To facilitate the use of the Treasury is an English-Chinese list of phrases and glossary, and an index in English, all of which are alphabetically arranged. The accompanying textbook to the Visiting Beijing video set is now available separately. As a stand-alone text it is suitable for advanced learners of Chinese but, in conjunction with the videos, it is designed to be also used by intermediate level students. This dictionary contains 23,000 entries. The definition of each word is given in detail and clearly stated.
Lexicography is focussed on collocations and sentence usage.
Each word is given as a Chinese character as well as pinyin. Provides phonetic notation, meaning, usage, and examples. Includes English, Chinese, and pinyin. Entries arranged alphabetically by pinyin. A very useful one-volume reference for linguists and those interested in Chinese idioms.