Archive for the ‘Dictionaries’ Category
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 me ...
Posted in Dictionaries, Resources | 8 Comments »
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 isn't designed ...
Posted in Dictionaries, Resources | 4 Comments »
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 review, ...
Posted in Computer, Dictionaries, Listening, Resources | 17 Comments »