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Chinese Text Project vs Oxford

If you need a Dictionaries API that's easy to integrate, go with Chinese Text Project.

Chinese Text Project

Online open-access digital library for pre-modern Chinese texts

Oxford

Dictionary Data

Chinese Text Project

  • No authentication required
  • HTTPS supported

Oxford

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported
  • No CORS support
FeatureChinese Text ProjectOxford
AuthenticationNoneapiKey
HTTPSYesYes
CORSUnknownNo

When to use which?

Chinese Text Project is the better choice for quick prototypes and hackathons since it requires no authentication.