The Pinyin Chinese-English Dictionary

Professor Wu Jingrong

ISBN 10: 0273084542 / ISBN 13: 9780273084549

Published by Pitman Advanced Pub. Program, London, 1979

About this Item

Large 4to. Near fine spotless copy, Dust jacket has a few creases along the top edge and sun bleaching on the spine. The dictionary was compiled by the Chinese-English Dictionary editorial committee of the Beijing Foreign Languages Institute, beginning in 1971 and finishing in 1978.

Seller Inventory # 003660

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Pinyin Chinese-English Dictionary
• Publisher: Pitman Advanced Pub. Program, London
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0273084542
• ISBN 13: 9780273084549
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This comprehensive dictionary contains over 6,000 single–character entries, including characters with variant tones. There are over 50,000 compound–character entries and over 70,000 compound words, set phrases and examples – all with Pinyin Romanization. Apart from everyday words and expressions, a number of common classical Chinese words, dialect words, four–character idioms, proverbs and common scientific expressions from both the natural and social sciences are included. The emphasis is on the use of modern Chinese, while modern English forms the basis of all English translations. Words and expressions have been defined clearly and precisely with practical examples. All entries are arranged according to Chinese Phonetic alphabetical order. A Chinese Phonetic Alphabet Index and Radical Index are located before the text of the dictionary for the convenience of the user. There are ten appendices, including a list of the original complex forms of Chinese characters and their simplified versions, the scheme for the Chinese phonetic alphabet, lists of countries, regions, capitals, currencies, weights and measures, chemical elements in Chinese and English and a brief Chinese chronology.