Resources for Chinese Language Students

Textbooks

Other Books

Online Dictionaries

  • Pleco: The gold-standard dictionary app for iOS and Android, highly praised for its robust handwriting input and flashcards.
  • zhongwen.com: has a neat character indexing system.
  • yellowbridge.com: includes a handwritten input option.
  • dict.cn: includes a translation tab
  • chinalanguage.com: extensive character dictionary with multiple dialects

Chinese Input and Computing

Other Online Resources