Comments on: Far East Pinyin Chinese-English Dictionary

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:30:57 +0000

Hey! Thank you for the grat postings! I’ve just started studying chinese so have been on the search for good resources on this amazing - and rather difficult - language. Lately I’ve been using a great and free online resource. It belongs to Babylon.com and their content is for free. Here is it is: English-Chinese Dictionary

By: yy

yy — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 08:11:59 +0000

I’m from the US, and the term “hired car” when you go abroad means that you are hiring a driver along with their car. A rental car you would pick up and drive yourself.

I live in Beijing and unfortunately it is rare to have a clear, sunny day. Needless to say, many of us foreigners here bring plenty of Claritin and that seems to take care of the allergy problems. The air in Shanghai is much better and I haven’t had any issues with allergies there, but then again I haven’t lived there long term.

By: Bill Whiddon

Bill Whiddon — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 00:37:34 +0000

Thanks for all of your suggestions. I’ll probably check them all out. Has anyone ever seen Shanghai on a clear day?I’ve thought about going to China to study Mandarin but I have allergies.

By: Ian

Ian — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 22:22:45 +0000

If you want to understand how all the characters are related to each other, then buy the book form of this website : http://www.zhongwen.com - I have it and it is really useful for seeing how you get from a radical to all the variations of it. I find it easier to learn this way. On Amazon, it’s http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0966075005/

By: Bart

Bart — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 06:25:12 +0000

The two dictionaries that I travel with are this FE Chinese-English dictionary and the red oxford one. The red oxford one can be found in the mainland for about 5 bucks.

By: David Reid

David Reid — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 12:25:48 +0000

Bill, an even better choice would be the ABC Chinese Dictionary by De Francis. It arranges all the words in alphabetical order. The Far East Dictionary arranges words by character so sometimes finding a word can still take a little time if you don’t know the first character of the word. That said I still find the Far East Pinyin Dictionary and the Red Oxford Dictionary very useful.

By: Bill Whiddon

Bill Whiddon — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 00:34:10 +0000

I think you might have answered my question on this website. However, let me ask it anyway. I am studying Mandarin using Pimsleur. However, the speakers seem to change their pronunciation from CD to CD. It could be that my hearing has been effected from cruising along the east coast of N. Korea during the Korean conflict.

That ages me somewhat but I still enjoy learning. I need a dictionary that pronounces the word so I can see exactly the spelling and pronunciation. I guess this is what I need. Imagine where I am on the learning curve and please suggest what you think you would want. So far, I have struck out so I surely don’t know. If you still suggest Red Oxford bi-directional dictionary for the long haul, that is fine with me.

Thank

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 14:43:04 +0000

In Taiwan, I’d say go with the newer edition of this dictionary for E-C, and the Far East Chinese-English dictionary for C-E. If I were on the mainland, I’d go with the red Oxford bi-directional dictionary.

By: China Law Blog

China Law Blog — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 13:51:46 +0000

Is there any one such dictionary you would recommend above all others?

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 01:52:22 +0000

I don’t think rental car is strictly American English because that is the term used in New Zealand. I interpreted ‘hire car’ as wanting to rent a car.