Archive for the ‘Dictionaries’ Category
Monday, October 23rd, 2006
See also MDBG Online Dictionary - My review
There are two main ways to use the dictionary:
Basic Word Dictionary
Advanced Word Dictionary
I always start with the Basic Word Dictionary (even though sometimes I end up using some Advanced Word Dictionary tools).
Basic Word Dictionary
You can input English, pinyin, hanzi or combinations into the ...
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Thursday, September 21st, 2006
It took Teddi and me about 90 seconds to admit that "Chubby" (as Teddi called him) is the best paper dictionary for an English-speaking laowai who is just starting to learn Chinese.
Chubby's strengths include:
Numerous sentence examples
A little grammar guide
A little tones guide (including tone changes)
A measure word reference
Radical index (to ...
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Wednesday, September 20th, 2006
If you've got the basic grammar down and now what you need is a handy pocket reference so you can find out how to say "aspirin" at the drug store, then "Lenny" (as I call him) is the paper dictionary for you.
Lenny's strengths (in comparison to Chubby) include:
He's even smaller ...
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