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by Martin H. Manser (Editor), Zhu Yuan (Editor), Wang Liangbi (Editor), Ren Yongchang (Editor)
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  • Paperback: 614 pages
  • Publisher: OUP Oxford; 3rd edition (12 Feb 2004)
  • ISBN-10: 0195964586
  • ISBN-13: 978-0195964585
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 4.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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An essential reference both for English-speakers learning Chinese and Chinese-speakers learning English, this brand new edition of the Pocket Chinese Dictionary offers authoritative, up-to-the-minute coverage, with over 88,000 words and phrases, and 130,000 translations, in a compact and practical format. This brand new edition has been updated to include the very latest vocabulary, including bioterrorism, e-shopping, WAP phone, domain name, and SARS. The dictionary's clear layout makes it accessible and straightforward to use, and a detailed index system of radicals helps you find the entry you need quickly and easily. Chinese simplified characters, orthodox characters, and pinyin forms are given for each entry. Entries are ordered alphabetically according to their pinyin romanization, and coverage of Mandarin tones is included.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best dictionary i've found so far, 14 Dec 2006
By CJR (Spain) - See all my reviews
I've been learning Chinese for nearly 3 years and this is best dictionary i've come across. It's really easy to use; the Chinese section is listed alphabetically in pinyin then in order of tone. The English section is good too, although in the english section when it gives sample phrases & expressions they only appear in characters, not pinyin. This is a pain too if a word has lots of Chinese translations as you have no idea which one to use with the comments and examples being in characters only. Still it's been massively helpful to me and i would recommend it to anyone wanting to get to grips with Mandarin.
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Half of this dictionary is typically Asian, 6 Aug 2005
By A Customer
This is probably the most comprehensive Chinese-English English-Chinese dictionary available. The Chinese-English portion is good. It enables you to look up a character from its root. Once you have found the pronunciation, you can look up the meaning and see a list of compound words where this is the first element together with English translations which make sense since they have been edited by a native English speaker. However, this is where the good news ends. The English-Chinese part is hopeless. There has been no input by any native English speaker. This means that it is a typically Asian dictionary listing Chinese vocabulary that is stilted and virtually never used while ignoring the words that are in daily use. The English-Chinese section is as a result useless. What came over Oxford dictionaries to give this task exclusively to Chinese people? They must surely know that the Asian way of teaching languages is stuck in the dark, distant past. Shame on you, Oxford dictionaries.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars CD ROM not Vista compatible, 5 Sep 2008
This review is from: Pocket Oxford Chinese Dictionary with Talking Chinese Dictionary and Instant Translator (Paperback)
The dictionary is fine but the CD ROM, at the time of writing, cannot be loaded onto a PC that has Windows Vista, therefore it is for many obsolete. The OUP website indicates that the problem can be fixed by emailing customer services but that the solution is unsupported and so it is not suitable for everyone.
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