Useful websites for learning Chinese

JuliaYang · Joined: 26 Jul 2006 Posts: 67 Location: London

Counting numbers:

Click on the range of numbers on the left to watch the flash exercises. Fun and easy.
http://hua.umf.maine.edu/Chinese/games/numbers/chinese/one.html

Games:

This is a great interactive learning game in Chinese. However this is only available in traditional character. The kids can practice playing it in the easy mode where traditional character is mostly the same as simplified. You need the latest flash player to play it.
http://edu.ocac.gov.tw/

Pronounciation practice:
Pictures:

Move your mouse over the picture and it says out the item in Chinese! Great for independent learning! It is also available in other languages.
http://www.languageguide.org/mandarin

*Characters:

Very useful website, it shows the character in stroke order and can play sound to hear how it is pronounced. You need the latest flash and java installed to play it.
http://www.usc.edu/dept/ealc/chinese/newweb/character_page.html

Lots of reading exercises, including matching English to Chinese and word order.
http://www.bath.ac.uk/salc/chinese/index.htm

*Story telling:

http://www.csulb.edu/~txie/online.htm

http://hua.umf.maine.edu/Chinese/topics/zzSW/douzhong.html

Cultural awareness:

Watch short clips promoting China & Taiwan in English and it also teaches you some Chinese in between.
http://www.chinaontv.com/Taiwan.aspx

Good videos on China. This helps to build up the cultural knowledge on China.
Username: teacher Password: teacher
http://www.chinamania.org

Can watch News or listen to Radio broadcast in Chinese.
http://www.wcetv.com/