Chinese Essential Dictionary [Chinese-English]. ISBN: 9787561949320

English Title: Chinese Essential Dictionary (Chinese-English)
Chinese Title: 汉语入门词典（汉英对照）
ISBN-10: 7-56-194932-4, 7561949324
ISBN-13: 978-7-56-194932-0, 9787561949320
Binding: softcover
Pages: 603
Shipping Weight: 700g
Size: 145mm x 210mm
Language: simplified Chinese, pinyin, English
Publisher: Beijing Language and Culture University Press (北京语言文化大学出版社)

Chinese Essential Dictionary [Chinese-English]. ISBN: 9787561949320
This is a learner’s dictionary designed for novice and elementary level Chinese learners. Based on The HSK Guidelines and The Graded Chinese Syllables, Characters and Words for the Application of Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages among other syllabuses, with authentic language material, this dictionary has chosen 5,000 words and lexical chunks which are the most common in communication. Each entry provides Chinese pinyin, word class and definition in the user’s mother tongue, Chinese example sentences and their translation. The dictionary has the following characteristics: being arranged in strict single-sort alphabetical order to facilitate the entries’ retrieval; notation of the word classes using the user’s mother tongue; elaborate definition with the specific meaning, word class and use of the entry; short (within 12 characters), simple and common example sentences with translation.

About the Author
Dr. Zheng Ding’ou is a professor in the City University of Hong Kong, who has focused his research on international Chinese lexicography since 1997. Observing the CEFR principle of “lexicon-grammar”, Dr. Zheng has published a number of books and dictionaries and more than 50 academic papers. 

汉语入门词典（汉英对照）
本书是专门为零起点和初级汉语学习者编写的一套学习型词典。词典在参考《汉语水平考试大纲》《汉语国际教育用音节词汇汉字等级划分》等大纲和相关真实语料的基础上，创造性地选取最常用的交际词语和语块5000条，每个条目配汉语拼音、外文词类标注、释义、中文例句和例句外文翻译。词典以条目音节构成为序，更方便检索；以母语者语言构建词类标注系统；释义精细化，可精确反映条目不同的含义、词类和用法；示例双语对照，例句均为基础、简单的常用句，一般控制在12字以内。

作者简介
郑定欧，香港城市大学教授。1997年起专注研究国际汉语词汇学词典学。秉承欧盟“词汇—语法”的工作原则，出版专著和词典多部，发表论文50余篇。

编辑推荐
（1）低起点：词典内容简单而实用，收录条目基本为常用词、基础词、情景词、口语词，展示了现代汉语日常词汇的大概面貌，可满足零起点和初级汉语水平学习者基本交际需要。

（2）句本位：词典强调把句子作为学习的落脚点，强调句子的交际实用性，示例共收录5000个常用句，可直接用于交际需要。

（3）双语化：词典强调利用学习者对母语的感知来恰当、得体地学习汉语，通过汉外双语对比，帮助学习者掌握汉外造句方式和技巧。