, since core products serve adult learners and general reference use rather than school-curriculum tutoring. Key Features: Multilingual Dictionary and Translation: Look up words and translate text between Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, French and other languages, with offline support for common language pairs. Camera Translation: Point your camera at text — a menu, sign, or document — to get an instant translation without typing. Exam-Prep and Language Courses: Structured courses for English proficiency tests (CET-4/6, IELTS, TOEFL, GRE, GMAT) and general language learning. AI Learning Devices: Hardware like the Youdao Dictionary Pen pairs with the app for tap-to-translate and interactive reading support. How to Get Started: Download the Youdao Dictionary app (or Youdao Translate for dedicated translation features). Search for a word, phrase, or use the camera translation feature to look up unfamiliar text. Browse Youdao Classroom or the course platform for structured lessons if you want a full course rather than quick lookups. Save vocabulary to your personal word list for later review. Important Notice: Youdao's dictionary and translation tools are free and widely used by both Chinese and foreign learners, but most of its paid course content is aimed at Chinese speakers learning English or other exam subjects — non-Chinese speakers looking for structured Chinese-language courses may find the course catalogue less tailored to their needs than the dictionary and translation tools are.