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Authoritative and up-to-date, this fourth edition of the Pocket Oxford Chinese Dictionary covers over 90,000 words and phrases, and over 130,000 translations of contemporary Chinese and English, with brand-new words in each language. More than just a dictionary, this handy reference book also includes a brand new section on communication giving you the tools you need to communicate effectively and understand aspects of another culture. The communication supplement gives help with all types of correspondence, including example letters, and emails to improve writing skills. It also includes a 'useful phrases' section to help you when travelling. This dictionary is ideal for English and Chinese learners alike, with Chinese simplified and traditional characters as well as pinyin romanization used throughout. You can quickly find the character you need with look up in pinyin or by using the radical index. Mandarin pronunciations are provided in pinyin. The new edition ofthe Pocket Oxford Chinese Dictionary is the perfect reference for student and adult learners needing an affordable, portable dictionary.
About the Author
A. P. Cowie is Honorary Reader in Lexicography at the School of English, University of Leeds.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
It cannot be read wihtout a magnifying glass !,
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This review is from: Pocket Oxford Chinese Dictionary (Paperback)
It is almost impossible to read many of the Chinese characters without a magnifying glass. Not only are they too small to identify the strokes clearly, the colour of the type on the background paper makes a poor contrast aggravating the problem. Surely these things are known to professional publishers. This is a badly presented dictionary. Had I known, I would not have bought this dictionary.
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4.1 out of 5 stars (11 customer reviews) 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Dictionary,
By Dorva - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Pocket Oxford Chinese Dictionary (Paperback)
Because it's very difficult to find good chinese-portuguese dictionaries, I followed my chinese teacher's advice to buy this Oxford Chinese-English dictionary and I'm very satisfied with my purchase. It covers simplified and traditional characters and Pinyin forms.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Product,
By monicac - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Pocket Oxford Chinese Dictionary (Paperback)
The dictionary is very useful and comprehensive and easy to use. While not exactly what I would call a "pocket" dictionary--since it's a thick volume--it is still pretty compact. The dictionary isn't very heavy so I don't mind taking it around with me. It's been very helpful and useful. The text is a good size, not too small.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
ok for the beginner,
By Bo Østergaard Jepsen - Published on Amazon.com
This was my very first English-Chinese/Chinese-English dictionary, and it has helped me many times. I bought it in my first year in university (I was a Chinese major)and I found it to be quite helpful.Back then my vocabulary was very limited, so I used it quite a lot, and learned a lot. Now however, as I've progressed I don't really think this is that good a dictinary. First of all, it's a pocket dictionary, which means, that the vocabulary (extensive as it might be) is a bit limited. I actually don't use this book at all anymore, because I find, that the words I seek are often not in there. Also there are no countries, no places or names. There is also a problem with the fact, that it may tell you the translation of a word, but it dosen't tell you how to use it. If it gives you 3 different translations to a word (all of which have a different use) you wouldn't be the wiser to which is the word you're seeking. That is quite a bit annoying. So, in summary, I'd say it's good for beginners, seeing it's got all the words you're bound to use in everyday conversation and it's fairly cheap, but there's a lot missing for the more advanced learner. |
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