If you’re involved at all in the online Chinese learning community then you will have no doubt heard of Confused Laowai (also known as Niel de la Rouviere), and if not by name then you’ve certainly used one of his … Continue reading
The General Association of Chinese Culture (GACC), a department of the Taiwanese government, today launched the Chinese Language Knowledge Database 中華語文知識庫 (中华语文知识库 zhōnghuá yŭwén zhīshì kù) – An online dictionary that details the differences between the Chinese used in mainland … Continue reading
It’s definitely been a week for Chinese learning resources – First we had the Chrome release of the PeraPera Pop-up Chinese dictionary, then the Chinese Grammar Wiki went live, followed by the Pleco Chinese dictionary for Android, and now we … Continue reading
Here’s a quick and simple way to hear the pronunciation of Chinese words – using the recently added Chinese text-to-speech functionality on HKTV.cc you can enter Chinese text and then listen back to it, right in your browser. It’s not … Continue reading
I remember reading somewhere that the reason Chinese is so difficult to learn is the lack of reinforcement – having now been learning Chinese for 5 years I can attest to this. With English, and other semi-phonetic languages, you are … Continue reading
Here’s a great tip for making searching online Chinese dictionaries a lot easier and faster. It can be annoying when reading or writing Chinese online to have to type in the URL of the dictionary you want to search, then … Continue reading
Google+ has been out for a month or so now and is quickly gaining in popularity, recent reports have said that the new social network has already surpassed 20 million users. Google+ has to compete with Facebook, a social network … Continue reading
I wish I had this to hand when starting out learning Chinese, a Pinyin pronunciation soundboard that features all pronunciation combinations and for each tone! This is extremely useful if you’re just starting out or even want to brush up … Continue reading
For those times when a text book is the last thing you want to look at, but you still want to get some Chinese practice in, try one of these web comics. They’re quick and easy to read, ranging from … Continue reading
Hopefully Microsoft can do a better job with Skype than Ebay did, especially after the less than warm welcome the new version of Skype for Mac received. The following news bite is taken from a recent article on BBC News. … Continue reading
