The Interaction Bar
The Interaction Bar is your control panel for customizing how you read and study Chinese text. It's a powerful tool found on most content pages (like Articles, Lessons, and Sentence Lists) that lets you switch between different viewing modes to suit your learning style.
How to Find the Interaction Bar
The Interaction Bar is typically located directly below the main Item Header when you are viewing a piece of content.
The Buttons Explained
Here’s a breakdown of what each button on the bar does.
Interaction Mode
This is the most powerful button. It toggles between a "Reading Mode" and a "Study Mode."
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When ON (Study Mode): Every word in the text becomes clickable. Clicking a word opens a detailed pop-up panel showing its definition, Pinyin, and HSK level. From this panel, you can also Bookmark the word, Mark it as Learned, or Show Examples. This mode is perfect for deep, focused study.
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When OFF (Reading Mode): The text is not clickable. This allows you to read for flow and test your overall comprehension without assistance. Clicking on a sentence will simply highlight it and its corresponding translation.
Pinyin
This button is a global toggle that instantly shows or hides the Pinyin for every character in the current view.
While helpful for beginners, we recommend keeping the global Pinyin off when you can. Try to rely on your memory first, and use the clickable words in Interaction Mode to check the Pinyin for specific words when you get stuck. This is a more effective way to build character recognition.
Translations
This button toggles the visibility of all English translations on the page at once. It's a quick way to reveal or hide the answers if you're testing yourself.
Split Text
This special button is available for certain content types (like Articles) on larger screens (tablets and desktops). It completely rearranges the page into a two-column, bilingual reading format.
This mode is perfect for an immersive, side-by-side reading experience, similar to a bilingual book.