ABC Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary » (Bilingual)

Renowned Chinese studies scholar DeFrancis (Chinese, U. of Hawai'i) expands on the ABC Chinese-English Dictionary, the first strictly alphabetically ordered and Pinyin computerized dictionary. With 196,000-plus entries—as compared to 71,000-plus in the earlier work—this newest publication is the most comprehensive one-volume dictionary of Chinese. Additional distinctive features include presentation for each entry (where appropriate) of the traditional character equivalents for the preceding simplified characters; information regarding boundness of individual characters, including differences in bound status for different meanings or uses of the same character; indication of the appropriate measure word to be used for a particular noun; and inclusion of a comprehensive radical chart providing users with access to the traditional, simplified, and variant forms of characters. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR