Tuttle English-Chinese Dictionary. Li Dong

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       Tokyo • Rutland,Vermont • Singapore

      Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd., with editorial offices at 364 Innovation Drive, North Clarendon, VT 05759 U.S.A. and at 61 Tai Seng Avenue #02-12, Singapore 534167.

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       ISBN 978-0-8048-3992-1; ISBN 978-1-4629-1758-7 (ebook)

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      Contents

       Acknowledgments

       Explanatory Notes

       Introducing Chinese

       1 Pronunciation

       1.1 Vowels

       1.2 Consonants

       1.3 Basic tones

       1.4 Syllables: Distinct units

       1.5 Pinyin: the romanization scheme to show pronunciation

       2 Writing Chinese: 汉字 Hànzì

       2.1 Chinese characters as syllables

       2.2 The composition of Chinese characters: Meaningful components

       2.3 The writing of Chinese characters

       3 Vocabulary: Word-formation

       4 Grammar: Main features of Chinese grammar

       List 1: Meaningful Character Components

       List 2: Measure Words

       English-Chinese Dictionary

       A, a

       B, b

       C, c

       D, d

       E, e

       F, f

       G, g

       H, h

       I, i

       J, j

       K, k

       L, l

       M, m

       N, n

       O, o

       P, p

       Q, q

       R, r

       S, s

       T, t

       U, u

       V, v

       W, w

       X, x

       Y, y

       Z, z

       Appendices

       1 Irregular English Verbs

       2 Common English Names with Chinese Transcriptions

       100 Common Surnames

       100 Common Male Given Names

       100 Common Female Given Names

       3 U.S. Place Names with Chinese Transcriptions

       4 World Place Names with Chinese Transcriptions

      Acknowledgments

      First and foremost, I want to thank my family for all their assistance: my son, David, for his deft typing skills and my wife, Tian, for her meticulous proofreading.

      I also want to extend my great appreciation to Ms Nancy Goh whose editorial skills and expertise in both linguistic and publishing matters has markedly improved the quality of my manuscripts.

      On a personal note, the completion of this dictionary coincides with my retirement after 45 years of teaching, and I extend my heartfelt thanks to all my students, without whose enthusiasm