Zhu Yuan Libri

An essential reference both for English-speakers learning Chinese and Chinese-speakers learning English, this brand new edition of the Pocket Chinese Dictionary offers authoritative, up-to-the-minute coverage, with over 88,000 words and phrases, and 130,000 translations, in a compact and practical format. This brand new edition has been updated to include the very latest vocabulary, including bioterrorism, e-shopping, WAP phone, domain name, and SARS. The dictionary's clear layout makes it accessible and straightforward to use, and a detailed index system of radicals helps you find the entry you need quickly and easily. Chinese simplified characters, orthodox characters, and pinyin forms are given for each entry. Entries are ordered alphabetically according to their pinyin romanization, and coverage of Mandarin tones is included.

本词典不但在旧版的基础上扩大了收词量,增加了三千个新词(包括词组),而且增补了旧版没有的美语拼法、发音和用法,此外,还标出了动词、名词、形容词同介词的搭配等。

Urbanization can act as a benchmark to gauge the economic and societal progress of a country. Since the founding of the PRC, China has witnessed a marked upward spike in the size of its urban population. The authors of this book explore the evolution of the economy, ecology and culture associated with the characteristics of urbanization in China.