Hello! I am a full-time college student in a third-world country considering purchasing a bundle.
I studied in a Chinese-speaking kindergarten, abandoned it in primary school and am now trying to improve my Chinese. I understand about 60 percent of what is said in TV shows.
I plan to use the flashcard system for all words in the Guifan that I don't understand. I also plan to read long novels with the reader system and add flashcards for all words I don't understand in the books too. Better TTS is definitely a bonus but given my socioeconomic status 8 dollars is quite expensive.
I am torn between:
1. Basic bundle + Guifan + Oxford Chinese/ABC English-Chinese (Which is better, by the way?) and
2. Professional Bundle (Basic bundle + Guifan + ABC C-E + ABC E-C + NWP E-C + Tuttle Learner's C-E + 21st Century E-C + Song Font + Xing Font + Cantonese Audio (female) + Hui)
The first bundle costs 55-60 dollars while the second costs 80 dollars. Are the additional dictionaries, fonts, and Hui worth 20-25 dollars?
Also, I read a lot of hype about ABC E-C and C-E but I can't seem to get how they are so great. Are they really better than the Oxford Chinese Dictionary? The Oxford Chinese Dictionary has clarification for usage of Chinese words, right?
e.g. Abbreviate: (Chinese word) ‹word, sentence, name› ; (Chinese word) ‹passage, speech› (Oxford)
vs
Abbreviate: (Chinese word) ; (Chinese word) (ABC)
Is it to do with the number of entries in ABC's E-C and C-E?
Also, my studies will bring me to multiple countries. I worry that changing the country of an Apple ID can result in loss of purchase status. Can I transfer my purchase from one account (in one country) to another? Also, how sustainable is Pleco? This potential purchase is a rather major one for me. I am wary of buying from Pleco only to have development stopped in 1-5 years.
Thank you!
I studied in a Chinese-speaking kindergarten, abandoned it in primary school and am now trying to improve my Chinese. I understand about 60 percent of what is said in TV shows.
I plan to use the flashcard system for all words in the Guifan that I don't understand. I also plan to read long novels with the reader system and add flashcards for all words I don't understand in the books too. Better TTS is definitely a bonus but given my socioeconomic status 8 dollars is quite expensive.
I am torn between:
1. Basic bundle + Guifan + Oxford Chinese/ABC English-Chinese (Which is better, by the way?) and
2. Professional Bundle (Basic bundle + Guifan + ABC C-E + ABC E-C + NWP E-C + Tuttle Learner's C-E + 21st Century E-C + Song Font + Xing Font + Cantonese Audio (female) + Hui)
The first bundle costs 55-60 dollars while the second costs 80 dollars. Are the additional dictionaries, fonts, and Hui worth 20-25 dollars?
Also, I read a lot of hype about ABC E-C and C-E but I can't seem to get how they are so great. Are they really better than the Oxford Chinese Dictionary? The Oxford Chinese Dictionary has clarification for usage of Chinese words, right?
e.g. Abbreviate: (Chinese word) ‹word, sentence, name› ; (Chinese word) ‹passage, speech› (Oxford)
vs
Abbreviate: (Chinese word) ; (Chinese word) (ABC)
Is it to do with the number of entries in ABC's E-C and C-E?
Also, my studies will bring me to multiple countries. I worry that changing the country of an Apple ID can result in loss of purchase status. Can I transfer my purchase from one account (in one country) to another? Also, how sustainable is Pleco? This potential purchase is a rather major one for me. I am wary of buying from Pleco only to have development stopped in 1-5 years.
Thank you!