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Use [http://getfirefox.com/ Mozilla Firefox] or [http://www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome] (both available for PC and Mac), because not only are they the best modern browsers, but they also have the best choices for powerful extensions (also called plugins).
 
Use [http://getfirefox.com/ Mozilla Firefox] or [http://www.google.com/chrome Google Chrome] (both available for PC and Mac), because not only are they the best modern browsers, but they also have the best choices for powerful extensions (also called plugins).
  
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== Browser Extensions ==
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== Browser Extensions: Pinyin Popups ==
  
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Add popups to the Chinese characters on any web page:
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Add popups to the Chinese characters on any web page with the following two extensions.
  
 
=== Zhongwen (for Chrome) ===
 
=== Zhongwen (for Chrome) ===
  
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Setup is super easy; just install [https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/kkmlkkjojmombglmlpbpapmhcaljjkde Zhongwen], and a button will appear at the top right of your Chrome browser window. Click to turn on; click again to turn off.  It's as simple as that!
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Setup is super easy; just install Zhongwen (click on the link below while using Chrome), and a button will appear at the top right of your Chrome browser window.
  
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=== Chinese Perapera-kun (for Firefox) ===
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<div class="plugin">
  
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Installing [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/perapera-kun-chinese-popup-tra/ Chinese Perapera-kun] for Firefox is not quite as easy as installing a Chrome extension, but it's a great extension.
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[https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/kkmlkkjojmombglmlpbpapmhcaljjkde Zhongwen]
  
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Make sure to follow the following steps to ensure that you have fully installed the Chinese Perapera-kun extension:
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# First, [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3349 click here] and install this addon in Firefox (click “Allow” if it asks you if you want to grant it access):
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Click to turn on; click again to turn off.  It's as simple as that!
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# Then [http://downloads.mozdev.org/peraperakun/ChineseEnglishDictionary1.0.xpi click here] to download and install the Chinese dictionary (again, click “Allow” if it asks you if you want to grant it access):
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# After you have installed both, you need to close Firefox and reopen it.
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Also, if you ever mouse over a word (on any website) that is a [[Keywords|grammar keyword]] on the Chinese Grammar Wiki, you'll see a note to that effect, and can hit "G" to open the relevant page on the wiki. Cool!
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=== Chinese Perapera-kun (for Firefox, Chrome) ===
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Installing [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/perapera-chinese/ Chinese Perapera] for Firefox is now just as easy as installing a browser extension.
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<div class="plugin">
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[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/perapera-chinese/ Chinese Perapera Popup Dictionary]
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</div>
  
 
From now on, you will see a little yellow star in the bottom right corner of your browser window. Click it to turn on the Chinese dictionary. Then just mouse over any words you see in your browser, and a popup will give you the pinyin and meaning. Very useful!
 
From now on, you will see a little yellow star in the bottom right corner of your browser window. Click it to turn on the Chinese dictionary. Then just mouse over any words you see in your browser, and a popup will give you the pinyin and meaning. Very useful!
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Also available for Chrome as well:
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<div class="plugin">
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[https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/perapera-chinese-popup-di/hlcddplhfenagbaipfjhhcjmebhkkaif?hl=en Perapera Chinese Popup Dictionary]
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</div>
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=== Frill (for Safari) ===
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A free, open source extension designed for Apple's Safari web browser on macOS. View English translations of Chinese text, similar to Perapera or Zhongwen for other browsers.
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<div class="plugin">
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[https://frill.miknight.com/ Frill Homepage]
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</div>
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== Browser Extension: Switching Character Sets ==
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The Chinese Grammar Wiki uses simplified characters exclusively.  Traditional characters are supported through external extensions.
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=== 新同文堂 New Tong Wen Tang (for Chrome) ===
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Convert simplified characters to traditional in Google Chrome with this extension:
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<div class="plugin">
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[https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ldmgbgaoglmaiblpnphffibpbfchjaeg 新同文堂 New Tong Wen Tang]
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</div>
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=== 新同文堂 New Tong Wen Tang (for Firefox) ===
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Convert simplified characters to traditional in Firefox with this extension:
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<div class="plugin">
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[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/new_tongwentang/ 新同文堂 New Tong Wen Tang]
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Latest revision as of 02:41, 16 July 2021

To make best use of this wiki as a modern learner of Chinese, there are several tools you will need.

Modern Extensible Browser

Use Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome (both available for PC and Mac), because not only are they the best modern browsers, but they also have the best choices for powerful extensions (also called plugins).

Browser Extensions: Pinyin Popups

Add popups to the Chinese characters on any web page with the following two extensions.

Zhongwen (for Chrome)

Setup is super easy; just install Zhongwen (click on the link below while using Chrome), and a button will appear at the top right of your Chrome browser window.

Zhongwen

Click to turn on; click again to turn off. It's as simple as that!

Also, if you ever mouse over a word (on any website) that is a grammar keyword on the Chinese Grammar Wiki, you'll see a note to that effect, and can hit "G" to open the relevant page on the wiki. Cool!

Chinese Perapera-kun (for Firefox, Chrome)

Installing Chinese Perapera for Firefox is now just as easy as installing a browser extension.

Chinese Perapera Popup Dictionary

From now on, you will see a little yellow star in the bottom right corner of your browser window. Click it to turn on the Chinese dictionary. Then just mouse over any words you see in your browser, and a popup will give you the pinyin and meaning. Very useful!

Also available for Chrome as well:

Perapera Chinese Popup Dictionary

Frill (for Safari)

A free, open source extension designed for Apple's Safari web browser on macOS. View English translations of Chinese text, similar to Perapera or Zhongwen for other browsers.

Frill Homepage

Browser Extension: Switching Character Sets

The Chinese Grammar Wiki uses simplified characters exclusively. Traditional characters are supported through external extensions.

新同文堂 New Tong Wen Tang (for Chrome)

Convert simplified characters to traditional in Google Chrome with this extension:

新同文堂 New Tong Wen Tang

新同文堂 New Tong Wen Tang (for Firefox)

Convert simplified characters to traditional in Firefox with this extension:

新同文堂 New Tong Wen Tang

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