This popular little Chinese dictionary is a must-have for native Chinese speakers and non-native speakers who have learned Chinese. The dictionary is helpful to learn additional words, definitions and combinations of new words to improve language ability. The original Chinese only dictionary is the most popular dictionary used by 380 million Chinese in China. This revised Chinese and English bilingual version is based on the original dictionary with English translation of the words and sentences. Each Chinese word is explained in simplified and traditional characters, Pinyin, Zhuyin, and English. People who learn Chinese in all these forms can use this dictionary by searching the words in Pinyin or by radicals.
Table of Content:
Foreword
Adapting Translatiot's Preface
Notes on the 1998 Revised Edition of Xinhua Dictionary
Guide to the Use of Xinhua Dictionary
Notes on the rules of Hanyupinyin
English Abbreviations Used in the Dictionary
Old and New forms of Chinese characters
Index of the syllables of the Chinese Phonetic system
Radical Index
List of Rdicals
Character Index
Stroke Index for Difficult Characters
The Dictionary
Appendixes
The Chinese Phonetic System
A Brief Table of Usage of Common Signs and Punctuations
A Brief Chronology of the Dynasties in the History of China
A Brief Table of Chinese Minority Nationals
A Table of Provinces and Autonomous Regions with their Capitals, and Municipalities of China
A Table of Area, Population and Capitals of Countries and Regions
Brief Tables of Units of Weights and Measures
A Table of Solar Terms
A Rhyme of the Twenty-four Solar Terms
A Table of Chemical Elements
