Online Dictionary Use
Survey Result
Acknowledgement
Thanks
go to all survey participants for their input. 303 netizens (as of March 29,
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 |
|
|
Wenlin |
19 |
4.57% |
|
NJSTAR |
20 |
4.81% |
|
CLAVIS |
4 |
0.96% |
|
MDBG |
27 |
6.49% |
|
DimSum |
8 |
1.92% |
|
Rikai |
5 |
1.20% |
|
Popjisyo |
5 |
1.20% |
|
Adsotrans |
5 |
1.20% |
|
Yahoo |
96 |
23.08% |
|
Google |
183 |
43.99% |
|
iciba |
8 |
1.92% |
|
loqu8 iCE |
2 |
0.48% |
|
nciku |
34 |
8.17% |
What makes you to choose
this dictionary?
|
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|
Count |
Percentage |
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|
Convenience |
121 |
17.54% |
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|
More words |
103 |
14.93% |
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|
Provide sound |
65 |
9.42% |
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|
Provide animation |
41 |
5.94% |
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|
More accurate information |
76 |
11.01% |
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|
Provide Pinyin |
81 |
11.74% |
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|
Free |
175 |
25.36% |
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|
Inexpensive |
28 |
4.06% |
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What is the purpose of
your using the online dictionary?
|
Count |
Percentage |
|
|
to find the pronunciation and meaning. |
177 |
34.37% |
|
to find some examples for the word(s) |
99 |
19.22% |
|
to find out how to write the characters |
102 |
19.81% |
|
I want to listen to the pronunciation |
92 |
17.86% |
When do you use the
online dictionaries?
|
Count |
Percentage |
|
|
When I do my homework |
103 |
20.44% |
|
When I do online reading |
124 |
24.60% |
|
When I prepare for/review lessons |
81 |
16.07% |
|
When I chat with others online |
76 |
15.08% |
|
When read and write email |
61 |
12.10% |