Loqu8 - A fresh, new way to understand Chinese and English

Loqu8 iCE Features

Immersive, personalized learing environment for Chinese

Learn Chinese faster with Loqu8 iCE (iNterpret Chinese-English). Download and start reading and understanding popular Chinese websites. Instead of "life like" simulations, you'll be learning real Chinese from Google, Yahoo, BBC, Reuters and Baidu.

  • Understand Chinese immediately with instant English translations of characters, phrases and idioms. 
  • Listen to words and phrases pronounced in Mandarin Chinese. Follow along in Pinyin or Bopomofo phonetics.
  • Lookup Chinese, Pinyin or English words in the 83,000 word dictionary.
  • Search the web in Chinese without typing any Chinese. Simply point and click.
iCE's powerful pop-up window shows:
  • Words and phrases (enlarged for greater legibility)
  • Both simplified and traditional characters
  • Phonetics (Pinyin or Bopomofo)
  • English translation with brief description

With a right-mouse click, the Main Menu offers:

  • Pronounce - pronounce the selected word in Mandarin Chinese. Press Ctrl-S to hear the pronunciation again and again. iCE is a tireless tutor. 
  • Copy - copy only the Chinese characters to the clipboard.
  • Copy Entries - copies the highlighted entry (or entries) including the Chinese characters, phonetics and English translation.
  • Lookup - search the dictionary for words or definitions using Chinese (simplified or traditional), phonetics (Pinyin) or English with wildcards (dic* matches dictionary and other words that start with "dic")
  • Web Searches - without typing Chinese, search popular sites like Baidu, Flickr, Google, Wikipedia and more.

Editions

Loqu8 iCE Standard Edition
 
Hover your mouse over words and a popup window instantly displays just the information you need. See English translations. Hear words pronounced as you follow the phonetic representation in Pinyin. Browse Chinese websites for the latest news, blogs, images, video, music--all without typing any Chinese. As these foreign words and phrases come alive, Chinese language and culture suddenly comes alive. That's when learning really starts to take place.

Loqu8 iCE Professional Edition

For the first time, learn what you want. Customize the 83,000 word dictionary with your own words, phrases, definitions, examples and usage notes. Define new words that are specific to your industry and company. Synchronize definitions with text books and other learning references. Share definitions with other Pro users.

Comparison of Loqu8 iCE Professional and Standard Editions
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