Description
First published in 2010. 500 Common Chinese Idioms is a unique tool for learners. Presenting the 500 most commonly used Chinese idioms or ‘chengyu’, this dictionary presents:
- The idiom in both simplified and traditional characters
- The idiom in pinyin romanisation
- A literal English translation and English equivalents
- Two suitable example sentences, plus explanations and usage notes
The dictionary offers a step-by-step approach to gaining greater fluency through a grasp of the most common idioms in the language, making it the ideal resource for the intermediate learner of Chinese and for Chinese language teachers. The book is also accompanied by recordings of all 500 idioms, available free through the companion website.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Technical terms employed in the dictionary.
3. Dictionary. Entries arranged according to frequency.
4. Appendices:
Appendix A: Phonetic index of the 500 highest-frequency idioms
Appendix B: Stroke index of the 500 highest-frequency idioms
Appendix C: Frequency chart of the first 1,000 idioms according toThe People’s Daily newspaper corpus
Appendix D: Common idioms not included in the body of the dictionary.
Appendix E: Additional references and websites for Chinese idioms.
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