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# McGraw-Hill's Chinese Illustrated Dictionary: 1,500 Essential Words in Chinese Script and Pinyin lay the foundation of your language learning First Edition

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## Customer Reviews

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    Good selection of well-translated nouns and verbs in attractive book
  

*by J***N on Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2010*

I recommend "McGraw-Hill's Chinese Illustrated Dictionary," which comes close to its claim of covering "1,500 Essential Words in Chinese Script and Pinyin." I'm not convinced the Chinese medicine word "'''" ("cupping method") is truly "essential." And I'm pretty sure I could get through life not knowing "''''" ("black-faced spoonbill"). But most of the words included are quite useful.Amazon's selling this quality full-color hardcover with a CD of MP3 recordings attached inside the back cover (I'm not sure about the recording quality because I haven't used the CD) for under $15. A penny per word seems a bargain.It covers an excellent variety of words (nouns and verbs), categorized well (e.g., "In the hospital" words are on separate pages from "Chinese medicine" words, and restaurant words are divided among "fast-food restaurant," "Western restaurant," "Chinese cuisine" and "snacks at night markets"), each category having its own interesting drawings.For learning purposes, some might prefer each word be right next to its associated picture, but I like this book's approach of separating pictures from the words (linking them only by number) because it lets you quiz yourself by looking at the pictures. The range of words is quite good (e.g., it distinguishes baking, grilling, barbecuing, deep-frying, stir-frying, frying, simmering, boiling, blanching, stewing, and steaming food). The font size is bigger than in some other illustrated dictionaries. And the translations seem good too. Even my Chinese wife has learned a few words from this book. We've long called cupcakes "''" (cake), but the book offers "''," which is probably a better translation. And I appreciate it including some modern words, like "'''''" (LCD monitor).One major weakness is that this dictionary contains no sample sentences. So, it's a great resource for learning Chinese words, but it won't, by itself, teach you basic Mandarin or put those words into context for you.

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    Chinese Dictionary for Mr Hsaio
  

*by D***S on Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2013*

I was in a rehab center/nursing home for rehab on a broken leg. My roommate, 92-year-old Mr Hsaio,spoke no English, would not acknowledge any Mandarin the staff tried and wouldn't read Mandarin from a dictionary so --- how to communicate.  I bought this illustrated dictionary in hopes that pictures (for Mr Hsaio) and Mandarin in phonetic English (for the staff) might bridge the gap. In a way, it did work albeit by way of his wife (some English spoken) and daughter (fluent English) as their daily visits helped connect the staff with his previously indecipherable ailments and complaints. The dictionary pages on medical health and the body were helpful. I only wish there had been more of those pages but the dictionary was really meant for children and/or as an introduction.

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    Excellent First Chinese Dictionary!
  

*by A***S on Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2013*

I work in a facility where one of the residents speaks only Mandarin Chinese.  The other residents have been trying to make him his needs known.  So, we ordered this for him and them. The illustrations make it so much easier for people that have difficulty identifying the words. This is an excellent choice.

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