Questions tagged [resources]
Questions concerning search and sharing of supplementary resources used in the process of language study: books, articles, links to Web sites, audio and video recordings, corpora, etc. Click on "Learn more..." to have more information on how to use this tag.
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Any Chinese-English economics and business related vocab list online?
Apologies to those who are irritated by resource request questions.
What would you recommend to brush up and expand economics and business related vocabulary? Ideally I am looking for something that ...
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Are there other similar Mandarin Chinese radio plays? [closed]
I used to listened to this Buddhist stories radio play (空中结缘） some time ago. It's aired weekly by RTHK/香港电台 and apart from the recitations from Buddhist scriptures, I think the dialog parts are pretty ...
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Other than ChinaSMACK, do any other glossaries of acronyms used in Chinese, like PK, ZF, GCD, TMD, JC, etc exist?
This is the ChinaSMACK glossary. Wondering how outdated it is. Would something more up to date and/or more comprehensive exist, or this is pretty much it?
Edit: Found This from Baidu. Very useful, ...
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German-Chinese online dictionary
Is there any online dictionary German-Chinese and vice versa that allows user participation?
I know of
handedict.de, dormant since 2011, forums down, but allows downloading a wordfile
dict.leo.org, ...
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Where can I find resources to improve my listening ability? [duplicate]
I am currently studying for the HSK1 exam, I can read the vast majority of the required vocab and know the pinyin for most of the words but I am having a lot of trouble understanding the audio on the ...
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Resources: Chinese Minority Languages
China has a lot of minority groups and each group has its own language, if not a bunch of them.
What resources are there for learning Chinese minority languages?
For example:
Naxi Dongba script : ...
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Is there a website/service that corrects Chinese essays? [closed]
Recently, I've gotten into the habit of writing in a Chinese diary each night. However, I'd be disappointed if I kept on making mistakes and instead of correcting them, reinforcing them through the ...
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Is there a comprehensive list of separable verbs (离合动词) anywhere?
Problem: I need to find and compile a list of separable verbs / 离合词.
Searching the internet I have managed to collect a list of 65 verbs which of course is not enough.
Some examples of separable verbs ...
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News "Digest": Resources [closed]
Sorry if this is a bit off-topic not sure where else to ask this & I know you guys will have answers.
I used to read 蛮子文摘 back in the day, till man zi got busted. The "digest" (if we can even ...
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Keeping track of words learned [closed]
I'm looking for a good online site to keep track of chinese words I've learned. I've looked at memrise.com, but found it lacking in features since its not linked to a dictionary and I have to manually ...
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Table of Chinese characters taught in primary school, grouped by grade
Is there a table like this for Chinese characters, that lists which Chinese characters are taught for each year of primary school?
(I'd like to learn Chinese, so this would be a great source of ...
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Resources listing polysyllabic Mandarin words with same pronunciation differing only by tones?
I'm interested in finding any webpages or books that list words and phrases of more than one character that share the same pronunciation but not the same tones.
For instance, here are some terms I've ...
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Videos for learning Chinese Mandarin [closed]
I am well aware there of posts such as this, but I am specifically looking for videos that would be on youtube, for example. There are many videos on youtube, but I have been able to find anything ...
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Are there some free fonts for the small seal, large seal, and even oracle bone script styles?
I'm very interested in the old forms of Chinese characters that you still see in many contexts including historical, artistic, and design contexts.
So I'm wondering if there are free fonts for these ...
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Website or tools that puts pinyin on top or bottom of the characters automatically [duplicate]
Are there any websites or tools that will put pinyin on top or bottom of the characters automatically?
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Which characters typically occur only within names?
Does anyone know where I can find a list of characters that are, at least in common usage, found only as a component of names (especially of persons) in modern Chinese? I have in mind characters such ...
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List of historical Chinese currency terms
Does anyone know where I can find a list of terms used for units of currency throughout the history of China? I am especially interested in finding those terms that can function as 量词, like 文 and 贯. ...
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Does a dictionary exist that goes from full word -> abbreviation? Many only offer abbreviation -> full word
My question is about 简称 ("abbreviations"). The question is simple: where can I find a dictionary that includes abbreviations in its definitions?
For example, the NDRC here in Beijing is technically ...
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Is 去 (qù) pronunced /tɕʰu/ or /tɕʰy/?
I'm a struggling very beginner having difficulties with both pronunciation and Pinyin.
I dabble in linguistics so I'm accustomed to dealing with IPA pronunciations. For this reason I have been ...
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Where to start learning mandarin [closed]
I'm about to start learning mandarin chinese myself, without any teachers but with a help of textbooks and video (audio) lessons. My question is: where do I start, I mean, is it better to start with ...
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Resource for quality translations of famous American English speech/writing into Chinese? [closed]
I want to keep my study of Mandarin fun and engaging. One way I thought might be helpful is if there was a resource that held quality translations of famous American speeches or writing. By studying ...
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Informed sources for videos of Chinese movies [closed]
I have gotten two videos of Chinese movies at Amazon and in fact both had Mandarin soundtracks with a choice of Chinese (simplified or traditional) or English subtitles. That is what I wanted. But ...
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What are some well-known, online news sources that are worthy of language study? [closed]
I'm fluent in Chinese already. I just want to further my reading and writing skills.
