Tuttle Compact Mandarin Chinese Dictionary
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The Tuttle Compact Chinese Dictionary is a compact and user-friendly reference designed for English speakers learning or using Chinese as a foreign language.
With over 48,000 carefully selected words and expressions—including those required for the official HSK Chinese Language Proficiency Examination—this dictionary reflects modern usage in business, technology, sports, and media.
Each Chinese entry includes pronunciation, word classes, and definitions, along with additional information on measure words and idiomatic expressions. Over 5,000 example sentences illustrate real-life usage, ensuring a comprehensive understanding.
Chinese words and phrases are presented in both Chinese characters and pinyin for easy pronunciation. The dictionary also includes a guide to pronunciation, tones, grammar, common character components, and a Radical Index with Stroke Order Index for efficient learning.
With over 48,000 carefully selected words and expressions—including those required for the official HSK Chinese Language Proficiency Examination—this dictionary reflects modern usage in business, technology, sports, and media.
Each Chinese entry includes pronunciation, word classes, and definitions, along with additional information on measure words and idiomatic expressions. Over 5,000 example sentences illustrate real-life usage, ensuring a comprehensive understanding.
Chinese words and phrases are presented in both Chinese characters and pinyin for easy pronunciation. The dictionary also includes a guide to pronunciation, tones, grammar, common character components, and a Radical Index with Stroke Order Index for efficient learning.
Li Dong is an educator with more than 40 years of experience teaching Chinese in China, the UK, USA and New Zealand. He has published numerous articles on Chinese lexicography and is the author of five other Chinese dictionaries published by Tuttle Publishing: Tuttle Beginner's Chinese Dictionary, Tuttle Chinese-English Dictionary, Tuttle English-Chinese Dictionary, and Tuttle Concise Chinese Dictionary.