Oxford Beginner's Chinese Dictionary | 
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Each Oxford Beginner's Bilingual Dictionary is designed to offer English speaking adult learners a comprehensive, straightforward introduction to foreign languages, covering all the vocabulary needed for the first years of study, along with notes on grammar and usage and guidance on the culture where the language is spoken.
These easy-to-use references break from standard dictionary design. Clear entries with examples showing how the language works in context make it quick and simple to find the translation you're looking for, and the bold, color layout makes the dictionary easy to navigate, allowing you to get to grips with the language fast. All main translations are preceded by an equals sign so that they are instantly identifiable, and all parts of the entry are spelled out in full, avoiding confusing jargon and abbreviations. Grammar and usage notes throughout the text warn of possible translation pitfalls, and thousands of example phrases show how the language is used in real life.
At the center of each dictionary is a section devoted to useful information on the country, countries, or regions where the language is spoken. This includes background on lifestyles and culture, tips on etiquette and interaction, and a phrasefinder that provides handy phrases for use when traveling abroad. The dictionary also includes a section on core vocabulary--all the words you absolutely must know at a beginner's level, whether you are a student, traveler, or business person.
The Oxford Beginner's Bilingual Dictionary is the perfect tool for adult language learners who need basic vocabulary at their fingertips fast.
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Customer Reviews:
• Use Two Dictionaries 07 May, 2008
Use the Tuttle Learner's Chinese-English Dictionary along with the Oxford Beginner's Chinese Dictionary. The Tuttle is better for Chinese-English in that it contains more entries and examples. The Oxford is better for English-Chinese. One very nice feature is that the measure words are included with the nouns. Use both dictionaries together for the most helpful learning experience, but keep in mind the dictionaries are geared towards students and will not be overly comprehensive.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A23GGC5B9SOG8N
• Dictionary For Beginners 01 March, 2008
This is simply a very good book to begin with when you start learning Chinese-Mandarin.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A1SZUB8FEN54SZ
• Slightly Dissappointed 27 September, 2008
The biggest plus point for this book is the collection of "measure words" contained in the middle. Measure words are essential and every noun has one placed between the number and the noun. In english a measure word would be the word "pile" in "two piles of sand". In English only a few nouns have measure word... A flock of geese, a lump of sugar, a shoal of fish..... but in mandarin every noun has a measure word. The dictionary has 92 of them collected together in the middle with usage. For example in the phrase "yi zhang piao" =" a ticket" the measure word is "zhang". The dictionary tells us that this measure word is used for flat things such as sheets of paper, newspapers, tables, beds, pictures, tickets and stamps.
The dictionary also contains a section which helps decipher a chinese charachter to find the Pinyin, which you can then look up to find the English word. I think they are using the standard methodology for this but I found it quite difficult. I wish the chinese characters were a bit larger as they can be very complex.
On the negative side I was dissappointed to be unable to find many words that are in my text books are not in the dictionary. For example, the following words were missung from the English section:
edible
inedible
greengrocer
tough (to eat)
invoice
desire
From the Pinyin Chinese section I found certain words but with different characters and meanings from the ones I was looking up.
I can't type the relevant chinese characters here, but no meaning could be found in the dictionary correspnding to the chinese characters in my text book for the following words:
fa
er
qingcai
chengzhi
hongshi
zhangdan
I am sure my chinese text book is using very simple words, so I am a little dissappointed that these words are missing from my dictionary.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A116MILTJH7JTA
• Learning Chinese 29 April, 2008
This is by far the best Chinese/English book on the market, according to my Chinese daughter-in-law. I agree. It has one section on Chinese to English, one section on English to Chinese (words, not symbols), one on "survival" sentences. Also an explanation of pronouns, nouns, adjectives, etc.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A6B3EYFHI18BM
• The Perfect Beginner's Chinese Reference 11 December, 2008
I really cannot recommend this book highly enough. It takes an innovative approach of embedding entire box-out sections on aspects of Chinese just by looking that up in English. There's brilliant simple and practical examples in-line with the definitions and the grouping system is highly logical. This is no stuffy dictionary cut-down for beginners, the editors are to be commended for creating a resource which genuinely is in tune with the needs of a Chinese student.
The phrases in the back and sections on things like measure words and grammar also deserve special mention. The perfect compliment to a traditional dictionary. And at this price? It's a steal.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2SBUKBQETUAJ3
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