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Chinese

A Chinese Language-Learning Guide to resources

Digital Dictionaries

  • Chinese Characters
    Online, searchable version of "Chinese Characters: A genealogy and dictionary," available in print at CASE Ref. PL1171 .Z46 1998. Also includes electronic versions of copyright free texts.   
     
  • Chinese-Tools English-Chinese dictionary 
    Chinese dictionary searchable in Chinese (simplified or traditional), pronunciation (Pinyin or Zhuyin - bopomofo) or English. Chengyu, proper names, examples, synonyms and calligraphy. 

 

  • nciku Online English Chinese Dictionary 
    Multiple searching options, as well as a writing input section. 
     
  • Perapera.org 
    Firefox and Google Chrome extensions that allow for a pop-up dictionary. Put your mouse over any Chinese or Japanese word, and it gives you the pronunciation and definition. 

Print Dictionaries


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