Chinese LS Touch 2.1
Device: iOS Universal
Category: Education
Price: $11.99, Version: 1.2.3 -> 2.1 (iTunes)
Description:Chinese LS Touch is a program for iPhone/iPod Touch & iPad for learning chinese vocables. It combines a comprehensive chinese dictionary with a topnotch vocable trainer. The vocable trainer utilizes the unique touch interface to intuitively teach you how to draw the chinese characters by displaying strokeorder guidelines (if available). But that's just one of the many features helping you in learning chinese vocables.
Dictionary:
- 100.000 chinese vocables
- all vocables have Traditional & Simplified forms, Pīn Yīn & Zhu Yin readings and english translations
- circ. 50.000 vocables have german translations
- circ. 55.000 vocables have french translations
- possibilty to import your own translations for the vocables
- 7 default vocabulary sets (HSK 1 - 6 and all in one set)
- possibilty to create custom vocabulary sets within the program
- possiblity to import your own custom vocabulary sets (of vocables in the programs database)
- Strokeorder guidelines for 12.000 chinese characters
- numerous ways to select the vocables you want to train:
- All vocables of the current set
- custom selection (vocables selected via browser)
- Range of vocables (e.g. vocable 40 till vocable 60)
- x vocables with the lowest success rate
- all vocables with a success rate lower than x
TEST:
- 5 Testtypes:
- Vocable --> Translation
- Translation --> Vocable
- Vocable --> Reading
- Reading --> Vocable
- Word --> missing Character
- 2 Testmodes:
- Direct Input (drawing or keyboard)
- Multiple Choice
VOCABLE BROWSER:
- list of all vocables in the current vocabulary set or all vocables of the program‘s database
- search for a specific vocably by translation, reading or the chinese word itself
- display details of a specific vocable
- select specific vocables for a custom selection you want to train
MISC
- Universal App (optimized for iPhone & iPad resolution as well as the new Retina Displays)
- iOS4 Multitasking support
- Import your own custom vocabulary set (e.g. if you want to train only the vocables of lesson x of your textbook)
- Import your own translations for the vocables (e.g. if you learn by certain translation that differs from the default translation in the program or if the translation for your language is missing)
- Backup your statistics, own translation & custom set (e.g. to move them to another device)
- works completely offline (Data is saved in the program)
- Learning with the Leitner system (SRS)
- Practice mode (for learning how to draw the chinese words/characters)
- User Interface fully localized in English, French and German
for more information/videos/screenshots/handbook:
http://web.me.com/quitscheentchen/KSTen/Cn_LS_Touch.html
If you find a bug in the software please send me an email [asia.ls(a)me.com] with as many information as possible so I can try to reproduce and fix it:
- device & firmware
- what did you do step by step
- settings (current set, test mode, Leitner actice...)
- does it happen always/sometime/once
This app uses the CC-CEDICT (www.mdbg.net/), HanDeDict File (www.chdw.de) and CFDICT (www.chine-informations.com/chinois/open/CFDICT/) dictionary files
What's New
- new design
- SOUNDS for 5000 words [all HSK words] as In-App purchase
- iPad Landscape mode
- 4” Screen support (iPhone 5 & iPod Touch 5)
- IOS 7 support
- Backup & Sync between devices via Dropbox
- instant search in Browser
- Sensei Mode (automatically choses items for the next test)
Chinese LS Touch