Saturday, July 19, 2003

Product Review

Oxford™ Chinese Dictionary for Palm OS

Pleco Screen

If you have a Palm OS PDA and are interested in learning Chinese, this is a must get product. It includes the entire Oxford™ Concise Chinese Dictionary (both Chinese-to-English and English-to-Chinese, as well as some powerful features such as pinyin search, handwriting recognition for characters, and flashcards. (Additional features can be found on the product page.)

I found the most utility with the character input. Never again will you have to count strokes and look up a character in a table to find its meaning. Simply input the character (as best you can) and this software will suggest possible matches. Select the correct one, and jump to its definition!

If you are serious about learning Chinese, this product alone will justify the purchase of a Palm Pilot.

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