Online Dictionary Use
Survey Result
Acknowledgement
Thanks
go to all survey participants for their input. 256 netizens (as of January
2010) have participated in this survey. The information will be helpful for
Chinese language learners and software developers as well. ¨CDr. Tim Xie,
California State University, Long Beach
What online software/program do you
use?
Count |
Percentage |
|
Google |
158 |
45.01% |
Yahoo |
80 |
22.79% |
nciku |
26 |
7.41% |
MDBG |
22 |
6.27% |
NJSTAR |
16 |
4.56% |
Wenlin |
14 |
3.99% |
DimSum |
8 |
2.28% |
iciba |
8 |
2.28% |
Rikai |
5 |
1.42% |
Popjisyo |
5 |
1.42% |
CLAVIS |
4 |
1.14% |
Adsotrans |
3 |
0.85% |
loqu8
iCE |
2 |
0.57% |
What makes you to choose
this dictionary?
|
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Count |
Percentage |
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Free |
147 |
25.30% |
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Convenience |
99 |
17.04% |
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More words |
88 |
15.15% |
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Provide Pinyin |
66 |
11.36% |
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More accurate information |
61 |
10.50% |
|||
Provide sound |
58 |
9.98% |
|||
Provide animation |
37 |
6.37% |
|||
Inexpensive |
25 |
4.30% |
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What is the purpose of
your using the online dictionary?
Count |
Percentage |
|
to find the pronunciation and meaning. |
145 |
34.20% |
to find out how to write the characters |
87 |
20.52% |
to find some examples for the word(s) |
80 |
18.87% |
I want to listen to the pronunciation |
72 |
16.98% |
When do you use the
online dictionaries?
Count |
Percentage |
|
When I do online reading |
104 |
25.18% |
When I do my homework |
82 |
19.85% |
When I prepare for/review lessons |
68 |
16.46% |
When I chat with others online |
62 |
15.01% |
Other |
49 |
11.86% |