Collins Mandarin Chinese Dictionary

The home of trusted Mandarin dictionaries for everyday language learning • An easy-reference Chinese to English and English to Chinese dictionary. The easiest way to learn Mandarin Chinese for students with the clearest layout and entry structure. Each Chinese word and translation has a Pinyin transcription as well as Chinese characters • Designed for anyone starting to learn Chinese. The dictionary covers everyday language in both Chinese and English, so you can be sure of having access to all the vocabulary you need • All English translations underlined, Pinyin transcription of Chinese characters, and thousands of examples show you how to use the translation in context • Contains a supplement giving practical guidance on communicating in spoken Chinese, and a guide to writing Chinese characters

The home of trusted Mandarin dictionaries for everyday language learning • A handy, affordable Chinese to English and English to Chinese reference for every day, including a guide to the most common expressions in both languages • This dictionary offers extensive and up-to-date coverage of Chinese and English to travellers and learners at home, school or in the office • 28,000 translations • Designed for all those studying Mandarin Chinese who need maximum information in a handy travel format • Offers comprehensive and updated coverage of Chinese and English • To help with the pronunciation of Chinese words, the dictionary includes Pinyin for all Chinese headwords, translations, phrases and examples. Pinyin is the official phonetic system for transcribing Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet, and is accepted in all Chinese-speaking countries

The home of trusted Mandarin dictionaries for everyday language learning • Learn how to write 250 of the commonest Chinese characters, with stroke by stroke guidance on every page • With thousands of characters to learn, beginning to read and write Chinese is a daunting task. Aimed at learners, this book takes you through 250 of the commonest characters in a clear and accessible way • The meaning of every character is explained along with information about its radical, the compound words it can form, its history, and more. There is a practice grid on every page, showing how the character is written, with space for you to practise writing the character for yourself • It is generally agreed that learners of Chinese need a working knowledge of about 100 characters in order to make themselves at all understood and to travel in China, so Easy Learning Chinese Characters is a great place to start

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This new edition of the Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary offers comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the most important English idioms from around the world • Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary offers in-depth coverage of the most important idioms in English, and provides additional information about how common they are, in which contexts they should be used, what they mean and how to use them • This edition has been revised and updated to provide learners with detailed information on idioms in a language that is easy to understand. The 2-colour layout of the dictionary means that it is easier than ever for students to find the information they need • With new idioms and updated examples from the Collins Corpus, this new edition is packed with information on what idioms really mean and how to use them

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