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	Mandarin Chinese-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary (Visual Dictionaries) by DK Publishing
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Product Details Binding Paperback Dewey Decimal Number 495.1321 EAN 9780756634421 ISBN 0756634423 Manufacturer DK ADULT Number Of Items 1 Number Of Pages 360 Publication Date March 31, 2008 Publisher DK ADULT Availability Usually ships in 24 hours Product Description The newest addition to the Visual Bilingual Dictionary series, this title will help the international visitor absorb essential vocabulary in Mandarin Chinese. Thematic presentation of all aspects of modern living and comprehensive indexes facilitate swift and accurate access to words. The newest addition to the Visual Bilingual Dictionary series, this title will help the international visitor absorb essential vocabulary in Mandarin Chinese. Thematic presentation of all aspects of modern living and comprehensive indexes facilitate swift and accurate access to words. Customers who bought this item also bought Spanish English Bilingual Visual Dictionary (DK Visual Dictionaries) First Thousand Words in Chinese: Internet Linked (Chinese Edition) Oxford Beginner's Chinese Dictionary Pocket Oxford Chinese Dictionary Schaum's Outline of Chinese Grammar Customer Reviews for: Mandarin Chinese-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary (Visual Dictionaries) Rating - quite simply, a fraud The book does not have a 'Western bias' as some reviewers argued. It IS a Western visual dictionary, with many nice pictures, if that's what you buy it for. If you buy it with the intention of learning something about China, and not just Chinese words for universal-cum-Western concepts, beware: It has NOTHING specific to do with China or Chinese culture. These aspects are not neglected -- to repeat my point -- they simply do not exist. The worst thing ... Read More Rating - Somewhat disappointed I was disappointed with this visual dictionary. I suppose I should have paid closer attention to the other reviews before making the purchase. My biggest complaint is that the font of the Chinese characters is much too small. Any character that is more than a few strokes is virtually impossible to distinguish. You would need a magnifying glass to be able to read the characters. I know why the book has this problem. All of the visual dictioanries are essentially ... Read More Rating - Attractive, but limited in use While this dictionary includes attractive images that encourage browsing, the characters are somewhat small and the organization of the book by theme (rather than in alphabetical or Pinyin order) makes quick look-up difficult. Also, I have a hard time believing that simply listing all the body parts (for example) is an effective way to learn the Chinese words. Discussion of characters/etymology and Chinese-specific culture is limited, but this might be a fun book ... Read More Rating - High-quality illustrations with over 6,000 words This compact, square-shaped visual dictionary is the best of its kind as far as I've seen. Being a visual dictionary, the majority of the words are nouns, but under many categories there are additional related adjectives and verbs, along with fixed phrases. Including nearly 6,000 nouns, the book covers the majority of objects that students would seek to know, while at the same time it doesn't overdo it with superfluous, obscure vocabulary. Ideal for English-speaking ... Read More see more reviews See all books by author DK Publishing

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