English Chinese Pinyin Dictionary (Chinese Edition) [Hardcover]

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Book Description

ISBN-10: 7800053830 | ISBN-13: 978-7800053832 | Publication Date: January 1998 | Edition: Bilingual

The dictionary is specially compiled for English learners of Chinese as a foreign or second language. It contains more than 23,000 entries commonly used in modern speech and communication. Entries are based on every day speech, with special emphasis on collocations and sentence usage. All Chinese characters are followed by Chinese pinyin phonetics. This dictionary is a revised and expanded edition of 'The E-C Pinyin Pocket Dictionary' (1988), which has been well received both at home and abroad. Some compilers of the former Pocket Dictionary have taken part in the compilation of this revised edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1726 pages
• Publisher: China Books Periodical Inc; Bilingual edition (January 1998)
• Language: Chinese
• ISBN-10: 7800053830
• ISBN-13: 978-7800053832
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.5 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #434,833 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars comes in handy, January 4, 2008

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This review is from: English Chinese Pinyin Dictionary (Chinese Edition) (Hardcover)

As others have stated, this dictionary is geared towards English speakers and is not bilingual. It is hardcover, short in size but very thick with an extensive amount of vocabulary. However, I discovered a few modern day words such as cell phone, email and Internet missing. Those words are contained in a smaller, Berlitz dictionary I also own. Since the words are not color coded like the Berlitz, they tend to run together making it more difficult to follow. In language dictionaries, it is difficult to find one perfect version so this is a handy addition.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Best English to Chinese Dictionary - but still not great, December 11, 2007

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Hogwasher - See all my reviews

This review is from: English Chinese Pinyin Dictionary (Chinese Edition) (Hardcover)

As other reviewers have pointed out, this dictionary is one of the very few English-Chinese dictionaries compiled with English, rather then Chinese, speakers in mind. As such it's much more comprehensive than anything else I've come across. However it's by no means complete - in fact I couldn't find two of the first three words I tried to look up ("migraine" and "facecloth".)

It does have plenty of examples, along with pinyin pronunciation which is very desirable. However, I have frequently found the examples confusing as often the Chinese word used in the example is different from the single word entry and there is no explanation about the reason for difference.

Despite these weaknesses, this is still a helpful resource for English speaking learners of Chinese.

16 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars magnificient, May 14, 2004

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This review is from: English Chinese Pinyin Dictionary (Chinese Edition) (Hardcover)

Excellent dictionary.Many useful sentences and clear meanings. Explanations enlightening.Helpful for all levels of chinese learning.