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 A helpful pocket size concise dictionary January 7, 2008
It is a very handy dictionary.Not like some other pocket dictionary which is actually very big, this dictionary is really pocket size. It is good to carry one if you are an independent traveller to China. It will help you to communicate with Chinese if you haven't learned much Chinese or your Chinese is not understandable by a Chinese. (Indeed, if you want to wait, you can buy it in China at much cheaper price.) It has both English to Chinese and Chinese to English sections. The new version is more up to date and comprehensive than some other similar dictionaries. Recommended by a Chinese Language tutor.
The ideal dictionary for anyone seriously learning Chinese December 16, 2001
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
The Chinese words are indexed in Pinyin which makes them easy to find (for us!). Unless you have excellent eyesight, I suggest you also buy a magnifying glass.
An Excellent and Useful Dictionary May 1, 2000
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
This is an excellent dictionary for day-to-day use. However if you are travelling to China there is no point buying it before you go. There are countless dictionaries exactly like this on sale in bookshop throughout the PRC for a fraction of the price. Therefore at this stage the size should make no difference: if you want it to travel with you should buy it later anyway; if staying at home then go for the larger 2nd edition which contains better example sentences, a larger range of binomes and more complex vocabulary.
The very best Chinese dictionary for English speakers. August 12, 1999
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
After struggling with the miniscule type in the first edition, it's a joy to use the second edition with its extensive revisions and much larger type. This is the only dictionary that allows you to look up Chinese words by their pinyin spelling and to look up English words and find their pinyin and Chinese character equivalent. If you are studying Chinese this book is an absolute must. If you are traveling and want a pocket-sized dictionary, get the first edition otherwise you'll be a lot happier with the second edition.
Excellent guide for use of chinese character combinations July 19, 1999
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Enjoyed using this latest edition for personal study using the easy to use (and see) radical index for looking up characters. Many characters are used in combination to form words and word groups. This dictionary makes it easy to formulate your own sentences (if you have a basic knowledge of Chinese grammar) with suggestions in the English-Chinese and Chinese-English sections. Used in combination with Understanding Chinese, I can communicate in writing or speech and feel fairly confident that I'm speaking and writing as well as someone receiving formal instruction (instead of the self-taught student that I am). Great dictionary!!!
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