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* Online Flashcard for “Integrated Chinese http://www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/fc-options.php?deck=ic3-1-1 (3rd Ed.), Level 1,Part 1, by Yellow Bridge  
 
* Online Flashcard for “Integrated Chinese http://www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/fc-options.php?deck=ic3-1-1 (3rd Ed.), Level 1,Part 1, by Yellow Bridge  
 
* A is for Love http://www.chinapage.org/flash/love.html - a set of flash cards for learning Chinese  
 
* A is for Love http://www.chinapage.org/flash/love.html - a set of flash cards for learning Chinese  
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* Vocabulary Index http://my.cheng-tsui.com/files/IC3Textbook1-1VocabIndexTradSimp.pdf (Chinese-English) for Integrated Chinese, Level 1 Part 1, by  Cheng & Tsui  
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* Vocabulary Index http://my.cheng-tsui.com/files/IC3Textbook1-1VocabIndexTradSimp.pdf (Chinese-English) for Integrated Chinese, Level 1 Part 1, by  Cheng & Tsui
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= Vocabulary =
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* Online Flashcard for “Integrated Chinese http://www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/fc-options.php?deck=ic3-1-1 (3rd Ed.), Level 1,Part 1, by Yellow Bridge
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* A is for Love http://www.chinapage.org/flash/love.html - a set of flash cards for learning Chinese
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* Vocabulary Index http://my.cheng-tsui.com/files/IC3Textbook1-1VocabIndexTradSimp.pdf (Chinese-English) for Integrated Chinese, Level 1 Part 1, by  Cheng & Tsui
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The Online Flascard is a great resource. It may not look as modern as Skritter, but it truly has interesting features.  On the Language tab found on the left you'll find nine sections that provide different study guides. Of the nine I picked the ones I felt were the easiest tools for studying.
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'''The Chinese-English Talking Dictionary'''
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•Lets you listen to words.
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•Handwriting recognition.You candraw it with your mouse to search for a word.
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•Fuzzy pinyin matches words even when you are unsure of the exact pronunciation.
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•Word and character decomposition, character etymology, and stroke order.
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•Lists related words that share the same head or tail word; derived words, and words with a similar pronunciation.
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•Sample sentences helps understand proper word usage.
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The most appealing thing about this section is probably the ability to search for a character or word by just drawing it. Talk about saving some time! The second would be to see related words, it's like extra practice with radicals.
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'''Online Chinese Flashcards'''
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It's extremely easy to use and the great thing about this is you can study words from each dialogue. While writing real flash cards can take tremendously long and don't necessarily help you remember the characters it's a good quick study quide. Once you pick which lesson and dialogue you want to study(you can pick more than one) you have the option to shuffle the flash cards. There are two modes to choose from. The "study" mode shows the character and pinyin, while "practice" recognition only has the character with the choice to flip the card and see the pinyin.
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'''Chinese Memory Game'''
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This is a great for recognition. Like the flashcards you can pick any dialogue or lesson and then match the pinyin with the characters. It may just be better and a lot more fun than the online flashcards.
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'''All About Pinyin'''
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•Rules: Initials, Finals, and Tones.
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•Valid Combinations.
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This is great for a refresher. Tones are definitely hard to remember sometimes, and these are two great tools.
  
 
= Characters =
 
= Characters =

Revision as of 08:13, 12 December 2011

Integrated Chinese

Pinyin

Vocabulary

Vocabulary

The Online Flascard is a great resource. It may not look as modern as Skritter, but it truly has interesting features. On the Language tab found on the left you'll find nine sections that provide different study guides. Of the nine I picked the ones I felt were the easiest tools for studying.

The Chinese-English Talking Dictionary •Lets you listen to words. •Handwriting recognition.You candraw it with your mouse to search for a word. •Fuzzy pinyin matches words even when you are unsure of the exact pronunciation. •Word and character decomposition, character etymology, and stroke order. •Lists related words that share the same head or tail word; derived words, and words with a similar pronunciation. •Sample sentences helps understand proper word usage. The most appealing thing about this section is probably the ability to search for a character or word by just drawing it. Talk about saving some time! The second would be to see related words, it's like extra practice with radicals.

Online Chinese Flashcards It's extremely easy to use and the great thing about this is you can study words from each dialogue. While writing real flash cards can take tremendously long and don't necessarily help you remember the characters it's a good quick study quide. Once you pick which lesson and dialogue you want to study(you can pick more than one) you have the option to shuffle the flash cards. There are two modes to choose from. The "study" mode shows the character and pinyin, while "practice" recognition only has the character with the choice to flip the card and see the pinyin.

Chinese Memory Game This is a great for recognition. Like the flashcards you can pick any dialogue or lesson and then match the pinyin with the characters. It may just be better and a lot more fun than the online flashcards.

All About Pinyin •Rules: Initials, Finals, and Tones. •Valid Combinations. This is great for a refresher. Tones are definitely hard to remember sometimes, and these are two great tools.

Characters

Powerpoint

Phrases and Conversation

The Backpacker approach

History

Reading

Culture

Miscellaneous

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