Nciku is basically an online Chinese-English dictionary and is a great tool for Mandarin scholarship students. I had a look at it a while ago and came to the conclusion that it was a social networking dictionary. You can sign up and interact with others in the nciku community, as you look up new [...]
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Web based handwriting recognition tool at NICKU.com
Posted by kang-wei on Sunday, October 12th 2008
Tags: Chinese English dictionary, dictionary, learn Chinese, learn Mandarin, learning, learning resources, pinyin, resources, software
Online role playing game for learning Mandarin Chinese
Posted by kang-wei on Monday, June 9th 2008
A team of developers supported by Michigan State University and the Office of the Chinese Language Council International have spent the past few years piecing together Zon — a browser-based virtual world wherein users can learn the Mandarin Chinese language.
Learn Zhuyin fuhao/BoPoMoFo software
Posted by kang-wei on Sunday, May 18th 2008
Learning Chinese in Taiwan will most likely involve learning Zhuyin fuhao (BoPoMoFo, ㄅㄆㄇㄈ, Zhuyin) which is is the standard phonetic system used in Taiwan to teach Mandarin (see earlier post).
I’ve looked at several software/learnware packages and one stands out for those needing to learn Zhuyin/BoPoMoFo.
Chinese LearnWare for PC Windows
Text can be displayed in traditional or [...]
Fast Online Chinese Character to Pinyin Converter
Posted by kang-wei on Monday, May 12th 2008
Just found this easy to use Chinese character to pinyin converter/translator at PurpleCulture.net.
It’s web based which I like and fast. It supports both Simplified and Traditional characters, which is great for those learning Chinese in Taiwan.
If you happen to need to convert/translate between one of the many different Romanization systems and Zhuyin (BoPoMoFo) the Chinese Romanization Converter over at MandarinTools.com works well.
Google Pinyin: The easiest way to type Chinese
Posted by kang-wei on Monday, May 5th 2008
Google Pinyin was released about a year ago. I must admit I didn’t really know what to expect when I downloaded it and installed it. About 60 seconds later I was typing simple sentences in Chinese. It’s that easy to use. Using Google Pinyin and MDBG online Chinese-English dictionary I can complete my class assignments in double quick time.
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