Collins Mandarin Chinese Essential Dictionary

The home of trusted Mandarin dictionaries for everyday language learning • A clear, modern Chinese to English and English to Chinese dictionary. The essential reference book for Chinese: an up-to-date dictionary and a user-friendly language supplement in one handy volume • Designed for learners of Chinese or English, from beginner up to university level, this is the ideal text for anyone who needs easy access to both a dictionary and a practical language supplement • Extensive coverage of today's English and Chinese, with thousands of phrases and examples guiding the user to the most appropriate translation • Help with the pronunciation of Chinese words, including Pinyin for all Chinese headwords, translations, phrases and examples. Pinyin is the official phonetic system for transcribing Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet, and is accepted in all Chinese-speaking countries

The home of trusted Mandarin dictionaries for everyday language learning • Learn how to write 250 of the commonest Chinese characters, with stroke by stroke guidance on every page • With thousands of characters to learn, beginning to read and write Chinese is a daunting task. Aimed at learners, this book takes you through 250 of the commonest characters in a clear and accessible way • The meaning of every character is explained along with information about its radical, the compound words it can form, its history, and more. There is a practice grid on every page, showing how the character is written, with space for you to practise writing the character for yourself • It is generally agreed that learners of Chinese need a working knowledge of about 100 characters in order to make themselves at all understood and to travel in China, so Easy Learning Chinese Characters is a great place to start

The fifth edition of the Collins Cobuild Learner's Dictionary has been revised and updated to include detailed coverage of today's English in a clear, attractive format • Ideal for intermediate level learners of English, and with full-sentence definitions written in simple, natural English, this dictionary is easy to use and understand. Thousands of updated examples of real English, taken from the 4.5-billion-word Collins Corpus, show learners how the words are used in authentic contexts • This dictionary covers all the essential words, phrases, and idioms that students at this level need to learn and provides help with grammar and usage. Additional information on collocations and synonyms is provided throughout the dictionary to help learners improve their fluency and confidence in using English

This new edition of the Collins Cobuild Phrasal Verbs Dictionary offers comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the most important phrasal verbs in English • Collins Cobuild Phrasal Verbs Dictionary gives learners of English detailed help with this often tricky area of the English language. Revised and updated to reflect changes in the English language, this new edition provides learners with detailed information on phrasal verbs in a language that is easy to understand • With new phrasal verbs and updated examples from the Collins Corpus, this edition is packed with information on how phrasal verbs work, what they mean and how to use them • The dictionary also includes an index of 200 single-word verbs and their phrasal verb equivalents, plus information on when you should use a single-word verb (for example, in academic writing) and when a phrasal verb would be more appropriate (for example, during an informal conversation with a friend)

The home of trusted Spanish dictionaries and thesauruses for school use • The ideal handy Spanish reference for secondary school students looking for a dictionary that is modern, up-to-date, clear and easy to use. Developed for home study, and to be used in the classroom • Especially designed for KS3 school students, and is ideal in the classroom, at home and during exams • It contains all the words and phrases students will need, with key curriculum words highlighted, all essential phrases covered, and thousands of examples to show how Spanish is really used • The clear layout and alphabet tabs down the side of each page lead the students to the information they need quickly and without fuss. All main translations are underlined to help users go straight to the answer they are looking for

The home of trusted German dictionaries and thesauruses for school use • The ideal handy German reference for secondary school students looking for a dictionary that is modern, up-to-date, clear and easy to use. Developed for home study, and to be used in the classroom • Especially designed for KS3 school students, and is ideal in the classroom, at home and during exams • It contains all the words and phrases students will need, with key curriculum words highlighted, all essential phrases covered, and thousands of examples to show how German is really used • The clear layout and alphabet tabs down the side of each page lead the students to the information they need quickly and without fuss. All main translations are underlined to help users go straight to the answer they are looking for

The home of trusted English dictionaries and thesauruses for school use • The perfect mini dictionary for all students aged 11 and above. Updated to include around 20,000 entries, with all the words you must know for school and exams, in the best-selling Gem format • This handy mini-sized dictionary has been developed with teachers to be the perfect tool for both school work and homework • With over 20,000 clear, concise definitions and extra help with difficult pronunciations, it gives core vocabulary for key curriculum exam subjects, plus thousands of examples of words in use. Developed with teachers, this dictionary is an indispensable tool for any secondary school student aged 11 and above • Includes a guide to punctuation, spelling and grammar, to support students in class, and during home study

The home of trusted Mandarin dictionaries for everyday language learning • An easy-reference Chinese to English and English to Chinese dictionary. The easiest way to learn Mandarin Chinese for students with the clearest layout and entry structure. Each Chinese word and translation has a Pinyin transcription as well as Chinese characters • Designed for anyone starting to learn Chinese. The dictionary covers everyday language in both Chinese and English, so you can be sure of having access to all the vocabulary you need • All English translations underlined, Pinyin transcription of Chinese characters, and thousands of examples show you how to use the translation in context • Contains a supplement giving practical guidance on communicating in spoken Chinese, and a guide to writing Chinese characters

The home of trusted German dictionaries for everyday language learning • A handy and affordable German to English and English to German reference for every day, including short grammars of German and English. The clear layout allows for fast and easy access when you most need it. Ideal for use on the go, at home, in the office, classroom or on holiday • Over 40,000 words and phrases and 60,000 translations • Designed for all those studying German who need maximum information in a handy travel format • Offers comprehensive and up-to-the-minute coverage of German and English, with additional notes warning the user of those words which are easily confused • Delivers the accuracy and reliability you expect from the Collins name. With natural, idiomatic example phrases, in-depth treatment of the most important core vocabulary and help to find the exact translation you want

The home of trusted English dictionaries and thesauruses for everyday language use • All the words you need, every day: the perfect word reference for daily use with 300,000 synonyms and antonyms in a durable format. With practical usage notes, and a fantastic supplement, this is the ideal thesaurus to take your language use and knowledge further • Specially tailored to meet the needs of the user at home, school, or in the office, this thesaurus has all the words and alternatives the user might need, as well as a huge choice of opposites • The clear, accessible layout makes it easy to use and ensures users can find the language they need when they need it. This edition also includes a 16-page crossword-solving supplement

Легендарный словарь, который содержит более пяти тысяч статей о составе китайского языка.Словарь китайского языка отличается высоким качеством полиграфического исполнения. Это 1 300 страниц, которые безупречны по качеству. Работа с этим изданием доставит удовольствие всем поклонникам китайского языка • Единственное в своем роде издание, которое содержит обширное приложение. Здесь можно найти таблицу династий Китая, систему для перевода весов и мер, таблицу Менделеева в переводе на китайский язык