Langenscheidt Pocket Dictionary Mandarin Chinese: Chinese-English / English-Chinese

The ideal compact reference work for everyday useThe Langenscheidt Pocket Dictionary Mandarin Chinese is a dictionary for those who work with the English and Chinese languages at beginner's or intermediate level. Focusing on modern usage, the Pocket Dictionary offers coverage of everyday language, including vocabulary from areas such as computers and business. Grammatical or function words are treated in some detail, on both the English-Chinese and the Chinese-English sides. A large number of idiomatic phrases are given to show how the two languages correspond in context.Over 40.000 references in Langenscheidt qualityComprehensive vocabulary with many idiomatic expressions and up-to-date wordsPinyin romanization of all Chinese charactersChinese-English section arranged alphabetically according to pronunciationAppendix with Taiwanese equivalentsAll headwords in blue for quick referenceLong-lasting vinyl cover