The result of ten-year compilation by experts and teachers engaged and experienced in the teaching of Chinese as a foreign language.

The entries are defined in both Chinese and English.

Mainly for adult learners of Chinese as a foreign or second language; also suitable for learners of English whose first language is Chinese.

There are more than 30,000 entries, including new words and phrases.

Example sentences and collocations are included under many entries.

All the examples are translated into English and supplied with transliterations in pinyin, the Chinese phonetic alphabet.

With two indexes using respectively stroke and radical systems.

With ten appendices providing much useful information.