Free online tools to learn Chinese

Integrated Chinese

• http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/chinese/ICL1P1.htm ; Integrated Chinese Level 1 Lesson 1 to Lesson 22 http://www.language.berkeley.edu/ic/ (Edition 2), MULTIMEDIA EXERCISES by University of California, Berkeley; online study material Integrated Chinese http://www.integratedchinese.com/, Dr. Xie, CSULB: Supplement 1 http://www.csulb.edu/~txie/pcr/Supplements/Supplement for 101/Supplement1.htm

Pinyin

• A Brief Introduction to Pinyin http://www.csulb.edu/~txie/pcr/soundsys/introtopinyin.htm by Dr Xie, CSULB , Pinyin Practice http://www.pinyinpractice.com/wangzhi/ by University of Iowa, Pinyin song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSlNwgyFjhY, Pinyin Builder: http://www.language-power.cn/pinyin-builder.html

Vocabulary

• 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
• Vocabulary Index http://my.cheng-tsui.com/files/IC3Textbook1-1VocabIndexTradSimp.pdf (Chinese-English) for Integrated Chinese, Level 1 Part 1, by Cheng & Tsui

Characters

• Strokes of Chinese Characters http://www.csun.edu/~ll51106/stroke.html, by Li-Bu Larson, CSUN
• Basic Radicals http://www.usc.edu/dept/ealc/chinese/character/output/index.html by EALC, USC
• Practice Chinese Characters online (traditional characters), by EALC, USC http://www.usc.edu/schools/college/ealc/chinese/characters.html
• Some Chinese Characters http://www.chinapage.org/word/chineseword.html - a few randomly chosen Chinese words are here just for you to look at.
• Top 300 Characters http://www.csun.edu/~ll51106/top300.html by Dr. Xie, CSULB

Powerpoint

• A set of Power-Point slides for Integrated Chinese http://my.cheng-tsui.com/node/683, Level I, Part I (3rd edition), by Cheng & Tsui

Phrases and Conversation

• Conversational Mandarin Chinese Online http://www.csulb.edu/~txie/ccol/content.htm, Level I (Fifteen Units in Pinyin, English, Characters and Exercises with sound), by Tim Xie, CSULB, Real People on Real Topics http://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/Mll/Chinese/BBVideo/index.htm, by Jianhua Bai

The Backpacker approach

• Chinese Phrases for Travelers http://chinese.travel-way.net/, Sexy Beijing ttp://sexybeijing.tv/new/default.aspx, by Anna Sophie Loewenberg, China the Beautiful http://personal.kenyon.edu/bai/vcsc.htm by Pei Minglong, Survival Chinese – Lost Laowai http://www.lostlaowai.com/learn-chinese/basic-mandarin/survival-chinese, Video Clips of Survival Chinese http://personal.kenyon.edu/bai/vcsc.htm
• Danwei www.danwei.org - Chinese media, advertising, and urban life

History

• Chinese History Timeline http://www-chaos.umd.edu/history/time_line.html, A Timeline https://www.csun.edu/~ll51106/timeline.html - The Chinese Dynasties, By Li-Bu Larson, CSUN

Reading

• Chinese Reading World http://chinesereadingworld.org/ (simplified), by University of Iowa, Chinese Program, Chinese Reading http://www.usc.edu/dept/ealc/chinese/newweb/reading_page.htm (traditional), by EALC, USC

Culture

• Chinese Festivals http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/heritage/festivals/index.jhtml, CHINESE NEW YEAR LANTERN FESTIVAL http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/khsu2/MainPage.html, Online Exercises on Grammar and Vocabulary, by Kylie Hsu, CSULA, Chinese Way to Go, http://www.chinesewaytogo.org/ by Emily Yih

Miscellaneous

• Works of other students http://www.usc.edu/dept/ealc/chinese/newweb/student_page.htm by EALC, USC
• Translation Software 金山词霸 http://cp.iciba.com/
• Purple Culture http://www.purpleculture.net/index.asp – free tools (Dictionary, Character to Pinyin Converter, Vocabulary List Generator, Traditional/Simplified Converter, Online Chinese Input System, Handwriting Input, Chinese Flashcards, Chinese Seal Generator, Editing and Polishing Service)
• Elaborated online dictionary: NCIKU: http://www.nciku.com/