- What is nciku?
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nciku is a free online dictionary platform with many unique search options and various features, available in several different languages:
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English: nciku.com is a Chinese-English and English-Chinese online dictionary aimed at English speakers who are learning Chinese. At the moment it mainly uses Simplified characters, although the Traditional versions of some words are given. Take a look at the nciku Tour, or just look around the site yourself to discover all nciku.com has to offer.
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简体中文: nciku.cn is a Chinese-English and English-Chinese online dictionary for speakers of Mandarin Chinese who are learning English. It uses Simplified characters. Look around the site yourself to discover all nciku.cn has to offer.
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繁體中文: nciku.com.tw is also a Chinese-English and English-Chinese online dictionary focused on the needs of native Chinese speakers, but this site uses Traditional characters. It provides only English at the moment. Look around the site yourself to discover all nciku.com.tw has to offer.
- What does ‘nciku’ mean?
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n : nhn
ci : the sound of Chinese “词”, which means word in English.
ku : the sound of Chinese “酷”, which means cool in English.
ciku : the sound of the Chinese word “词库”, which means treasure house of words or warehouse.
- Do I have to pay to use nciku?
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No. nciku is a free online service. You can use all of our features without paying anything; however, you need to sign up to take full advantage of many of our unique services like the vocab lists and the Q&A.
- When was nciku launched?
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nciku launched the closed beta version on March 20, 2007 and was officially launched on April 17, 2007. A major upgrade was introduced to the public on December 13, 2007.
- How can I contact nciku?
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There are many convenient ways to contact us throughout the site. You can click the big ‘Ask the nciku team’ button on the right-hand side of all nciku help pages and send us a note; comment on any of the blog posts or use the blog feedback form. You can also email us directly at help (at) nciku.com
- Are there other languages supported?
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Currently, nciku.com only supports simplified Chinese and English, but there are plans to add other languages such as: traditional Chinese, Japanese, French, Spanish, Korean and German (in no particular order). To stay updated about changes to nciku.com, make sure you have the ‘I want to receive the nciku ezine’ box checked in your profile, or bookmark the news category of the nciku.com blog.
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If your native language isn’t Chinese or English, don’t be afraid to send us an email in your preferred language. We have native speakers of all the languages listed above working at nciku, and we would be glad to answer your questions.
- Can I use nciku on my mobile phone?
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Yes - you can find a mobile-optimized version of nciku at http://m.nciku.com.
It’s designed to work on pretty much any internet-capable mobile phone released in the last five years or so (any device that supports XHTML Mobile Profile, also known as WAP 2.0)
- Who works at nciku?
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nciku is a team of dedicated people from around the world; staff members hail from Cameroon, China, England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Spain and the United States.
- Who owns nciku?
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nciku is a project of NHN Corporation. Get the full story of how nciku started, and find out what visions and ambitions we have for the future by reading the article about nciku at forbes.com.
- Where is nciku located?
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The head offices of nciku are located in Beijing, China.
