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Tuttle Pocket Mandarin Chinese Dictionary

English-Chinese Chinese-English
By Li Dong
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The Tuttle Pocket Mandarin Chinese Dictionary by Li Dong is an educational resource designed for both beginners and more advanced learners of Mandarin Chinese. It features thousands of entries with clear definitions, essential vocabulary, and concise usage examples, making it an invaluable tool for students, travellers, and anyone keen to enhance their Chinese language skills.
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You might enjoy this resource if you're keen on developing your Mandarin Chinese language skills. It offers handy definitions, essential vocabulary, and practical usage examples, making it a suitable companion for both beginners and intermediate learners aiming to enhance their language proficiency.

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The Tuttle Pocket Mandarin Chinese Dictionary is the most up-to-date Chinese-English/English Chinese dictionary available today. It contains a comprehensive range of contemporary Chinese words and expressions including IT and social media terms.

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The Tuttle Pocket Mandarin Chinese Dictionary is the most up-to-date Chinese-English/English-Chinese dictionary available today. It contains a comprehensive range of contemporary Chinese words and expressions, including IT and social media terms.

This dictionary is specifically designed to meet the needs of English speakers who use Chinese on a daily basis. It contains over 20,000 entries, including all vocabulary in common, everyday use today. This dictionary is fully Romanised, and the Chinese-English section is organised alphabetically. Romanised pinyin forms are given for all Chinese words and expressions.

Bidirectional English-Chinese and Chinese-English sections

Headwords are printed in bold for quick and easy reference.

It includes the latest computer, mobile phone, Internet, and social media terms.

A basic overview of grammar and pronunciation is provided.

Chinese words are given in Romanised form for easy pronunciation.

Specifically designed for English speakers, it is comprehensive and up-to-date with over 20,000 entries.

This is the ideal dictionary for students, travellers, and business people.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780804848459

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 March 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: Tuttle Publishing

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 76.0mm

Height: 114.0mm

Weight: 700g

Pages: 640

About the Author

Li Dong is an educator with more than 40 years of experience teaching Chinese in China, the UK, USA and New Zealand. He has published numerous articles on Chinese lexicography and is the author of over a dozen Chinese dictionaries and textbooks.

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