Wenlin Software for Learning Chinese 4.2 Release Includes Free Edition

La Jolla, CA, June 15, 2015 (Newswire.com) - Wenlin Institute Inc., a Social Purpose Corporation (SPC), announces the release of Wenlin Software for Learning Chinese 4.2 (Wanzhengban, Deluxe Edition) to coincide with a substantial makeover of the company website (http://wenlin.com) and release of the new electronic edition of John Rohsenow’s Chinese-English ABC Dictionary of Chinese Proverbs (Yanyu). New and updated features in Wenlin Wanzhengban 4.2 (Deluxe Edition) include expanded Zidian (Chinese character dictionary), Cidian (Chinese word dictionary), Ying-Han (English-Chinese dictionary), Shuowen Jiezi (Ancient Chinese character dictionary) and numerous improvements to Wenlin’s proprietary CDL font engine (http://wenlin.com/cdl) which now has more than 96,000 CDL descriptions. Other enhancements include improved interface for the Search Files feature, new Radical interface features and several new and improved Advanced Options. For Mac OS X (10.7 or later), the entire application has been rebuilt as a 64-bit Cocoa application supporting high-resolution Retina displays at full resolution. Wenlin Wanzhengban 4.2 (Deluxe Edition) retails for $99. New users are invited to purchase the electronic version for $79 until July 15th 2015 by using the following discount code at http://www.wenlinshangdian.com: wenlinpr1.

Wenlin Mianfeiban 4.2 (Free Edition) includes three dictionaries with a total of 1100+ dictionary entries, 200+ pre-made flashcards for included vocabulary items and the ability to create new ones; stroke-by-stroke character display of 1,400+ common characters; sample text in simple, full, and Pinyin characters. The robust free edition displays over 80,000 Chinese characters with complete Unicode 7.1 Unihan character support including input of characters by phonetic Pinyin conversion, handwriting recognition, and phonetic conversion of Pinyin for single characters and for compound words/phrases. Complete information about Wenlin Mianfeiban 4.2 (Free Edition) Wenlin Wanzhengban (Deluxe Edition) here: http://guide.wenlininstitute.org/wenlin4.2/Wenlin_Mianfeiban

"Wenlin is 'software for learning Chinese' in the broadest sense of 'learning Chinese': a lifelong engagement with this language and its subtleties. It is an invaluable tool not just for those in the early stages of this process, but also for those conducting advanced research. I believe that the incorporated DeFrancis dictionary is the most complete and accurate Chinese-English dictionary for modern Chinese in any format. It also serves as an index to other valuable reference works and to the Unicode and GB18030 encodings. I use it every day." —Bill Baxter, Professor of Linguistics and Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Michigan

Dr. Bill Baxter, Professor of Linguistics and Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Michigan

Modern Language Journal describes the Chinese-English ABC Dictionary of Chinese Proverb as "delightful and easy-to-use…open[ing] the treasure house of Chinese folk wisdom to a general English-speaking readership….appealing and useful to language students at any level and to anyone who may need a pithy aphorism" (89, 2005). The new software edition, created by Wenlin Institute (preparer of the paper edition), adds new dimensions of accessibility to this valuable text. The software edition is designed to be used with Wenlin Software for Learning Chinese, version 4.2 or later. Full integration with Wenlin’s powerful electronic ABC dictionary means that readers of Simplified and Traditional Chinese will have instant access to the wide variety dictionary entries available for exploring nuances of Prof. Rohsenow's fine translation, and for understanding deeper meanings of Chinese proverbs. More about the ABC Dictionary of Chinese Proverbs: https://wenlin.com/products/yanyu

Wenlin Institute Inc. SPC (Social Purpose Corporation) provides software solutions for Chinese language learning, research, and development. Wenlin’s mission is to help people learn languages, primarily Chinese and English; promote intercultural education, understanding, appreciation, peace, cooperation, unity, and diversity; and develop linguistic and educational sciences, technologies, and techniques.

To order Wenlin products, go to http://www.wenlinshangdian.com

For more information, contact: Mark Roblee, VP Marketing, Wenlin Institute, Inc. SPC; 1-877-4-Wenlin (ext. 2); [email protected].​