Shenyan Dayi

Overview

Shenyan Dayi is a free, intelligent writing assistant that specializes in word and phrase lookup, making it easy to find the right expressions for any idea. Developed and launched by Shenyan Technology, an artificial intelligence startup incubated by Tsinghua University's Natural Language Processing Laboratory and the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (BAAI), the tool represents a major upgrade over the team's earlier innovations. It integrates WantWords, a reverse dictionary, and WantQuotes, a meaning-to-quote search engine, into a single unified platform.

Supporting a variety of functions such as searching for words by meaning, finding sentences by meaning, and querying corpora, the platform leverages powerful natural language understanding and machine learning algorithms. Users only need to input a vague description, and the system will quickly return accurate and fitting words and sentences. This empowers writers and creators to maintain a steady flow of inspiration and craft beautiful, expressive prose, helping them overcome creative blocks and produce impactful work.

Core capabilities

Word search by meaning

Enter a vague description or idea and the system recommends precisely matching words to help you express thoughts quickly.

Sentence search by meaning

Provide a description and get relevant quotes and vivid sentences to enrich your writing.

Vocabulary lookup

Access definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and associated words to better understand and use vocabulary.

Character-based sentence lookup

Input any characters and receive beautiful sentences containing them for easy reference.

Search by author or work

Enter an author or work name to find famous quotes and sentences for citation.

Bilingual search

Supports both Chinese and English queries to meet needs across different language contexts.

Multiple corpora coverage

Covers modern Chinese, classical poetry, idioms, and more for diverse writing and study scenarios.

Use cases

Finding more precise vocabulary to replace repetitive words when writing articles

Finding authentic Chinese expressions when translating foreign languages

Quoting appropriate famous sayings and sentences when writing speeches

Refining professional terminology in academic papers for clarity

Generating fresh ideas for advertising and promotional copy

Elevating the expressiveness of language in everyday interactions

Accumulating beautiful words and phrases when preparing for essay exams

Quickly finding synonyms when revising and polishing writing