It includes spoken language, colloquial expressions, jargon, argot, cant, influential and representative dialects and local expressions. Among them are many newly created words, old words with new definitions and foreign words. Entries are presented and alphabetized using English characters, with complete English definitions. Students and travelers with even a little knowledge of Chinese will enjoy this collection of new and popular words used by common people. This dictionary will also be of interest to writers and translators.
Readers also learn how the characters are used in phrases, sentences, passages and short articles.
Passport to Chinese is a concise and easy to follow reference, of immediate interest to business travellers, tourists and students. Chinese Radicals Vol. A series designed for classroom learning and teaching in American high schools. A series designed for classroom learning and teaching in American high schools. A series designed for classroom learning and teaching in American high schools.