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LearnchinesePod.com | Learn Chinese English to Chinese dictionary Examples and Help Example queries: hello, nihao, ni3hao3, 你好, rest*, zei*, *zei*, *茶, 英*公司, chinese *文, "to rest", bill -gates Pinyin words should be entered without spaces, either with or without tone numbers: ni3hao3 or nihao. The character ü can be entered as v instead. The asterisk character * can be used as a wildcard to match zero or more characters: rest* will match any word starting with rest, such as restaurant or restrain*文 will match any word ending with 文, such as 中文 or 英文b*g will match any word starting with b and ending with g, such as big or boring*中国* will match any word containing 中国, such as 传统中国医药 or 中国人民 Double quotes " " can be used to group search terms together: "to rest" will only match entries where to and rest directly follow eachother The minus symbol - can be used to find entries without a certain search term: bill -gates will only match entries matching bill but without gates p:you will only match entries with Mandarin pinyin you
Chinese Pronunciation Introduction The purpose of this section is to clarify some important issues regarding the pronunciation of Mandarin Chinese. I have noticed over the years that some sources are publishing incorrect information about Mandarin pronunciation. It is my intent to identify a few of the misconceptions and to make the reality of the pronunciation of Mandarin Chinese crystal clear, both in linguistic terms and in everyday language. Please note that the criticisms I make are based on linguistic science. I have a unique history with regards to my linguistic development (in English), but I have also successfully learned to produce all of these sounds myself as an adult. In short, a lot of the websites out there which offer instructions on the pronunciation of Mandarin are wrong. The different pages of this feature can be navigated via the links at the bottom of each page.
San Zi Jing narrated in Chinese with English Translation - Audio ), a noted scholar of the Song dynasty. It was used as we use Grimm or perhaps the Little Golden Books; as a basic primer for pre-literate children. Because we now have so many sources of literature and entertainment, we no longer have the Horatio Alger stories, the McGuffy readers, or other common forms of socializing our children. The closest we come to what the San Zi Jing provided is Disney. The San Zi Jing provided a chain of culture and knowledge that linked centuries of children. The San Zi Jing has been translated many times and into many languages. At the time of Giles' translation there were already many versions of the San Zi Jing in Chinese. The present version of the Chinese San Zi Jing is an adaptation of the one translated by Herbert Giles. The Internet version used by Smogor was in Big5 and could not show all of the characters.
Internet Software for Learning Chinese Characters - Chinese Learning 中文学习互助 - China Forum Recently I started think seriously about studying chinese, I found some useful resources that other people may find useful. There are lots and lots of free software learning resources around, however I wanted to try and find a single resource with as much as possible in the same place. The software courses on these sites all have to be paid for, but they may be worth it if provides you with a convenient method of learning Hanzi. (1) This is perhaps my favourite resource, since it combines character drawing and audio for learning pronunciation. (2) This is a more flash-card type system, but it is better than a usual flashcard, in that there are inbuilt tests, as well as contecnt sentences. (3) This is a simple flashcard system that I quite like, just because it is so simple to use. I hope that other people studying might find these useful. I know that there are lots of free resources as well..
Chinese pronunciation about.com mandarin Best of Chinese Study Tools, Studying Chinese Online and Off Dictionaries come in three main categories: paper, hardware, and software. I would suggest noting that in the dictionary section, with forward references to wakan, plecodict, mandarintools, zdt, etc. In the "other" (software?) section, you missed both Dimsum from and zdt from They are both completely free, multifunction software tools, but, like wakan, have very good built in dictionary support for Chinese. For example, you can paste in a section of chinese text in Dimsum, and it will generate a complete list of all the vocabulary in the text. Euroasia has two offerings, the on line website, with dictionary and related word lookups, and the standalone software. I like many of your categories. But, sometimes putting a category down can suggest things. Thanks for your list, btw.