Description
A Chinese-English Dictionary With Cultural Background Information
中国语言文化背景汉英双解词典
Author: Shen Shanhong
Order No. 15707
ISBN-13: 9787100019606
ISBN-10: 7100019605
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Commercial Press
Pub Year: 2000
Pages: 560
Language: English and Chinese
Size: 6 x 8.5
Price: $21.95
This dictionary consists of 7,500 words and compound words from many disciplines. The lexical entries are primarily everyday words, supplemented with cultural background information. Most of the lexical entries have no equivalents in English. Both ancient and contemporary words are included with emphasis on the latter. Special care has been taken to incorporate new words that occur frequently in newspapers and periodicals. All background info descriptions are provided in Chinese and English, and entries are listed by pinyin.