Useful Links
Here are some of our favorite Chinese-language-related websites. If you'd like to see your site added to this list, contact mikelove@pleco.com.
NOTE: WE DO NOT GIVE LINKS TO SITES / COMPANIES WE HAVEN'T HEARD OF (even if you're offering a link exchange), nor do we give them to companies whose products directly compete with ours, so if you fit into one of those categories then don't waste your time writing us.
General Discussion / News Sites
Chinese-Forums.com - www.chinese-forums.com
Very active and extremely helpful English-language discussion forum for Chinese language and cultural isssues. Also a great source for advice about studying abroad in China.
News In Chinese - www.newsinchinese.com
Marvellously useful website that provides current Chinese-language newsfeeds with mouseover Pinyin/English translation.
Chinese Language Schools
School Year Abroad - www.sya.org
The first program to place foreign students with Chinese host families for an entire academic year, and still the best Chinese study abroad experience available for high school students -
if you have a high-school-age son/daughter/niece/nephew/grandson/granddaughter and want to give them a truly life-changing China experience (not to mention a tremendous boost to their college admissions chances), send them to SYA.
Beijing Language and Culture University - www.blcu.edu.cn
One of the best-known and most popular Chinese training schools in Beijing, both for university students and career professionals; many other study abroad programs send their students to BLCU for Chinese classes.
Friends World Program - www.fwpchina.com
Another excellent college-age study abroad program, located in the beautiful central China city of Hangzhou.
1 Month Chinese - www.1monthchinese.com
A new program in Beijing with some interesting ideas about Chinese teaching.
Online Chinese References
Adsotrans - www.adsotrans.com
Online Chinese dictionary featuring a huge word database and easy user editing of dicitonary entries.
MDBG Online Chinese-English Dictionary - www.mdbg.net
Another online dictionary, one of the best-designed that we've seen.
Zhongwen.com - www.zhongwen.com
Online Chinese character reference, featuring etymological breakdowns of Chinese characters.
Mandarin Tools - www.mandarintools.com
Creators of numerous helpful online Chinese tools, and current maintainers of the free CEDICT Chinese-English dictionary database.
Dao De Jing - www.ecfs.org/projects/jlove/dao/daointerm.html
An online version of the Dao De Jing, in classical Chinese but with a glossary and grammar notes to make it accessible to intermediate-level Chinese students.
Other Chinese / PDA Software
Wenlin Institute - www.wenlin.com
Makers of the popular Wenlin Chinese learning software for desktop computers, which uses the same ABC Chinese-English Dictionary as our PlecoDict Professional/Complete software. They're also one of our closest business partners.
Hanwang Technology - www.hanwang.com.cn (in Chinese)
Makers of the brilliant Chinese handwriting recognition engine that we currently use in our software. They also make a very powerful standalone version for desktop computers.
CJKOS - www.dyts.com
Our favorite Chinese language enabler for Palm OS. Not required to run our software, but helpful if you want to write memos / address book records / etc in Chinese.
ChineseComputing.com - www.chinesecomputing.com
Very comprehensive guide to Chinese-language computer software.
Chinese Mac - www.yale.edu/chinesemac
Website devoted to Chinese language software on Mac OS. Also see their discussion forums for more Chinese/Mac-related advice.
Printed Dictionaries and Textbooks
Chinese Made Easier - chinesemadeeasier.com
Very popular new textbook series, and one for which we offer pre-made flashcard lists.
Learn to Write Chinese Characters - learntowritechinesecharacters.com
A practical guide to modern Chinese writing.
Oxford University Press - www.oup.com
Publishers of the Oxford Concise English & Chinese Dictionary that's included with our PlecoDict Basic and Complete software packages.
New World Press - www.nwp.com.cn
Publishers of the NWP English-Chinese Pinyin Dictionary that's included with our PlecoDict Professional and Complete software packages.
Cheng & Tsui - www.cheng-tsui.com
Publishers of the English-Chinese Lexicon of Business Terms, along with numerous other titles. They also distribute textbooks, dictionaries, and many other China- and Asia-related books.
Please note that these sites are not developed or maintained by Pleco and we take no responsibility for their content. Inclusion on this list does not imply endorsement of these sites or their products and services by us, nor does it imply endorsement of our products and services by them.
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