tacoface Posted May 23, 2009 at 07:31 AM Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 at 07:31 AM Can someone have a look at a few definitions on this online dictionary and tell me how good the example sentences are for a few words. It's be much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creamyhorror Posted May 23, 2009 at 05:30 PM Report Share Posted May 23, 2009 at 05:30 PM The ones I've seen have been okay. I've seen a few that didn't really have the right English translation (IMO), but they weren't that bad. Dict.cn's a great site, and loads better than CEDICT. The only better online C-E dictionary is nciku, as far as I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renzhe Posted May 24, 2009 at 12:38 AM Report Share Posted May 24, 2009 at 12:38 AM The main advantage of CEDICT (and CC-CEDICT) is that you can download it and use it in all sorts of software. It is extremely useful for creating vocabulary lists, flashcards, etc. There are better dictionaries online, but they are closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacoface Posted May 24, 2009 at 01:40 AM Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2009 at 01:40 AM (edited) creamyhorror, if you ever want to plant your seed in me I will carry your child(ren) nciku is phenomenal. Cheers. (As an aside, I assume the sentences on nciku are good as they're from dictionaries, yeah? Edited May 24, 2009 at 01:59 AM by imron language Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creamyhorror Posted May 24, 2009 at 03:38 AM Report Share Posted May 24, 2009 at 03:38 AM I'll pass, tacoface, but thanks Yeah, I think the nciku sentences are fine. Not that Dict.cn's are bad, really. I suspect the latter are from an English-Chinese corpus somewhere, but I can't be sure. renzhe: Yeah, it's unfortunate that CEDICT seems to be the only choice. There are other dictionaries that seem to be freely available (and are better than CEDICT), but no one seems to have converted them to a usable form yet. For example, StarDict has a bunch of useful dictionaries, particular the Xiandai Hanyu Cidian and the Gaoji Hanyu Dacidian. (Possibly due to copyright concerns...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and select your username and password later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.