We will introduce several online tools that our team frequent use. These all may help to do translations, especially in Chinese (traditional and simplified) and English.
1. Google
http://www.google.com.hk
Yes. The first one to introduce is Google. Google is not only a search engine; it is also a simple but good enough translation tool. In the search box, type “fy apple” and press Search. You can obtain (apple in Chinese). Similarly, type fy, you can get Orange in return
2. Yahoo! Dictionary
http://hk.dictionary.yahoo.com
Yahoo! The dictionary is also a good Chinese and English dictionary. Besides the basic explanation, it has the synonymy character, and also provide sound file to read out the word.
3. Kingsoft Free Online Dictionary
http://push.cb.kingsoft.com/index.htm
Perhaps you get know about KingSoft, it is a famous dictionary software. Actually it also provides online version. Its explanation is very details, and it attaches the explanation from different dictionary. It also has the many short phrases model. It is a good reference, but you should notice that it only provide simplified Chinese...