
Tuttle Concise Chinese Dictionary
Chinese-English English-Chinese [Fully Romanized]
Li Dong(Author)
Tuttle Publishing
Will be published approx. on 4. August 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
704 pages
978-0-8048-4567-0 (ISBN)
Description
This is the most up-to-date Mandarin Chinese Dictionary available today.
Tuttle Concise Chinese Dictionary has both Chinese to English and English to Chinese sections. Its compact size allows for easy transport without limiting the content. This Mandarin dictionary is perfect for Chinese language students, or business people and tourists traveling to China who wish to learn Chinese. It contains over 25,000 words and expressions (including all the required words for the official HSK Chinese Proficiency Examination), carefully selected to cover all important aspects of life and commerce in China. In addition, extensive information on Chinese grammar and Mandarin pronunciation are included.
This Chinese dictionary contains the following features:
25,000 Chinese words and expressions.
Chinese-English and English-Chinese sections
Up-to-date local Chinese slang and idioms.
A guide to Mandarin pronunciation and Chinese Grammar.
An explanation of Mandarin tones and syllables.
An introduction to writing Chinese and stroke order.
Radical and stroke indexes for easy reference.
All the Chinese vocabulary included in the HSK language examinations.
Romanized forms (hanyu pinyin) including tones for accurate pronunciation.
Extensive notes with detailed tips on usage and social context.
Parts of speech, common phrases and idiomatic expressions.
Other dictionaries in this bestselling series you might be interested in include: Concise Japanese Dictionary, Concise Korean Dictionary, and Concise Vietnamese Dictionary.
Tuttle Concise Chinese Dictionary has both Chinese to English and English to Chinese sections. Its compact size allows for easy transport without limiting the content. This Mandarin dictionary is perfect for Chinese language students, or business people and tourists traveling to China who wish to learn Chinese. It contains over 25,000 words and expressions (including all the required words for the official HSK Chinese Proficiency Examination), carefully selected to cover all important aspects of life and commerce in China. In addition, extensive information on Chinese grammar and Mandarin pronunciation are included.
This Chinese dictionary contains the following features:
25,000 Chinese words and expressions.
Chinese-English and English-Chinese sections
Up-to-date local Chinese slang and idioms.
A guide to Mandarin pronunciation and Chinese Grammar.
An explanation of Mandarin tones and syllables.
An introduction to writing Chinese and stroke order.
Radical and stroke indexes for easy reference.
All the Chinese vocabulary included in the HSK language examinations.
Romanized forms (hanyu pinyin) including tones for accurate pronunciation.
Extensive notes with detailed tips on usage and social context.
Parts of speech, common phrases and idiomatic expressions.
Other dictionaries in this bestselling series you might be interested in include: Concise Japanese Dictionary, Concise Korean Dictionary, and Concise Vietnamese Dictionary.
Reviews / Votes
"The Bottom Line, good Chinese-English dictionary with plenty of example sentences in Pinyin Romanization and simplified characters." -- About.com Mandarin LanguageMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Boston
United States
Edition type
Bilingual edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
2-color interior; 25,000 words and expressions
Dimensions
Height: 152 mm
Width: 101 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
333 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8048-4567-0 (9780804845670)
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09/2014
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03/2012
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Person
Li Dong 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 Tuttle Learner's Chinese-English Dictionary, Tuttle Compact Chinese Dictionary and Tuttle Pocket Chinese Dictionary.