Synopses & Reviews
andlt;bandgt;This is a compact and userand#8211;friendly Englishand#8211;Chinese and Chineseand#8211;English dictionary.andlt;/bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The andlt;iandgt;Tuttle Compact Chinese Dictionaryandlt;/iandgt; is a completely new reference dictionary designed for English speakers who are learning or using Chinese as a foreign language. It contains more than 48,000 words and expressions, including all the words required for the official HSK Chinese Language Proficiency Examination. Entries are carefully selected to reflect the latest usage in the spheres of business, technology, sports and media. For each Chinese word, the pronunciation, word classes and definitions are given together with other useful information on measure words, and idiomatic expressions. Over 5,000 example sentences are provided to show how the words are used in realand#8211;life situations. All Chinese words and phrases are presented in Chinese characters and pinyin so that users can immediately pronounce the characters with ease and accuracy. A concise guide to Chinese pronunciation, tones and grammar is found at the front of the dictionary, as well as lists of common character components, and measure words. A Radical Index and Stroke Order Index are given for all Chinese words listed in the Chineseand#8211;English section of the dictionary.andlt;ulandgt;andlt;liandgt; Contains over 48,000 entries, including all highand#8211;frequency Chinese and English words.andlt;/liandgt;andlt;liandgt; Userand#8211;friendly presentation with idioms and example sentences/liandgt;andlt;liandgt;The idea reference dictionary for students, and business people.andlt;/liandgt;andlt;/ulandgt;
Synopsis
The andlt;iandgt;Tuttle Compact Chinese Dictionaryandlt;/iandgt; is a new two-way reference dictionary designed for English speakers who are learning Chinese as a foreign language. The first sectionand#8212;Chinese-Englishand#8212;provides more than 15,000 frequently used Chinese vocabulary items including all the words required for the official HSK Chinese Language Proficiency Examination.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;The second sectionand#8212;English-Chineseand#8212;provides accurate and up-to-date definitions for over 40,000 words, phrases and idioms in English, including the latest vocabulary from business, technology, sports and media worlds. Concise definitions are given for each word and phrase. For all commonly used words, example sentences with Chinese translation are provided to illustrate their usage and facilitate the development of effective communicative skills in Chinese.
Synopsis
This is a compact and user friendly English Chinese and Chinese English dictionary. The
Tuttle Compact Chinese Dictionary is a completely new reference dictionary designed for English speakers who are learning or using Chinese as a foreign language. It contains more than 48,000 words and expressions, including all the words required for the official HSK Chinese Language Proficiency Examination. Entries are carefully selected to reflect the latest usage in the spheres of business, technology, sports and media. For each Chinese word, the pronunciation, word classes and definitions are given together with other useful information on measure words, and idiomatic expressions. Over 5,000 example sentences are provided to show how the words are used in real life situations. All Chinese words and phrases are presented in Chinese characters and pinyin so that users can immediately pronounce the characters with ease and accuracy. A concise guide to Chinese pronunciation, tones and grammar is found at the front of the dictionary, as well as lists of common character components, and measure words. A Radical Index and Stroke Order Index are given for all Chinese words listed in the Chinese English section of the dictionary.
- Contains over 48,000 entries, including all high frequency Chinese and English words.
- User friendly presentation with idioms and example sentences/li>
- The idea reference dictionary for students, and business people.
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Synopsis
The
Tuttle Compact Chinese Dictionary is a new two-way reference dictionary designed for English speakers who are learning Chinese as a foreign language. The first section—Chinese-English—provides more than 15,000 frequently used Chinese vocabulary items including all the words required for the official HSK Chinese Language Proficiency Examination.
The second section—English-Chinese—provides accurate and up-to-date definitions for over 40,000 words, phrases and idioms in English, including the latest vocabulary from business, technology, sports and media worlds. Concise definitions are given for each word and phrase. For all commonly used words, example sentences with Chinese translation are provided to illustrate their usage and facilitate the development of effective communicative skills in Chinese.
About the Author
andlt;Bandgt;Li Dongandlt;/bandgt; is an educator with more than 40 years of experience teaching in China, the UK, the USA and New Zealand. He has published numerous articles on Chinese lexicography and is the author of six dictionaries published by Tuttle Publishing, including andlt;iandgt;Tuttle Learner's Chinese-English Dictionaryandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Tuttle Compact Chinese Dictionaryandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;Tuttle Pocket Chinese Dictionaryandlt;/iandgt;.