Many researchers write notes in Chinese, but the literature they need lives in English. The painful part is translating those notes into a search query that actually works.
LitSource is built for this exact bridge.
Typical scenario
- You have a Chinese draft paragraph or clinical question
- You need PubMed evidence to support it
- You don’t want to spend an hour iterating on Boolean syntax
A simple workflow
1) Paste the Chinese paragraph as-is
LitSource accepts Chinese and English input.
2) Let LitSource generate the search intent
It converts your intent into a PubMed-style query and performs semantic retrieval.
3) Use filters to tighten evidence
- Publication year range (e.g., last 5 years)
- Minimum citations
- Section focus (Methods/Results/Discussion)
4) Export citations and keep links for audit
Copy APA/MLA/BibTeX and keep the paper link so your supervisor or reviewer can verify the evidence quickly.
Tips that save time
- One claim per run.
- If you revise wording, rerun the analysis.
- Always open the paper and verify highlighted context before citing.