Ocrat.com Site Mirror, hosted by lost-theory.org

Chinese language learning resources for English speakers. For more information on the Ocrat.com mirror project see here.

Animated Chinese Characters

Learn how to write Chinese by watching animations that draw the characters stroke by stroke. Includes some common vocabulary groups (country and city names, numbers, cardinal directions, etc.).

Mandarin Pronunciation

Hear audio clips of the pronunciation of the nearly 400 Mandarin syllables.

Pride and Prejudice in Chinese

Jane Austen's classic 1813 novel is presented with English text and Chinese translation side by side for easy comparison and language study.

Other helpful sites:

MDBG Chinese Dictionary: Easy to use and comprehensive Chinese dictionary with definitions, stroke orders, pronunciation clips, and more.
Chinese-Course.com: Build your Chinese written and spoken vocabulary with character and sentence flashcards. This site uses the character data from the Ocrat Mirror project.
Zhongwen.com: Learn Chinese characters by studying how they are interrelated and how they've changed over time.

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