The best tools to help you with your Chinese studies and translations

If you're studying Chinese or translating between English and Chinese then software can make your life a whole lot easier. The article includes a summary of applications for studying and translating Chinese, including links and small screenshots.

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Resources for Studying Chinese 1 year 32 weeks ago

Peering into the Precipice shares online tools for the Chinese learner. Some you may already know of, but there are a few gems you may not have seen before...

Out of Country Fees Waived for Studying In China 2 years 5 weeks ago

Beginning this year, students from overseas studying in China will pay the same tuition and boarding fees that their Chinese student friends will pay.

Universities that don't comply will be ...

Learn a Language by Taking Advantage of "Hidden Moments" 1 year 33 weeks ago

In six years of studying 3 languages, this is my favorite studying tactic.

Chinese Test for Foreigners: A Fantasy 1 year 8 weeks ago

A humorous "what if" for anyone studying Chinese or teaching English.

Translating Chinese Internet chaos: Interview with ChinaSMACK 6 weeks 12 hours ago

An interesting interview on Danwei with the cast of ChinaSMACK, including ChinaSMACK creator and Hao Hao community member Fauna.

"I’m in the Hole for studying Chinese" 1 year 39 weeks ago

Billy Cottrell a brilliant theoretical physics student at California Institute of Technology, is serving an 8.5-year-sentence at Lompoc Federal Penitentiary for destroying $5 million worth of Hummers.

“They’ve taken every single physics text, Chinese story and piece of literature I’ve accumulated . . . and told me it’s all going to be burned.

“As far as I know,” he concluded, “I’m in the Hole for studying Chinese.”

HHR News: Two small changes 1 year 19 weeks ago

Hi all, thanks to some user feedback, I've modified the HHR in two small ways. The first being that the HHR story titles now link directly to the original article. Complaints were that the article link was too small. This solves that.

The second is it now takes 5 votes to make it to the main page. As the site is now receiving more traffic (currently about 25,000 visitors a month) and we're nearing our 350th member, I've decided to up this as a way to help maintain the quality of the published stories.

Chinese Writing: Is it really worth all the hassle to learn? 4 weeks 23 hours ago

During my first month in Fuqing, a Chinese colleague had given me a handwriting textbook written for Chinese kindergartners, and a grid-lined notepad, specifically designed for writing characters. At the time, I was diligent in my Chinese studies, but had decided to focus my studying around pinyin (Chinese Romanization) rather than learning to write the characters.

The China Beat: Growing Up Han: Reflections on a Xinjiang Childhood 31 weeks 3 days ago

The China Beat interviews an ethnically Han overseas Chinese student who studying in the US but grew up in Xinjiang. He has some interesting views on life in Xinjiang as well as Chinese minority rights and Chinese nationalism.