websites for learning Chinese characters

  • Fun with Chinese Characters, Tan Huay Peng , 1980, Strait Times, Singapore, See inside of the book from http://www.scribd.com/doc/7683282/Fun-With-Chinese-Characters-v1
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    https://sites.google.com/site/chinese100a/ (see more resources on Characters from this website I compiled, Under the section 3 Characters)

    Happy Moon (Mid-autumn) Festival

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyZAWq5Qnxc&feature=related (Chinese introduction with English subtitiles)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieTVPrKFHjM&feature=related (introduce how to make moon cakes)

    http://www.chinatravel.com/china-travel-news/china-to-celebrate-the-mid-autumn-festival-on-sept-553.htm (a clip made by Chinatravel.com)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dANGICNVrvw (made by Active Chinese)

    To learn more about Chinese festivals, you can visit:

    Online Pinyin Chart/Table websites (including sound)

    ·  http://www.archchinese.com/chinese_pinyin.html (Pinyin table, pronounce four tones after clicking the syllable, and showing the characters for each tone of the syllable)

    ·  http://www.mandarintube.com/tools/pinyin/pinyin_chart.htm (Pinyin table, pronounce four tones and available in two sets (one by a female voice and the other in a male voice) 

    ·  http://www.studypond.com/pinyin.aspx (present Pinyin in two tables, one for initials, the other for vowels; pronounce the syllable after selection of the combination, and provide the sound for four tones of each syllable)

    ·  http://www.hello-han.com/ch-education/yinjieku/femail/hanziyinjieku-en.php (pronounce each syllable in four tones presented in A-Z alphabetical order, and provide visual presentation for each tone)

     

    More websites for learning Pinyin chart/table

    See more about Chinese learning resources from the website I compiled at:
    https://sites.google.com/site/chinese100a/Home

    Good Online Learning Materials (Audio/Video)

    http://www.myechinese.org/Chinese/Online_List.aspx (a list of lessons, in multimedia format, by 中国广播电视大学)

    http://www.ctcfl.ox.ac.uk/Chinese/lessons.htm (a list of lessons, in multimedia format, by a university in UK)

    http://www.clearchinese.com/learn-chinese/index.htm (a list of lessons, with audio files,  by Dr. Tianwei Xie)

    http://personal.kenyon.edu/bai/vcsc.htm (Survival Chinese by Prof. Jianhua Bai)

     http://chinese.travel-way.net/ (Chinese phrases by travelers)

     

     

     

    海关(customs) 机场(airport) 汉语(Chinese/Mandarin)

    Some helpful online audio/video materials related to China customs and airports:

    http://www.myechinese.org/Chinese/Online_Detail.aspx?id=341 (Going Through The Customs, video clips made for Mandarin learning)

    http://www.simple-chinese.com/learn-chinese/lesson-20/index.html (Airport and Customs, text dialogue audio files made for Mandarin learning)  (*note: sometimes this website may not work)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaY0ockrt4g&feature=related (Beijing Airport Drop-Off, a short video clip at Beijing airport)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuNd8gHmET4 (成龙为中国海关知识产权保护代言宣传片)