MCP server

GraphChinese: Chinese dictionary and grammar Official

com.graphchinese/chinese-dictionary-grammar

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Chinese dictionary (124k entries), HSK levels, text segmentation and 195 grammar points.

Website

At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

graphchinese.com (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

10

Token cost

About 1,935 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http chinese-dictionary-grammar https://graphchinese.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.chinese-dictionary-grammar]
url = "https://graphchinese.com/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"chinese-dictionary-grammar":{"httpUrl":"https://graphchinese.com/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"chinese-dictionary-grammar":{"url":"https://graphchinese.com/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"chinese-dictionary-grammar":{"type":"http","url":"https://graphchinese.com/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add chinese-dictionary-grammar https://graphchinese.com/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"chinese-dictionary-grammar","server_url":"https://graphchinese.com/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"chinese-dictionary-grammar","server_url":"https://graphchinese.com/mcp"}

Tools

• get_common_characters ~224 tokens
  List the most frequent Chinese characters, most common first, each with its pinyin, meaning, HSK level and the cumulative share of running text it covers, plus how many characters are needed to cover 50, 80, 90 and 95 percent. Counted over GraphChinese's 145 graded readings. Use this when the user a
• get_grammar_order ~198 tokens
  List the grammar points of an HSK level in the order GraphChinese teaches them, which respects what each point needs first. Each has a summary and the slug that get_grammar_point takes. Use this when the user asks which sentence patterns to learn first, or what grammar to study at their level. Do no
• get_grammar_point ~220 tokens
  Get one Mandarin grammar point by its slug. Returns the written explanation, worked example sentences with pinyin and English, a word-by-word note for each word in the pattern (what it does, structure, three examples, a common mistake), the grammar points that should be learned first, and the points
• get_related_characters ~210 tokens
  Show how one Chinese character connects to others. Returns the components it is built from, characters that contain it, characters that look similar and are easy to confuse with it, the other characters that share its sound component, and common words that start with or contain it. Use this when the
• get_study_order ~164 tokens
  Get the opening vocabulary lessons of an HSK level, in the order GraphChinese teaches them, each a themed group of words with pinyin and meaning. This is a learning order, not an alphabetical word list. Use this when the user asks what words to learn first, or what to start with at HSK 1 to 5. Do no
• get_topic_words ~159 tokens
  Get the core Chinese words for a topic such as food, family, travel or business, with pinyin, meaning and HSK level. Call it with no topic to list the 30 topics and their slugs. Use this when the user wants words for a situation or subject. Do not use it to translate a specific word.
• lookup_word ~183 tokens
  Look up one Chinese word or character, written in simplified or traditional characters. Returns its pinyin, every meaning, its HSK level, other readings of the same characters, each character it is made of, and the GraphChinese lessons that teach it. Use this when the user asks what a specific Chine
• search_dictionary ~193 tokens
  Search a Mandarin Chinese dictionary by Chinese characters, pinyin or an English word. Returns up to 10 matching words, each with its pinyin, a short meaning, its HSK level when it has one, and a link to its dictionary page. Use this when the user wants the Chinese for an English word, or does not k
• search_grammar ~204 tokens
  Search 195 Mandarin grammar points by keyword, by HSK level, or both. A keyword can be English (comparison, passive), a Chinese marker (把, 了) or a term name. Returns matching points with a one-paragraph summary and the slug that get_grammar_point takes. Use this to find which grammar point covers a
• segment_text ~180 tokens
  Split a Chinese sentence or short passage into words. Returns each word in order with its dictionary pinyin, a short meaning and its HSK level, plus a count of words per HSK level. The pinyin is each word's dictionary reading, not a reading chosen for this sentence. Use this to gloss a sentence word

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