A comprehensive 2-way Mandarin Chinese-English dictionary with over 15,000 word-to-word entries. The dictionary features simplified Chinese characters and the internationally standard pinyin Romanization for all entries. Perfect for businesspeople, travelers and students.
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Spoken by more 850 million people worldwide, Mandarin Chinese is the standard language for business and trade in China, one of the six official languages of the United Nations, and the world's most widely-spoken language. Mandarin is also a useful study and reference tool for students of Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and Tibetan, all of which have strong cultural roots in the language.
Features of the dictionary include:
[[simplified Chinese characters and the internationally standard pinyin Romanization for all entries
[[a pronunciation key
[[a index of radicals, to aid in identifying unfamiliar characters
[[over 15,000 entries
This convenient and practical dictionary is ideally suited to the needs of students, businesspeople, and travelers!
Yong Ho received his Ph.D. in anthropology and linguistics, with a specialty in Chinese anthropology and language, from Columbia University. He served as the Director of Language at China Institute in New York City and has taught Chinese at various institutions in the U.S. His other books include Beginner's Chinese, Intermediate Chinese, China: An Illustrated History, the Chinese-English Frequency Dictionary, and the Hippocrene Children's Illustrated Chinese Dictionary & Phrasebook, all published by Hippocrene Books.
Yong Ho received his PhD in Anthropology and Linguistics from Columbia University, USA. He presently co-ordinates the Chinese Programme at the UN and serves as the Vice-President and Executive Director of the Chinese Language Teachers' Association of Greater New York. His other publications include the popular Beginner's Chinese with 2 Audio CDs: Second Edition and Intermediate Chinese with 2 Audio CDs, also by Hippocrene Books.
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