Online Resources for Teaching and Learning Chinese
(USF Confucius Institute; November 2010)
For Teachers
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Jukuu 句酷 (http://jukuu.com)
 A database of sentences, useful for teachers looking for examples
Character stroke order 笔顺 (http://www.shuifeng.net/pinyin.asp)
 Animated stroke order for 2501 Chinese characters, usefully for teachers and students
of all levels
Measure words, 量词（一）(http://www.dhcca.org/Chinese%20elements/liangci%20one.htm)
 Index of measure words, entirely in Chinese
Measure words cont., 量词（二）
(http://www.dhcca.org/Chinese%20elements/liangci%20two.htm)
 Index of measure words (continued)
Stroke names 笔画名称表 (http://www.dhcca.org/Chinese%20elements/bh%20name.htm)
 Stroke names, for teaching students how to write characters
Stroke order table 笔顺规则表 (http://www.dhcca.org/Chinese%20elements/bh%20order.htm)
 Stroke order, useful for teaching students how to write characters
Qiyi 奇艺 (www.qiyi.com)
 Video site similar to Hulu, has licensed, high quality streaming movies and TV shows for
students and teachers of all levels
ZDT - Chinese Development Tool (http://zdt.sourceforge.net/)
 ZDT is a free, open-source Chinese flashcard software. In addition to allowing students
to review flashcards, it can convert text into properly formatted pinyin, making it easier
for teachers to make worksheets and test papers
Anki 闪存卡软件 (http://ichi2.net/anki/index.html)
 Free SRS program, allows students to review flashcards, teachers can create their own
vocabulary lists. For students of all levels
Tone Pair Drills 汉语双音节声调练习 (http://www.sinosplice.com/learn-chinese/tone-pairdrills)
 Chinese tone pair drills, for beginners, but not for absolute beginners
Verb Pictures 动词图片 (http://tell.fll.purdue.edu/JapanProj//FLClipart/)
 Royalty-free clipart for foreign language teachers, allows teacher to explain simple
words without speaking English, best used with beginners
Read Chinese! 阅读中文！(http://readchinese.nflc.org/)
 Recourses for teachers of beginner and intermediate students
Chinese Reading World 中文阅读天地 (http://collections.uiowa.edu/chinese/index.html)
 A collection of Chinese lessons, good practice for intermediate and advanced students,
and well as a useful recourse for teachers.
For Students
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ZDT - Chinese Development Tool (http://zdt.sourceforge.net/)
 ZDT is a free, open-source Chinese flashcard software. In addition to allowing students
to review flashcards, it can convert text into properly formatted pinyin, and allow
unknown characters in a document to easily be added to ones vocabulary list. For
students of all levels
Skritter (www.skritter.com)
 Software for learning Chinese characters, popular with foreign students and expats in
China (Warning: service requires monthly subscription)
Jukuu 句酷 (http://jukuu.com )
 A database of sentences, useful for students wanting to see a word used in context, For
students of all levels
Nciku N 词酷 (www.nciku.com)
 Popular online dictionary has pinyin and handwriting input, useful to students who are
unable to type in Chinese. Additionally, site has vocabulary lists, theme word lists, and
sample dialogues. For students of all levels
MDBG (http://www.mdbg.net)
 Free dictionary, site contains many useful study tools for students of all levels. Contains
flashcards, daily word feeds, and other useful tools. For students of all levels
Hello-Han (http://www.hello-han.com/ch-education/yinjieku/hanziyinjieku-en.php)
 Recordings of individual syllable pronunciation may be used by students when they are
studying at home, for beginners
ChinesePod (www.chinesepod.com )
 Well-known podcast offering free and paid lessons for beginner and intermediate
students
Popup Chinese 泡泡中文 (www.popupchinese.com )
 Podcast similar to Chinesepod, offers both free and paid lessons and tools. Site also
offers a number of useful tools for including “The News in Chinese”, which offers
students a chance to read simple, annotated articles on current events, in Chinese.
Good reading practice for intermediate and advanced students
Onomatopoeias 拟声词 (http://www.sinosplice.com/learn-chinese/chinese-vocabularylists/chinese-onomatopeia)
 list of Chinese onomatopoeias, useful for advanced students who enjoy story telling