Hefei Expat - China

Expat English => Learning Chinese => Topic started by: Andy Woo on November 15, 2011, 03:27:04 am

Title: Something constructive to learn Chinese
Post by: Andy Woo on November 15, 2011, 03:27:04 am

Hi guys,

I would like to recommend something contructive to learn Chinese.

If you've got an Iphone,  you can use an app called "Pleco" to translate or to learn Chinese with flashcards.

One of the best on-line Chinese learning dictionary is MDBG. You can visit http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php
You can copy and paste Chinese or English sentences or even paragrahs into the search bar to see the other language. It will split Chinese sentences into word by word for you to know the meaning of each word. Click the horn to listen to the pronunciation of the Chinese.

For those intermediate Chinese learners, you may visit http://www.slow-chinese.com/ to listen to some audio podcasts to improve your Chinese listening.

For tips related to pronunciation, you can visit my blog at: blog.sina.com.cn/chinainsider.

I would like to open a blog on wordpress or blogger, but they are both blocked in China.It is a Chinese version. When you want to read the whole text of some long articles, you may click the the blue sign "》"  at the bottom on the right to read more.

Title: Re: Something constructive to learn Chinese
Post by: Andy Woo on November 15, 2011, 04:04:30 am

Sorry , “to read more”is not the blue sign "》", but the four characters "查看全文" before the sign , which is  "cha2kan4 quan2wen2" meaning "to read the whole text".

Title: Re: Something constructive to learn Chinese
Post by: zap on November 17, 2011, 01:53:21 am

I have Pleco.

It's free and it's awesome. I'd recommend it too!