New Mandarin Dictionary Tenth Edition

Product Description

This newly revised dictionary is the top choice recommended by teachers for the new course curriculum. It addresses the challenge of keeping up with the significant increase in vocabulary by being the only textbook-oriented dictionary you'll need. It features original research on the latest textbooks and includes 60,000 words and meanings not found in larger dictionaries. The dictionary covers a wide range of terms such as "frame structure," "deep/advanced economic growth," "re-telling," "primary predicate," "timeline," "human existence," "plot," "main visual," and "world café."

Product Specification

The dictionary offers an unparalleled amount of information with outstanding examples, synonyms, antonyms, and labels for expression, reference, origin, and honorifics. It also includes enclosing articles to help improve vocabulary, expression, and reading comprehension. The dictionary uses a UD digital textbook font known for its readability, especially in headlines. Homonyms that frequently appear in dictation tests are clearly distinguished with markings.

Unique Features

Unique cautionary information is provided to expand understanding of original misuse of words, such as "to bring good luck," "to charge," "to be a burden," "to open the lid of the kettle of hell," "to be a blessing in disguise," "to be bored in one's spare time," and "to be a commoner." The dictionary also includes an increased number of unexpected dialects, with 90 new words added, bringing the total to 230 common words and 267 living dialects from various regions.

Additional Information

Newly added information includes guidance on how to count things and an appendix featuring "European Abbreviations."