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# Cultural & etiquette insights included Color-coded layout for easy navigation Comprehensive beginner vocabulary Oxford Beginner's Chinese Dictionary

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## Summary

> 📖 Unlock Chinese fluency with the dictionary designed for your success!

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## Key Features

- • **Real-Life Language Use:** Thousands of example phrases to perfect grammar and context.
- • **Navigate with Confidence:** Bold, color-coded design makes finding translations effortless.
- • **Cultural Fluency Included:** In-depth notes on Chinese culture, etiquette, and travel phrases.
- • **Master Chinese Basics Fast:** Clear, jargon-free entries with pinyin and characters for quick learning.
- • **Tailored for Adult Learners:** Focused on essential vocabulary for students, travelers, and professionals.

## Overview

The Oxford Beginner's Chinese Dictionary by Oxford University Press is a paperback bilingual guide tailored for English-speaking adult learners. It features clear, color-coded entries with pinyin and characters, extensive example phrases, grammar tips, and cultural insights, making it the ideal tool for mastering essential Chinese vocabulary and usage quickly and confidently.

## Description

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.

Review: A Genuine Beginner's Viewpoint - A truly nice fresh approach. Excellent use of color. It isn't simply a dictionary. In the English-Chinese section there are many useful tables and teaching aids. For example: under "expression", at the end of the "E" words, is a page and a half of "Useful everyday expressions". under "have" is a whole page on how English expressions using the word "have" correspond with similar Chinese expressions under "measure" there is a page long table of length and weight measurements Often there are many examples of usage. Just after the table on measurements we have the word "meet". Several example usages are given. e.g. "she met him on the street" "have you met tom?" "can we meet next week" "can this meet your requirements" etc. I also has a well presented index and an appendix called "Learning and lifestyle kit" on subjects like "Dictionary Know How" - Chinese characters don't have an alphabetical order like the one I am accustomed to, so how does one arrange them in sequence? Very helpful and nicely presented. All I want, is to be able to communicate in Chinese. The finer points of fancy grammatical constructs and terminology are for a different category of learner. What a really neat (in both colloquial and traditional senses of the word) balance this publication achieves.
Review: Perfect - I am dismayed that some people gave this book a poor score for not being something that it doesn't claim to be. It is not a comprehensive Chinese/English Dictionary. As the title and cover state, it is a beginner's dictionary for first-time learners. It is primarily designed for the student to look up an English word and find the pinyin and characters and how to use them. I have completed my first year of college Chinese classes and could not have survived without this dictionary. The font is a bit bigger than other dictionaries which makes it easier to see all the parts of the characters. The dictionary includes example phrases and sentences which are invaluable for getting the grammar right. My Chinese teacher commented on my correct use of grammar and vocabulary in my writing and asked how I was doing it. I gave all the credit to this dictionary and when she looked at it, she recommended it to her other classes. For a new student learning Chinese the way it's being taught at universities, this is the best there is. (I've purchased 6 Chinese/English dictionaries. Some of the others cover a lot more vocabulary but this is by far the best for a new learner)

## Features

- Oxford university press, usa
- Binding: paperback
- Language: english

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,063,686 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #100 in Chinese Language Instruction (Books) #1,800 in Foreign Dictionaries & Thesauruses #2,728 in Foreign Language Instruction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 284 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Genuine Beginner's Viewpoint
*by G***S on April 13, 2010*

A truly nice fresh approach. Excellent use of color. It isn't simply a dictionary. In the English-Chinese section there are many useful tables and teaching aids. For example: under "expression", at the end of the "E" words, is a page and a half of "Useful everyday expressions". under "have" is a whole page on how English expressions using the word "have" correspond with similar Chinese expressions under "measure" there is a page long table of length and weight measurements Often there are many examples of usage. Just after the table on measurements we have the word "meet". Several example usages are given. e.g. "she met him on the street" "have you met tom?" "can we meet next week" "can this meet your requirements" etc. I also has a well presented index and an appendix called "Learning and lifestyle kit" on subjects like "Dictionary Know How" - Chinese characters don't have an alphabetical order like the one I am accustomed to, so how does one arrange them in sequence? Very helpful and nicely presented. All I want, is to be able to communicate in Chinese. The finer points of fancy grammatical constructs and terminology are for a different category of learner. What a really neat (in both colloquial and traditional senses of the word) balance this publication achieves.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perfect
*by C***E on November 4, 2007*

I am dismayed that some people gave this book a poor score for not being something that it doesn't claim to be. It is not a comprehensive Chinese/English Dictionary. As the title and cover state, it is a beginner's dictionary for first-time learners. It is primarily designed for the student to look up an English word and find the pinyin and characters and how to use them. I have completed my first year of college Chinese classes and could not have survived without this dictionary. The font is a bit bigger than other dictionaries which makes it easier to see all the parts of the characters. The dictionary includes example phrases and sentences which are invaluable for getting the grammar right. My Chinese teacher commented on my correct use of grammar and vocabulary in my writing and asked how I was doing it. I gave all the credit to this dictionary and when she looked at it, she recommended it to her other classes. For a new student learning Chinese the way it's being taught at universities, this is the best there is. (I've purchased 6 Chinese/English dictionaries. Some of the others cover a lot more vocabulary but this is by far the best for a new learner)

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good dictionary, One flaw.
*by C***S on December 17, 2012*

I'm self-studying Mandarin Chinese in preparation for an upcoming trip to China and purchased this dictionary as a supplement to the excellent Pimsleur Conversational Mandarin Chinese audio course. As most reviewers have said, it is a good book: well organized, reasonably complete for a visitor, excellent format, easy to use. By this I mean English - Chinese translations are shown in both Pinyin and 2 character formats as well as usage in a sentence or phrase. Chinese - English words are listed alphabetically using Pinyin. There's also lots of supplemental material like measures, numbers, etc. and even a section on basic rules for writing Chinese characters. This is all great and I would rate the book 5 stars if the authors had included another section on basic rules for pronunciation and speaking Mandarin Chinese. All it would have taken is 3 or 4 pages on the phonetics and tonal inflections for the Pinyin system which is used to represent the sounds of Chinese characters with western-style letters. It's not enough being able to look up a word if, once found, you're not sure how to say it. For those of you with iPhones and iPads, there's a good free series by "trainchinese" in the iTunes store. The base module has a large dictionary where you can save words and phrases into flash cards and use a pretty accurate audio feature to hear pronunciation. There are also free Pinyin, Numbers and Writing modules as well as a Common Word and Phrase library. The dictionary allows unlimited lookups and 10 flash cards / week for free. You can buy the feature to create additional flash cards but in either case, whatever you save is yours to keep.

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