Below is a list of online dictionaries and linguistic tools that I have found useful over the years. I'm opening my tool box in the hopes that others will benefit from these websites. Most of them focus on Chinese/English or Simplified/Traditional Chinese, therefore general reference tools such as Merriam-Webster Dictionary and the OED are not included.
- 教育部重編國語辭典修訂本 - A Traditional Chinese dictionary compiled by the Ministry of Education and maintained by National Academy for Educational Research in Taiwan, it is the most comprehensive and authoritative Chinese dictionary today.
- 汉典 - A Simplified Chinese dictionary compiled by volunteers, it is surprisingly comprehensive. Also offers simple English definitions for a lot of words and phrases.
- 林語堂《當代漢英詞典》電子版 - Lin Yutang's Chinese-English Dictionary of Modern Usage offers some of the most fitting and elegant English translations available.
- Yahoo奇摩字典 - One of the first English-Chinese online dictionaries, it continues to evolve and grow with time.
- 遠流字典通線上資料庫 - Owned by a well-established publisher in Taiwan, this English-Chinese dictionary is a good resource of usage examples.
- Simplified/Traditional Chinese online converter - You can convert Chinese characters in either direction.
Needless to say, these tools aren't 100% foolproof all the time. Depending on the nature of the project one works on, one may have to look for other resources as well. But the list is a good start, I hope, for anyone that wishes to improve on their understanding from either direction of the language pair.
Please translate responsibly.
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