Archive for the ‘Dictionaries’ Category
Sunday, October 30th, 2011
RIDICULOUSLY LONG ARTICLE AHEAD: I've had this stuff in mind for about 6 years and I finally just needed to get it off my chest. I don't imagine future posts will ever be as long as this.
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The Future of Chinese/English Dictionaries
Albert ...
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Saturday, March 14th, 2009
Here's a cool new thing: MDBG has just added color-coding for tones.
(see the Facebook page for more info)
Yes, it's one more thing to memorize (red = 1st tone, etc.) but I'm hoping the tone-color associations will become automatic after a while. I expect it'll be especially useful to help ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
Keeping with dictionary review week, there's a new feature on my favorite online dictionary that deserves some mention. MDBG has added the HSK vocabulary levels. While this isn't exactly what everyone needs, it's a step in the right direction.
Which Chinese Word Should I Use?
Even though the HSK info ...
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Sunday, June 29th, 2008
I've been getting more and more requests to mention www.nciku.com, so now I finally am.
Before I even start, I have to say it's a really, really hard website name to remember, which is a shame because there are some good things on it. This will not be a comprehensive ...
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Saturday, March 15th, 2008
If you've already got Chubby and Lenny, but you need more words, then this dictionary is for you. I call him "Big Red" to distinguish him from the smaller, thinner version ("Little Red"). You wouldn't want to try to carry him around, but this guy is a ...
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