# ChestnutHeng/Wudao-dict

有道词典的命令行版本，支持英汉互查和在线查询。

Repository: https://github.com/ChestnutHeng/Wudao-dict
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wudao-dict
Language: Python
License Family: other
Topics: dictionary, command-line
Last push: 2024-01-01T09:03:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3712, "days_push": 975, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1182, forks 197 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:54.257793+00:00)

## What it is
Wudao-dict is a command-line English-Chinese dictionary based on Youdao, offering offline and online lookups with definitions, phrases, and example sentences. It includes tab completion, an interactive mode, and an automatic vocabulary notebook for saved words.

## Use cases
- look up English words from the terminal
- translate Chinese words to English on the command line
- look up phrases like 'in order to' with wd
- keep a vocabulary notebook of searched words
- use an offline dictionary without internet
- study English vocabulary with example sentences

## When to choose
- you want fast dictionary lookups without leaving the terminal
- you need offline English-Chinese/Chinese-English lookup on Linux or macOS
- you want a lightweight CLI dictionary with word completion and a wordbook

## When to avoid
- you need a GUI dictionary application
- you need translation between languages other than English and Chinese
- you need a maintained tool with an active release cycle or a clear license

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, search-engine, nlp
- domain: developer-tools, education
- platform: cli, python
- tags: dictionary, youdao, english-chinese, translation, offline-dictionary, vocabulary-notebook, command-line, localization, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- ChestnutHeng/Wudao-dict (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:54.257793+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:24:45.404242+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ChestnutHeng/Wudao-dict (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:54.257793+00:00, sha 00e443f4af76)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.