Pocket Oxford Chinese dictionary - Oxford Dictionaries

This new edition of the Pocket Oxford Chinese Dictionary comes packaged with the Talking Chinese Dictionary & Instant Translator, an innovative CD-ROM that provides instant pop-up translation help and invaluable Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for over 20,000 single-character words, allowing you to listen and practice.Authoritative and up-to-date, this fourth edition of the Pocket Oxford Chinese Dictionary covers over 90,000 words and phrases, and over 120,000 translations of contemporary Chinese and English, with brand-new words in each language.More than just a dictionary, this handy reference book includes a brand new section on communication, giving you the tools you need to communicate effectively and understand aspects of another culture. The communication supplement gives help with all types of correspondence, including example letters and emails. It also contains a 'useful phrases' section to help you when travelling.This dictionary is ideal for English and Chinese learners alike with Chinese simplified and traditional characters as well as pinyin romanization used throughout. You can quickly find the character you need by looking up in pinyin or using the radical index. Mandarin pronunciations are provided in pinyin.This book and CD-ROM package is the perfect reference for student and adult learners of English and Chinese .