General Chinese

Guides for Chinese

General Chinese
Classical Chinese
Chinese Literature

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General Chinese

Reference (Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Bibliographies)

Chinese-English Dictionary of Ming Government Official Titles 明代職官中英辭典
NTI Buddhist Text Reader

A general purpose Chinese text reader and Chinese-English dictionary with an emphasis on Buddhist terminology.

中日韓共用漢字表
萌典 Chinese (to English) Dictionary

From the Taiwan Ministry of Education, this online Chinese (to English) dictionary also includes classical definitions of Chinese terms.

Apps and Programs

Memrise Individual registration required.

Uses pictures and memes to help you memorize many different levels of vocabulary in various languages, including Chinese.

The Mixxer: Language Exchange for Everyone Individual registration required.

Hosted by Dickinson College, the site is open to anyone looking to practice a with a native speaker in exchange for help with their own.

Related Books

National Central Library (NCL) E-Publication Platform System 國家圖書館電子書刊送存閱覽服務系統 Mixed abstract and full-text. Individual registration required.

E-books available for individual check out (registration required). English interface available here. Not all books are available for online/offsite borrowing.