Mandarin Chinese Picture Dictionary: Learn 1,500 Key Chinese Words and Phrases (Perfect for AP and HSK Exam Prep, Includes Online Audio) (Tuttle Picture Dictionary)

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It doesn't have a lot of words but it has the important ones and I think that's what matters. Start with this if you want to learn vocab in a more structured way, rather than randomly looking up words.

As an educator, who has been teaching foreigners to learn Mandarin Chinese language for 18 years, I would say it is very difficult to learn a foreign language since we (learners) are not in an immersion learning environment. During the instruction, I have been guiding students to use English-Chinese and Chinese-English dictionaries online and on a hard copy format. Recently, I found this newly published Mandarin Chinese Picture Dictionary from Amazon is very useful. I encourage all of my students (at the beginning and intermediate levels) to use this picture dictionary in/outside of class. This Mandarin Chinese dictionary includes many colorful illustrations, 1,500 practical phrases, and sentences, which allow all students to reinforce what we have learned in the class and allow them to practice the usage of useful words/phrases and sentence patterns in a real-life situation. This dictionary also lists all Pinyin syllable (Chinese phonetic alphabets) and English definition to guide students to learn new words /phrases and sentences by themselves. In addition, this picture dictionary has online audio, which helps all students to improve their listening and speaking. This dictionary is particularly designed for students who would like to improve their proficiency levels and prepared them for the HSK and AP Chinese exams.

I bought this to keep up on my Mandarin after many years living in Taiwan. But when I got this in the mail, I saw it uses simplified Chinese writing style, which is not what they use in Taiwan (or Hong Kong). Also the words they use in this book reflect the words they use in the mainland (I guess), because they don't match what was i used in Taiwan. Returned this book to order something that would sustain the Mandarin I learned in Taiwan. Otherwise, it seems to be perfect if you want to learn the style of Chinese they use in the mainland.

Wow this book is the best thing I’ve ever bought for my Chinese studies. There is an abundance of characters and words. The table of contents is very helpful as the words are within sections or themes. — The book is hardcover with a plastic cover hugging it. It has many pictures and tips and examples. I’ve wanted to label my house in these words so this is definitely helpful. This is a must buy.

This is a great book for any level student studying Mandarin

This is better suited for older or adult Chinese as second language learners rather than for younger children in bilingual households. Written in Simplified Chinese with pinyin and English translations, and the photos chosen to illustrate each word or phrase is nicely presented. I would recommend this as a learning supplement in addition to lesson books, flashcards, and other materials.

This is defnilty not This is definitely not for beginners. I am trying to learn and this doesn’t provide good steps, just give you a lot of information at once.

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quite useful

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It doesn't have a lot of words but it has the important ones and I think that's what matters. Start with this if you want to learn vocab in a more structured way, rather than randomly looking up words.

As an educator, who has been teaching foreigners to learn Mandarin Chinese language for 18 years, I would say it is very difficult to learn a foreign language since we (learners) are not in an immersion learning environment. During the instruction, I have been guiding students to use English-Chinese and Chinese-English dictionaries online and on a hard copy format. Recently, I found this newly published Mandarin Chinese Picture Dictionary from Amazon is very useful. I encourage all of my students (at the beginning and intermediate levels) to use this picture dictionary in/outside of class. This Mandarin Chinese dictionary includes many colorful illustrations, 1,500 practical phrases, and sentences, which allow all students to reinforce what we have learned in the class and allow them to practice the usage of useful words/phrases and sentence patterns in a real-life situation. This dictionary also lists all Pinyin syllable (Chinese phonetic alphabets) and English definition to guide students to learn new words /phrases and sentences by themselves. In addition, this picture dictionary has online audio, which helps all students to improve their listening and speaking. This dictionary is particularly designed for students who would like to improve their proficiency levels and prepared them for the HSK and AP Chinese exams.

I bought this to keep up on my Mandarin after many years living in Taiwan. But when I got this in the mail, I saw it uses simplified Chinese writing style, which is not what they use in Taiwan (or Hong Kong). Also the words they use in this book reflect the words they use in the mainland (I guess), because they don't match what was i used in Taiwan. Returned this book to order something that would sustain the Mandarin I learned in Taiwan. Otherwise, it seems to be perfect if you want to learn the style of Chinese they use in the mainland.

Wow this book is the best thing I’ve ever bought for my Chinese studies. There is an abundance of characters and words. The table of contents is very helpful as the words are within sections or themes. — The book is hardcover with a plastic cover hugging it. It has many pictures and tips and examples. I’ve wanted to label my house in these words so this is definitely helpful. This is a must buy.