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    Thread: Chinese Resources (pinned thread)
Post: Chinese Resources (pinned thread)

My favorite ones: (1) CC-CE-Dict 1a) Look up All Chinese Words in a Text: http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.ph...BD&dmtcm=1 1b) Type Pinyin: http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/webime2_pinyin.php (2)...
pjdekl Chinese and Hanzi 25 31,580 2011-03-14, 6:07 pm
    Thread: Learning only to read Japanese after learning Chinese
Post: Learning only to read Japanese after learning Chin...

Hi, Since I've learnt more then 3000 Hanzi, I started to learn to read Japanese (not speaking it and not having any listening comprehension) I am aware of the fact that Japanese use a lot of grammati...
pjdekl Chinese and Hanzi 0 1,390 2011-02-02, 2:15 pm
    Thread: Relative popularity of traditional vs. simplified characters?
Post: Relative popularity of traditional vs. simplified ...

yudantaiteki Wrote:JimmySeal Wrote:yudantaiteki Wrote:What does "real chinese" mean? I would stand by the notion that traditional characters are "real Chinese", where as simplified characters are bast...
pjdekl Chinese and Hanzi 30 5,453 2011-02-02, 1:33 pm
    Thread: Relative popularity of traditional vs. simplified characters?
Post: Relative popularity of traditional vs. simplified ...

There are many pro and contra arguments: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debate_on_t...characters I am more conviced by the Pro-Traditional characters arguments. It would be great if they could reintro...
pjdekl Chinese and Hanzi 30 5,453 2011-02-02, 1:24 pm
    Thread: Starting Chinese Grammar- Tae Kim For Chinese?
Post: Starting Chinese Grammar- Tae Kim For Chinese?

And what's funny... I also found this: http://www.docin.com/p-51166854.html (@﹏@)~
pjdekl Chinese and Hanzi 41 13,067 2011-01-02, 6:40 pm
    Thread: Starting Chinese Grammar- Tae Kim For Chinese?
Post: Starting Chinese Grammar- Tae Kim For Chinese?

I found a grammar book for free: http://www.docin.com/p-97074545.html But I guess it's not for starting Chinese?
pjdekl Chinese and Hanzi 41 13,067 2011-01-02, 6:35 pm
    Thread: All I ask is...
Post: All I ask is...

I think yellowbridge is good for this. look for 私
pjdekl Chinese and Hanzi 27 6,013 2011-01-02, 6:03 pm
    Thread: Starting Chinese Grammar- Tae Kim For Chinese?
Post: Starting Chinese Grammar- Tae Kim For Chinese?

bflatnine Wrote:I don't own that book but I've looked through it and it seemed pretty good. Chinese: A Comprehensive Grammar by Yip Po-Ching and Don Rimmington seems better, IMO, but I don't own eithe...
pjdekl Chinese and Hanzi 41 13,067 2011-01-02, 5:57 pm
    Thread: Starting Chinese Grammar- Tae Kim For Chinese?
Post: Starting Chinese Grammar- Tae Kim For Chinese?

dbh2ppa Wrote:mafried Wrote:http://zhongwenred.com/ Has perhaps the equiv. examples of Tae Kim but without the explanation. That place is awesome! Does anyone know of an easy way to turn those senten...
pjdekl Chinese and Hanzi 41 13,067 2011-01-02, 5:37 pm
    Thread: Transition from Japanese to Chinese
Post: Transition from Japanese to Chinese

A good IME is downloadable on http://pinyin.sogou.com/ Click on the green 立即下载-button (NOT the blue下载浏览器 because this also concludes a new browser) By pressing Ctrl+Alt+F you can switch between tradit...
pjdekl Chinese and Hanzi 3 2,751 2011-01-02, 5:14 pm
    Thread: Hanzi stories request thread
Post: Hanzi stories request thread

I know two websites concerning hanzi etymology. Maybe they are a good inspiration source for mnemos: example: 施 Only for german speakers: http://taeglich.chinesisch-trainer.de/in...%BD&go=%3E R...
pjdekl Chinese and Hanzi 39 10,266 2011-01-02, 4:52 pm
    Thread: Rikaichan
Post: Rikaichan

If you can copy and paste the text, I recommendate the pop up annotation on CC-CEDICT: Sample: 我喜歡學漢字. Note the 'Show Display Options' feature.
pjdekl Chinese and Hanzi 3 2,814 2011-01-02, 4:35 pm
    Thread: Links to good media for learning Mandarin
Post: Links to good media for learning Mandarin

A huge collection of bad words: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_Chinese_profanity List of English words of Chinese origin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Eng...ese_origin
pjdekl Chinese and Hanzi 48 25,409 2011-01-02, 4:14 pm
    Thread: Links to good media for learning Mandarin
Post: Links to good media for learning Mandarin

Ella Niamh Wrote:Any links to Mando news with Chinese subitles please?? These are not serious news, but very funny: http://www.chinasmack.com/
pjdekl Chinese and Hanzi 48 25,409 2011-01-02, 3:57 pm
    Thread: How would you recommend starting Chinese?
Post: How would you recommend starting Chinese?

kfmfe04 Wrote:The tapes bflatnine suggested will be a good start. Another very good introduction to pronounciation/Pinyin you can find here: http://www.instantspeakchinese.com/pinyin/index.cfm A VERY...
pjdekl Chinese and Hanzi 55 19,359 2011-01-02, 2:32 pm
    Thread: is it bad not to learn how to write traditional?
Post: is it bad not to learn how to write traditional?

Hi, I also learned to write simplified characters (no choice not to learn them in a course :-( ) and teached myself only to read traditional characters (unfortunately without RTH, because I didn't kno...
pjdekl Chinese and Hanzi 2 1,810 2011-01-02, 1:02 pm
    Thread: About the upcoming "Reviewing Hanzi" website
Post: About the upcoming "Reviewing Hanzi" website

JimmySeal Wrote:ファブリス Wrote:Do you know of any free Chinese equivalents of JMDICT and KANJIDIC ? CC-CEDICT? I think CC-CEDICT and yellowbridge are the best. For tone marks I recommend this site (eg ni...
pjdekl Chinese and Hanzi 26 13,871 2011-01-02, 12:39 pm