bookchoy.nvim
Use Bookchoy's dictionary directly in Neovim! If you are a programmer like me, you can use this plugin to look up Chinese words and save them to your SRS without leaving your text editor.
Steven Landow May 29, 2026 · 1 min read
This one is for the computer nerds, like me. As a programmer, I have a favorite text editor: Neovim. I use it for all my coding, including when I work on Bookchoy. I also use it to write blog posts, and stories for Bookchoy. Sometimes, I need to double check a Chinese word or character. Bookchoy the mobile app, and soon the chrome extension make it easy. But I want Bookchoy everywhere! So I made a Neovim plugin that lets me use Bookchoy's dictionary directly in my favorite text editor:
If you also use Neovim, you can grab it for free on GitHub: https://github.com/stevenctl/bookchoy.nvim
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