If you’re learning Chinese, you’ll need a good English-Chinese reference. Arch Chinese has you covered with a dictionary, worksheets, flashcards and more. Avoid calling your mother a horse and check with !archchine first!
Syntax: !archchine keyword or phrase (English or Chinese)
Example: !archchine ji tong ya jiang
Use bangs in your browser’s address bar by making DuckDuckGo your default search engine. Here’s how to switch in Chrome. For Firefox, install the plugin.
If you ever wanted to learn an instrument, check out Cifra Club. With the use of video and simple diagrams, instructors will show you how to play popular songs fast and for free (here’s an example). The website is in Spanish but music is the language they speak.
Syntax: !cifraclub song title and/or artist
Example: !cifraclub radioactive imagine dragons
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No comprendes? Translate text from one language to another with Google Translate. Google Translate supports over 100 languages at various levels. The syntax is simple:
Syntax: !gtranslate word or phrase
Example: !gtranslate el amor todo lo puede
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Ever wonder how a word or term was coined? Find out the story behind the word with the !ety bang. It instantly searches the Online Etymology Dictionary and gives an explanation of what the word meant many years ago, and even it’s origin.
Syntax: !ety word
Example: !ety jargon
Use bangs in your browser’s address bar by making DuckDuckGo your default search engine. Here’s how to switch in Chrome. For Firefox, install the plugin.
This is a handy one for logophiles. For the definition of a word, just use the bang !dict to automatically search on Dict.org. Works as a Thesaurus and can translate English words into numerous other languages.
Syntax: word !dict
Example: logophile !dict
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All too often I’m caught unawares of the time and date, but no more with the Duck Duck Go !localtime bang. The website timeanddate.com can do pretty much any type of time or weather conversion I need.
Syntax: !localtime city (leave out the State or Province, as that will only confuse it).
Example: !localtime toronto
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