- Easily find the words you want with smarter dictionary search.
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nciku searches the dictionary based on your language learning preference while giving you the ease to switch between the Chinese to English and English to Chinese dictionaries. For example: if you’re learning Chinese, search for “apple” and your first result is “苹果.” The helpful auto complete feature displays a list of suggested entries - in both English, Chinese, and pinyin - which you can choose from if you’re not sure how to spell a word.
- Look it up quickly with nciku’s handwriting recognition tool.
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Can’t read a character in your Chinese newspaper? Look it up quickly and painlessly with nciku’s handwriting recognition. Simply draw the character with your mouse and select the correct one.Don’t worry abut stroke order or if the character is written perfectly - the handwriting recognition tool isn’t picky.
- Manage your studying with vocab lists.
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Having trouble studying? View a word in the dictionary and it will automatically be added to your vocab lists. No flipping through endless pages of notebooks to find a word you know you studied before. You can move the words to different lists, edit them however you want and take tests to help you learn!
- Avoid uncomfortable silences with conversations
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Don’t know what to say past 你好? Check out the conversations section and learn how to express yourself in various settings. Browse or search to help you get started when you are at a loss for words. You can also make your own conversations or edit the ones we provide. Move your mouse over the words and hear them come alive with our text to speech system.
- Share information and practice your language skills on the Q&A!
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Still can’t figure out the difference between 的 and 得? Ask about it on the Q&A and get the answer from Chinese speakers. You can ask questions about anything you want to know and nciku’s knowledgeable community will give you the answer. Share knowledge and practice your language skills on the Q&A!
