The Analysis Of Chinese Electronic Dictionary Based On Pad

The paper reviews the developments of mobile learning, Chinese dictionary andelectronic dictionary. When discussing the research achievements of Chineseelectronic dictionary, the paper points out that the printed dictionary has its limitations,such as its monotonous Chinese explanation. What’s more, learners think it heavy totake and find it complicated to find out words. Comparing with it, Chinese electronicdictionary based on pad becomes one of the most perfect reference books because ofits rich media function and intelligent retrieval. Besides, it is very convenient to takeso that you can use it anytime anywhere. Therefore, it will brings its superiorities intofull play in Chinese learning.The paper takes Chinese Graphic Dictionary for instance and analyzes itaccording to the general principles of electronic dictionary, the theories on MobileLearning and Computational Lexicography. The paper analyzes Chinese electronicdictionary based on pad from three aspects such as content, technology applicationand application pattern. What’s more, the author makes three reports of primaryChinese learners. The reports reflect how they used the dictionary and what the need.It is considered that the words in the dictionary is useful to daily life. With theintuitive explanation, the dictionary is functional on the whole. But it also has somedisadvantages, such as lack of information and practical examples. Besides, its searchfunction is not convenient enough and the practice is too monotonous.According to the analysis and the users reports to the dictionary, the paper putsforward some practical suggestions. Firstly, we suggest to enrich the search functionand add some necessary information. It had better to choose some simple andpractical sentences as examples. Secondly, we suggest to design more exercisesbetween words and pictures and create a transcript record for study advice. Lastly, wesuggest to increase cooperation among learners.