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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).
  
== Browser Extension: Switching Character Sets ==
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== Browser Extensions: Pinyin Popups ==
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 +
Add popups to the Chinese characters on any web page with the following two extensions.
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=== Zhongwen (for Chrome) ===
 +
 
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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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<div class="plugin">
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[https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/kkmlkkjojmombglmlpbpapmhcaljjkde Zhongwen]
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</div>
  
The Chinese Grammar Wiki uses simplified characters exclusivelyTraditional characters are supported through external extensions.
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Click to turn on; click again to turn offIt's as simple as that!
  
=== 新同文堂 New Tong Wen Tang (for Chrome) ===
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=== Chinese Perapera-kun (for Firefox, Chrome) ===
  
Convert simplified characters to traditional in Google Chrome with this extension:
+
Installing [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/perapera-kun-chinese-popup-tra/ Chinese Perapera-kun] for Firefox is now just as easy as installing a Chrome extension.
  
 
<div class="plugin">
 
<div class="plugin">
  
[https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ldmgbgaoglmaiblpnphffibpbfchjaeg 新同文堂 New Tong Wen Tang]
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[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/perapera-kun-chinese-popup-tra/ Perapera Chinese Popup Dictionary]
  
 
</div>
 
</div>
  
=== 新同文堂 New Tong Wen Tang (for Firefox) ===
+
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!
  
Convert simplified characters to traditional in Firefox with this extension:
+
Also available for Chrome as well:
  
 
<div class="plugin">
 
<div class="plugin">
  
[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/%E6%96%B0%E5%90%8C%E6%96%87%E5%A0%82-new-tong-wen-tang/ 新同文堂 New Tong Wen Tang]
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[https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/perapera-chinese-popup-di/hlcddplhfenagbaipfjhhcjmebhkkaif?hl=en Perapera Chinese Popup Dictionary]
  
 
</div>
 
</div>
  
== Browser Extensions: Pinyin Popups ==
+
== Browser Extension: Switching Character Sets ==
  
Add popups to the Chinese characters on any web page with the following two extensions.
+
The Chinese Grammar Wiki uses simplified characters exclusively.  Traditional characters are supported through external extensions.
  
=== Zhongwen (for Chrome) ===
+
=== 新同文堂 New Tong Wen Tang (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.
+
Convert simplified characters to traditional in Google Chrome with this extension:
  
 
<div class="plugin">
 
<div class="plugin">
  
[https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/kkmlkkjojmombglmlpbpapmhcaljjkde Zhongwen]
+
[https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ldmgbgaoglmaiblpnphffibpbfchjaeg 新同文堂 New Tong Wen Tang]
  
 
</div>
 
</div>
  
Click to turn on; click again to turn off.  It's as simple as that!
+
=== 新同文堂 New Tong Wen Tang (for Firefox) ===
  
=== Chinese Perapera-kun (for Firefox) ===
+
Convert simplified characters to traditional in Firefox with this extension:
 
 
Installing [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/perapera-kun-chinese-popup-tra/ Chinese Perapera-kun] for Firefox is now just as easy as installing a Chrome extension.
 
  
 
<div class="plugin">
 
<div class="plugin">
  
[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/perapera-kun-chinese-popup-tra/ Perapera Chinese Popup Dictionary]
+
[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/%E6%96%B0%E5%90%8C%E6%96%87%E5%A0%82-new-tong-wen-tang/ 新同文堂 New Tong Wen Tang]
  
 
</div>
 
</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!
 

Revision as of 07:41, 23 June 2013

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.

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

Chinese Perapera-kun (for Firefox, Chrome)

Installing Chinese Perapera-kun for Firefox is now just as easy as installing a Chrome extension.

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:

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 (for Firefox)

Convert simplified characters to traditional in Firefox with this extension: