Chinese Flashcard Sets

When learning any foreign language, it is always easier to learn groups of related words at the same time. The Chinese flashcard sets on this page are arranged by topic, so that you can study useful vocabulary words together with other words you might use in similar situations. Once you've chosen a flashcard set you want to work with, you can use it in a variety of ways:

View the list in your web browser to see how many of the words you can recognize.
Save the list on your computer, and then open it with our Vocabulary List Converter tool to create a printable review sheet showing characters, pinyin, and English definition for each word.
Drill yourself on the words in the list using the Flashcards Tool included in the Clavis Sinica software.
Download the list to your Palm and drill yourself using our Chinese Flashcards for Palm.

Clavis Sinica Program Features:

Built-in Chinese text reader provides instant access to the meaning of any Chinese character and its associated compound in any digitized Chinese text
Character information window displays the following information for every character in the database: simplified and traditional character forms, pinyin pronunciation(s) and corresponding English definition(s), radical and phonetic parts, usage frequency, stroke order, stroke count, Xin Hua radical number, and Kangxi radical number. For 500 of the most commonly used characters, a brief etymological note is also provided
Radical information window provides a list of all characters using the same radical as a selected character
Shared phonetic window provides a list of all characters using the same phonetic as a selected character
Compound window lists all compounds and phrases using a selected character.
Comprehensive analytic dictionary of more than 25,000 entries includes over 4,000 characters and over 21,000 multi-character compound words, phrases, and idioms
Powerful search functions permit searching the dictionary by character or compound pinyin, radical number, number and/or order of strokes, or English word or phrase
Audio functions allow user to hear the pronunciation of characters, words, and phrases in the natural voice of a native speaker.
Custom vocabulary lists allow user to keep track of characters and compounds learned using the program. Lists can be viewed within the program, printed out, drilled with the built-in flashcard tool, or saved for later use.
Built-in flashcard tool allows you to drill yourself on groups of radicals, characters, or compounds that you want to learn. You can use the flashcard sets provided with the program, or create your own sets based on unfamiliar characters and words in any Chinese text.

More Free Online Learning Tools:

The Chinese Text Sampler is a collection of 85 graded and annotated Chinese texts for student reading practice.
The Chinese Character Test is a free Java applet you can use to determine how many Chinese characters you already know.
Chinese Flashcards enable you to drill yourself on the 800 most commonly used Chinese characters and the 189 Xinhua radicals.
All of these resources and more can be accessed from our Free Resources page.

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Academic subjects	Jobs & careers
Animals	House & home
Arts & crafts	Legal terms
Beverages	Literature (view sample review sheet)
Body organs	Materials
Body parts	Motions & activities
Business terms (view sample review sheet)	Musical instruments
Carpentry	Personal traits - negative
Chinese dynasties	Personal traits - positive
Chinese provinces	Playgrounds & amusement parks
Chinese tourist sites	Relatives
Clothes & fashion	Sales & retail
Colors	School supplies
Computer terms	Shopping
Countries	Sichuan food
Emotions	Snacks
Environment (view sample review sheet)	Sports
Finance	Student life
Flowers	Transportation
Food	Travel (view sample review sheet)
Fruits & vegetables	Trees
Furniture	Units of measure
Health & medicine	US cities
Holidays & festivals	Weather & climate
Illnesses	Writing & calligraphy