If you want to get Pinyin output (not just using Pinyin to get character output), you can use those cumbersome keystrokes to do so, but it's a lot of bother. An easier method is to install Biaoyin (see the .zip download on the linked page). It's still a bit annoying -- you have to keep hitting the space bar all the time -- but it's a lot easier than remembering all those key strokes.
Found a good webpage where you can listen to Chinese radio stations online. Check it out!
Google decides Chinese computer attacks are too much. Will a US corporation succeed where the US government hasn't?
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts has a wonderful webpage where you can explore all the Chinese art they have on display. Click the "has image" and "on display" boxes, then go to the "Culture" drop-down and choose Chinese; you'll be presented with hundreds of beautiful pieces the MIA currently has out for viewing.
Tea House is a great restaurant. The location we're going to is in Plymouth. Their menus are available. (Make sure to look at the "Authentic Chinese Menu" section.)
Tea House is a great restaurant. The location we're going to is in Plymouth. Their menus are available. (Make sure to look at the "Authentic Chinese Menu" section.)
Lots of information about the classic Chinese song "The Moon Represents My Heart" including characters, Pinyin and renditions by Deng Lijun, Andy Lau and many other famous Chinese people. Very appropriate for Moon Festival!
Here are some more ways to practice your Chinese:
The University of Southern California's index page for Integrated Chinese. It contains an index to all the vocabulary for Integrated Chinese, including animated stroke order and pronunciation for each character in the primary vocabulary. Unfortunately, it doesn't include pronunciation of full words, only single characters.
A practice page from the Centre for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language at Oxford University. Also contains a good explanation of sandhi, with examples to practice by.
ChinesePod podcast's mp3 recording of all the classroom expressions from Integrated Chinese (p. 26-27 in your textbook). Seems to be in a semi-random order, but still good practice.
From Sinosplice (related to ChinesePod), there are tone pair drills including a number of bisyllabic adjectives, very useful for practicing tone sandhi. (Download and unzipping required.)
From Shufawest, a couple pages to practice tones of single characters and tones of bisyllabic words. It unfortunately doesn't include transcription (Pinyin spelling) of the words you're listening to, but it's very good for recognizing tones.
Keep up the good work!
The University of Southern California's index page for Integrated Chinese. It contains an index to all the vocabulary for Integrated Chinese, including animated stroke order and pronunciation for each character in the primary vocabulary. Unfortunately, it doesn't include pronunciation of full words, only single characters.
A practice page from the Centre for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language at Oxford University. Also contains a good explanation of sandhi, with examples to practice by.
ChinesePod podcast's mp3 recording of all the classroom expressions from Integrated Chinese (p. 26-27 in your textbook). Seems to be in a semi-random order, but still good practice.
From Sinosplice (related to ChinesePod), there are tone pair drills including a number of bisyllabic adjectives, very useful for practicing tone sandhi. (Download and unzipping required.)
From Shufawest, a couple pages to practice tones of single characters and tones of bisyllabic words. It unfortunately doesn't include transcription (Pinyin spelling) of the words you're listening to, but it's very good for recognizing tones.
Keep up the good work!
The website for our textbook has animations for all the characters, showing their stroke order: http://www.usc.edu/dept/ealc/chinese/newweb/character_page.html. Very useful!
Here's another online flashcard program: http://www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/fc-options.php?deck=ic-1-1. See what you think.
Write a self-introduction (and in Chinese, that means introducing your family, too). Requirements:
- 15-20 sentences
- Describe all your family members
- Double-spaced
- Write by hand, in Pinyin or characters
An online, Javascript-based vocabulary trainer/virtual flashcard program for Integrated Chinese: http://eastasia.hawaii.edu/yao/icfc/index.html Try it out! (In the top frame, choose GB for simplified Chinese characters.)