I'm thinking along the lines of
NPR - has both (audio) news and talk radio that can be accessed online
Time ...
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Advice on Mandarin Chinese passive learning
What are the best Chinese online TV channels with English subtitles for passive Mandarin learning. I find Chinese a rather musical language and would love to watch subbed TV (news, documentaries, ...
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Resources for learning Cantonese
I'd like to learn Cantonese. Does anyone know some good resources (books, websites) that provide a thorough introduction into the language? I know that the pronunciation is a lot harder than in ...
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Graded Mandarin Chinese podcasts or e-books [closed]
Are there any resources for students of Mandarin Chinese that allow them to listen or read Chinese news or literature in simple versions, preferably in podcast or e-book format respectively?
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Resources for learning Shanghainese
I'm surprised a question like this hasn't been asked yet. It seems Shanghainese is a dying language and it's rarely spoken. I'd like to know about resources and ways to learn the language by myself.
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Are there online resources for learning the Chongqing dialect?
I'd like to learn the Chongqing dialect or chongqinghua. If anyone can help me to find resources like phrasebooks, differences with putonghua, or any article on this topic, I would be thankful.
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Which dictionaries reveal the commonly mistaken usage of a word (i.e. how NOT to use a word)?
I encountered a very useful dictionary eight years ago, but have never been able to find a copy of it because I don't know what it's called. It not only gave examples in context of how to use the ...
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Where can I find more cartoon videos like BBC's Muzzy for a young child to learn Mandarin? [closed]
I'm not talking about instructional videos and bi-lingual videos. Just Mandarin cartoon videos which a young child, with the ability to naturally absorb a new language, can use to learn Mandarin.
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Where can I find Codecademy for Written Chinese?
Recently, my wife has been learning to program JavaScript using Codecademy. I like how it walks people through exercises step by step, and builds up concepts, etc. All the marking is automated, and ...
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Pinyin tones pronunciation cheat sheet
I've just started taking Chinese lessons, and I've been trying to find a "cheat sheet" for pinyin pronunciation. All the sites I've found is either incomplete (only having some tones), only having the ...
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Resources for learning Mandarin Chinese
This is a community-maintained list of resources for learning Mandarin Chinese.
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What Chinese podcasts are available to improve my listening skills? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Resources for learning Mandarin Chinese
I'm a big podcast fan, and I think listening to Chinese podcasts would be a great way to improve my listening skills. I enjoy listening ...
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What good resources are available to assist first-time travellers to learn basic Chinese? [closed]
I'm moving back to China again in a few weeks, and I've already got a few friends planning visits - this brings me to my problem: I can't always be around to translate, and I find people have a more ...
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Is there a Chinese WordNet?
WordNet is a database of English words, which includes semantic relationships of words too. It includes synonym and antonym-relationships, as well as "categories". For example, it will tell me that ...
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What studios produce dubbed TV shows? [closed]
To improve my listening skills, I often watch television shows. Many Chinese-produced television shows, however, are difficult to understand due to context (for e.g. the setting, situation, and ...
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Useful sites/services/resources/tools for learning Chinese [closed]
As discussed on Meta, I think it would be great to have a collection of sites and resources for learning Chinese, so that we can all benefit from the sites, services and resources that other members ...
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Which website/service can give good example sentences in Chinese? [duplicate]
Often when learning new words, I want to see them in context. It helps my learning process, and understanding how to properly use new vocab makes it stick in my mind that much more.
Does anyone have ...
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Where can I find recordings of people reading things now that mp3.baidu.com is dead? [closed]
Baidu's MP3 search engine used to be my first stop when studying anything Chinese. Absurdly, even recordings of relatively rare poetry (for instance) were easy to find. These recordings were not ...
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What readers are available at the 1,000 word level? [duplicate]
I want to improve my reading and grammar skills by finding interesting things to read. What graded readers, basic textbooks, magazines, and other reading materials are available for adult students who ...
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Where can I find sorted word lists used by native students?
I would like to find a sorted list of vocabulary that is studied by native students in primary (elementary) and secondary (middle) school in China, arranged by grade level. Is there any official place ...
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When do the tones change?
Sometimes, in certain combinations of tones or words, the tones change. Where can I find a complete list of all tone changes that occur in Mandarin?
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What comprehensive grammar books are available? [closed]
I have found many grammar books, but none that go beyond the low-intermediate level. Some textbook series contain lots of grammar, but this is spread out across many books and difficult to quickly ...
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Where can I find audio recordings of every word? [closed]
Where can I find audio recordings (i.e. individual MP3s or WAVs) for every Chinese word? I have found some recordings of Chinese, but these only contain individual phonemes, not entire words. I am ...
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Useful resources for learning Taiwanese?
My girlfriend is from Fujian and speaks 闽南语, so I am trying to learn so I can communicate with her family better.
The struggle is finding any useful resources (even in Chinese), so I'm wondering if ...
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Are children's books a good starting place for beginners?
I was wondering if Chinese children's books might be a good starting place for adult Chinese language newbies (regardless of whether it be Mandarin, Cantonese, Wu, whatever), in particular for ...
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Are there standard dictionaries for Chinese? [duplicate]
Standard dictionaries have had a profound effect on languages like English. They've helped normalize spelling and pronunciation and provide reference for meanings and disambiguation.
When thinking of ...