What Constitutes a Good Online Chinese Dictionary?
A good online dictionary should be as convenient and useful as a paper dictionary. But, since being web-based allows dictionaries to function in new ways, online Chinese dictionaries should also be judged according to their innovations. In which particular ways should online dictionaries strive for quality in terms of design, content and function, and audience? document.getElementById(‘adsense_placeholder_1’).innerHTML = document.getElementById(‘adsense_ad_1_hidden’).innerHTML; Design of Chinese Dictionary • Well designed, not confusing in layout, and easy to use • Interactive (e.g., able to click a Chinese character to see which words or idioms this character is used in, to see radicals and stroke number and order, to hear pronunciation, etc.)Dictionary Content and Function • Give results in, and able to input in English, pinyin, traditional or simplified characters, and other romanization systems • Searchable radical database • Good database of idioms • Provide examples of how words
