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Summary
This dictionary is intended for Chinese-speaking students of the English language. Contents: Preface; Guide to the Use of the Dictionary; Radical Index; Index of Syllables of Hanyupinyin (the Phonetic Transcriptions of Chinese Characters); The body of the dictionary [arranged alphabetically by pinyin]; and 10 appendices. The latter include 1. The Original Complex Forms of Chinese Characters and Their Simplificed Versions; 2. Scheme for the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet; 3. Chinese Phonetic Alphabet and Wade System; 4. Consonants and Vowels of the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet and their Corresponding International Phonetic Symbols; 5. Countries, Regions, Capitals and Currencies; 6. A Brief Chinese Chronology; 7. A Table of Chemical Elements; 8. Units of Weights and Measures; 9. The Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches; and 10. The Twenty-four Solar Terms.
Title
Han Ying Cidian: A Chinese-English Dictionary
Author
Publisher
Shang wu yin shu guan
Date
1990
Object ID
2007.066.623