Easy Chinese Phrasebook & Dictionary [Paperback]

Wendy Tung (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0844285269 | ISBN-13: 978-0844285269 | Publication Date: December 7, 1990 | Edition: 1

Two books in one—a practical phrasebook of essential Chinese vocabulary and expressions, plus a 3,500 English/Chinese dictionary.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (December 7, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0844285269
• ISBN-13: 978-0844285269
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,662,395 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for basic words, March 11, 2002

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This review is from: Easy Chinese Phrasebook & Dictionary (Paperback)

This book is good for basic words but lacks background information that would be helpful. Still, a greater starter book!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good if you have the time, February 21, 2007

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I. Badr "I. Badr" (Santa Clara, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Easy Chinese Phrasebook & Dictionary (Paperback)

I found the book very useful and it is well laid out.
Where I got caught up though is that I needed something quick and nimble, where I could quickly look things up. My stay was limited.
That is where I saw other titles with friends of mine that achieved that a little better. That is the only reason I rank it as 4 not 5.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book but dated., August 26, 2009

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Matthew Howard - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Easy Chinese Phrasebook & Dictionary (Paperback)

I found this book to be very informative. It presented a more Chinese way of saying things than if I were to try to translate it from English. Also it helps build a good vocabulary for a variety of scenarios and settings. That said. This book is extremely dated. It serves for great historical record, mentioning China as the "Kingdom of Bicycles" when there has been much development of National economy and infrastructure. In addition, some old words have taken on new meaning. In the book it tells you to address someone as comrade. While this was especially common during the time of Cultural Revolution, this practice is practically not in use. In fact today "Comrade" is slang for a gay person. Saying to someone "Hello Comrade," maybe taken more like saying, "What's up Fag?" It's important to know about things like this unless you want trouble. Also if it is really obvious you don't know much Chinese, they will probably be polite and explain it to you later.

This book is a good buy for anyone wanting to learn Mandarin Chinese. I also recommend buying another Chinese phrasebook to contrast it with.