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Tuttle Learner's Chinese English Dictionary (Chinese Edition) | 
 enlarge | Author: Li Dong; Dong Li
Publisher: Charles E Tuttle Co
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 107206
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 348
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 1.1
ISBN: 0804835527
Dewey Decimal Number: 495.121
UPC: 676251835526
EAN: 9780804835527
ASIN: 0804835527
Publication Date: July 15, 2005
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Product Description
A totally new dictionary designed specifically for elementary to intermediate learners of Chinese, and containing all 3,051 vocabulary items prescribed for Levels A and B of the internationally recognized test of Chinese language proficiency, Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK).
This self-contained dictionary has over 3,000 headwordsthose required for HSK Levels A and B, plus important proper nouns and common idioms. Extensive notes on culture, grammar and meaning are included to enhance understanding and ensure correct usage.
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 Works for me November 24, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This dictionary is very nice and practical. Every entry has several examples of sentences that use the word, which is very useful to me, but what truly takes it apart from the other "Beginner's Chinese" dictionary that I also got (Oxford) is the fact that all compound words and broken apart into their basic components, so when learning a new compound word you actually learn 3 words all in once. For example 'computer' = 'diannao' where diannao=(dian=electricity)+(nao=brain).
By doing this, I actually only have to learn the two component words and remember that 'computer' is the combination of the two. That makes it much easier for me to learn these compound words, because I don't have to store and recall 'arbitrary' sequences of characters and tones for each concept, but instead just a sequence of two basic words. And since the basic words are reused over and over in compound words, my studying is made much easier.
This is a Chinese-to-English dictionary, but at the end there is a English-to-Chinese reverse index, that is it contains entries like queue=hang (p.87), so for the most part it can easily be used as an English-to-Chinese dictionary.
For me it was definitely worth every buck.
Warm Regards
Dimitris Staikos
 Tuttle learner's Chinese dictionary September 8, 2008
It's a very good dictionary to find Chinese words, the method to find Chinese characters is easy too. The index of English words is not bad but it would be more helpful to have the equivalent of the Chinese-English as English-Chinese too. Most authors forget that foreigners need words to speak, not just to read.
use two dictionaries May 7, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
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.
Great!! February 6, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is such a good book! The example sentences and the cultural notes are great. And the appendices contain some very helpful information! Ever wanted to know what your name would be in Chinese?
 Elementary my dear Dr. January 19, 2008
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
Like most things in life this dictionary has some good points and some poor ones. Yes I agree with most folks that the word usage in sentences is handy and functional, I like that. But little else is truly useful here in china. The pages are definitely cluttered with blue print on white background, black on white, varying types and scripts and boxes, traditional and simple characters, script sizes large to tiny (bring your 10X eyepiece) etc. But the biggest drawback is the limitation of words; it's just too much like the car that starts only 30% of the time-it is just not dependable enough for daily use. Maybe in usa where one is learning from a text and the words are few, then this dictionary may be OK. If in china then it just is not worth the money to buy or effort to carry and use because failure to find the word is just much too frequent and really, how many dictionaries do you want? Although Langenscheidt's Pocket D. too has drawbacks, it is much more useful here.
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