New to pleco - is there any way I can incorporate sentence examples into my flashcard learning?

[Fuego]

Hi everyone,

I haven't been able to find much discussion as to incorporating sentences into Pleco's flashcard system. I understand Anki is able to do this, however, I much prefer Pleco's extensive features made for chinese learning.

Currently I have a pretty good understanding and set up of my flashcard routine, however, I'm trying to make it even more efficient by including as much context to my flashcards as possible. Ideally I would like to be able to add example sentences for a beginner level on the front of the card, with the word I'm learning to be highlighted. Although I understand I can make sentence cards from the dictionary, I would prefer not make new categories again for the numerous flashcards I've already added.

It's also difficult to rely upon the dictionary meanings, and I would much prefer to use the meanings that I have come across from reading in the wild, as it usually better suits my learning level. As a relative beginner, I was hoping someone would be able to assist in the best method to use Pleco's softward to achieve this outcome.

Much appreciated!

 

[Shun]

Hi Fuego,

it's possible to add example sentences to pre-existing flashcards in Pleco 3.2 if you are willing to edit the cards' definitions and paste sentences in. If you have a flashcard for, let's say, 答应, you could add example sentences to the card's definition leaving out the 答应, and also add a translation of the sentence, if desired.

Hope this helps,

Shun

 

[Ledu]

@Fuego , Pleco is a lot better than Anki in my opinion too.

What I have done in the past:
-Make a text file of sentences I want to learn (or from the wild). Make this into a sentence flashcard category. But later I found I could just read that same text file over and over, perhaps with an audio recording too. Just reading the text file seems less time consuming for me.

What I now do:
-Learn 5 words a day with SRS. Write down in physical notebook the character and then click on the box with the arrow and write 2 WORDS it is often used with, then 1 SENTENCE. Go back to the flashcard test and keep working through the cards. The example sentences are not the ones I found from my readings but that is okay. It requires no tech skills and anyone can do this. This also might be a little more efficient than spending time to get the app to do exactly what I want.