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Title:Dictionary of 1000 Chinese Idioms
Author:Schalk Leonard & Marjorie Lin
ISBN:0781808200 : 9780781808200
Format:Paperback
Size:155x230mm
Pages:170
Weight: .28 Kg.
Published:Hippocrene Books - March 2000
List Price: 12.5 Pounds Sterling
Availability:In Print
Subjects:Dictionaries: Chinese


Four-character idioms (known as 'chengyu') are key ingredients of the Chinese language. The authors have selected 1000 of the most frequently used idioms, listing them in alphabetical order with Pinyin transcription, while providing the equivalent English translation and the original Chinese characters. An essential book for any serious student of the Chinese language, as well as for Chinese speakers studying English as a second language.