Collins Beginner's Chinese Dictionary by Harpercollins Harpercollins Publishers Ltd

Collins Beginner's Chinese Dictionary by Harpercollins Harpercollins Publishers Ltd

The last word on the languages of today

Easy to read, easy to use, easy to understand

Here are more than 90,000 entries and translations of Mandarin Chinese and English terms, including the essential expressions you need.

• Get it right: thousands of examples of phrases and sentences show you exactly how translations are used.
• Many special features help ease your introduction to Mandarin. There's a guide to writing Chinese characters and pronouncing pinyin; a radical index takes you straight to the character you are looking for; pinyin transcriptions are provided for all Chinese characters; and special entries on Chinese life and culture bring the language to life.

This is the ideal dictionary for anyone starting to learn Mandarin Chinese--at home, at school, or abroad!