2. After entering HowNet official website, click the "Advanced Search" option on the right side of the search bar, as shown in the figure.
3. In the advanced retrieval state, select the retrieval results in the "foreign literature" area, such as "light" and "agriculture" here, and then search.
4. In all the retrieval results, we can click on the title of the article according to our own needs and view the abstract of the article for filtering.
When we read the abstract and decide to take this article, click the "Download Full Text" button below.
6. Then a full English interface will pop up. We can find the words "DOWNLOADPDF" on the right of the title of the article, and click.
7. This is the pdf document that the browser will open. If you need to print or download, click the print or download button in the upper right corner.
Other databases:
The literature party downloader (wxdown.org) is a document downloading platform that integrates almost all Chinese and foreign literature database resources. Because it has the most resources and covers all disciplines, it can search and download Chinese and foreign academic articles in one stop. It is a common research tool for scholars. The resources of the document downloader are: HowNet, Wanfang, VIP, Superstar/Reading Show, Chinese Medical Journal Full-text Database, Hui Ke News Search Research Database, etc. , and countless foreign language databases: SpringerLink, Elsevier(sciencedirect), Wiley, Web of Science, PubMed, EI, ProQuest (Foreign Dissertation) and so on.
HowNet: It is the largest Chinese database in the world. Provide China academic literature, foreign literature, dissertations, newspapers, conferences, yearbooks, reference books and other resources, and provide online reading and downloading services. Coverage areas include: basic science, literature, history and philosophy, engineering science and technology, social science, agriculture, economic and management science, medicine and health, information technology and so on.
Wanfang Database: a large-scale network database developed by Wan Fang Data Company, covering periodicals, conference minutes, papers, academic achievements and academic conference papers; It is also a professional academic database in China, and enjoys the same reputation as China HowNet. Subject classification: comprehensive, mechanical, electronic and electrical, computer/information science, energy/power engineering, architecture/civil engineering, art, social science, language/literature, education, philosophy, politics, biology, material science, environmental science, chemistry/chemical engineering, physics and mathematics.
VIP: a large-scale Chinese periodical literature service platform in China, which provides all kinds of academic papers, model essays, primary and secondary school courseware, teaching materials and other literature downloads. The literature can be traced back to 1955 at the earliest. According to disciplines, it is divided into eight categories: social science, natural science, engineering technology, agricultural science, medicine and health, economic management, educational science, library and information, and the photo album is subdivided into 27 topics. It basically covers journals with academic value published in China.