Chinese Synonym Dictionary (Chinese-English Contrastive. Full Notation with Chinese Pinyin)

Author: Ma Yanhua, Zhuang Ying
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Publish Date: 2002-12-01
Features: The Dictionary of Chinese Synonyms is a reference book designed for intermediate and advanced Chinese learners. With more and more people learning Chinese, the number of those who speak it well is also increasing. Beyond basic communication, it is essential to express one's thoughts accurately. Due to the differences between Chinese and English, as well as the variations in the collocations of synonyms within Chinese itself, the number of issues tends to grow as vocabulary expands. The purpose of this book is to help learners avoid and reduce errors in the use of synonyms. The book includes 381 sets of synonyms, totaling 1,046 entries, with entries arranged in alphabetical order. Unlike other similar dictionaries, based on years of teaching experience, we approach it from an English perspective rather than a Chinese one, paying special attention to selecting words that are the same in English but expressed differently in Chinese. For example, the English words "to" and "go" are translated as "" (zǒu) and "" (qù) in Chinese. However, in Chinese, "" cannot take a direct object, while "" can. Words like these are commonly used and frequently prone to errors, making them the focus of our selection. We strive to be practical, listing about ten relevant phrases for each selected word to facilitate learner reference. Following the examples, there are also sentences with correct/incorrect comparisons and simple English-Chinese word meaning distinctions. To accommodate learners of varying levels, we have added Pinyin to all words, phrases, and sentences. The Dictionary of Chinese Synonyms is a reference book designed for intermediate and advanced Chinese learners. With more and more people learning Chinese, the number of those who speak it well is also increasing. Beyond basic communication, it is essential to express one's thoughts accurately. Due to the differences between Chinese and English, as well as the variations in the collocations of synonyms within Chinese itself, the number of issues tends to grow as vocabulary expands. The purpose of this book is to help learners avoid and reduce errors in the use of synonyms. The book includes 381 sets of synonyms, totaling 1,046 entries, with entries arranged in alphabetical order. Unlike other similar dictionaries, based on years of teaching experience, we approach it from an English perspective rather than a Chinese one, paying special attention to selecting words that are the same in English but expressed differently in Chinese. For example, the English words "to" and "go" are translated as "" (zǒu) and "" (qù) in Chinese. However, in Chinese, "" cannot take a direct object, while "" can. Words like these are commonly used and frequently prone to errors, making them the focus of our selection. We strive to be practical, listing about ten relevant phrases for each selected word to facilitate learner reference. Following the examples, there are also sentences with correct/incorrect comparisons and simple English-Chinese word meaning distinctions. To accommodate learners of varying levels, we have added Pinyin to all words, phrases, and sentences.