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An indispensable reference for every Chinese Mandarin student!

Designed to function as both a concise dictionary and a study guide, this book offers the English-speaking student of Chinese an essential resource for looking up common characters, and also understanding the meaning of those characters in Chinese by seeing how they are most often used in building Chinese words.

Quickly expand your Chinese vocabulary:

• Presented in pinyin order, for easy study and review by both beginning and advanced students.
  
• Each entry includes: the simplified Chinese character, its pinyin transcription (pronunciation), English meaning, and examples of its usage within common words and phrases.
  
• Three indices also list the 500 characters in order of frequency and stroke count, for study and reference.
  
  This new edition incorporates new terms and usage changes that have occurred in the language in the last ten years. Like the original, it is an indispensable reference for any student seeking to master the Chinese writing system and quickly expand their vocabulary and comprehension of Mandarin Chinese.