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Chinese Text Project vs WordsAPI

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

WordsAPI

An API for the English Language. Find definitions, related words, and more

Chinese Text Project

  • No authentication required
  • HTTPS supported

WordsAPI

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported
FeatureChinese Text ProjectWordsAPI
AuthenticationNoneapiKey
HTTPSYesYes
CORSUnknownUnknown

When to use which?

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