For app developers

Here are some notes and suggestions for developers building apps that utilize CC-CEDICT

Substitute or link to references when possible

Many CC-CEDICT entries contain references to other Chinese words, some of which are also in CC-CEDICT. References that also exist in CC-CEDICT should be displayed with the referencing entry for ease of use for the user.

For example, if a user was looking up 麟 in your application, they may see

麟 麟 [[lin2]] /see 麒麟[qi2lin2]/

which means they must make an additional search for 麒麟, at which point they would see the actual definition

麒麟 麒麟 [[qi2lin2]] /(Chinese mythology) qilin/(old) giraffe/

We recommend displaying all referenced entries alongside the the referencing entry, or in some cases, outright substituting the referenced definition in.

See References for more information