Resources for Chinese Language Students

 

Textbooks

 

Other Books

 

Online Dictionaries

  • nciku.com: includes a handwritten input option. Site also has message boards and other Chinese learning resources.
  • 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

 

Pinyin Pronunciation

  • PinyinPractice.com: has a blog with links to new resources, plus some apps to practice pinyin and tones.
 

Other Online Resources