Hi, my name is Niel, otherwise known as Confused Laowai. I blog about my exciting, yet often confusing adventure learning Chinese.
Online Mandarin Dictionaries
When yanghuawawa posted this dictionary entry on Social Mandarin I’ve decided to share some of my other regular online dictionary resources, giving you a low down on advantages and disadvantages. 1) Nciku This was one the first sites I used. It is very Web 2.0 and social. I’ve a got a profile on there and often make vocabulary lists of new words I learn. It is comprehensive and includes many proper names. It translated many local towns in [...]
Free Chinese Dictionary for Symbian Phones
I use a Nokia E51 which uses the S60 operating system. I’ve been looking all over the web for great dictionary tools so I can carry a pocket sized one with me. I often see something and wonder how does one say this in Chinese? I could write it down, but I wan’t to know it at that moment. I thus wanted a simple application for my phone. After quite some searching I found this. [...]
