http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2006/12/book-review-abc-chinese-english-dictionary/ commentary on all things Taiwanese — Taiwan Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:43:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2006/12/book-review-abc-chinese-english-dictionary/comment-page-1/#comment-1214 Taffy Wed, 06 Dec 2006 06:29:30 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2006/12/book-review-abc-chinese-english-dictionary/#comment-1214 Yes - I actually have it in the Wenlin software, but (a) I'm a bibliophile and (b) I do much of my learning with a pencil and paper and I prefer the non-computer approach. Yes – I actually have it in the Wenlin software, but (a) I’m a bibliophile and (b) I do much of my learning with a pencil and paper and I prefer the non-computer approach.

]]> http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2006/12/book-review-abc-chinese-english-dictionary/comment-page-1/#comment-1213 Mark Wed, 06 Dec 2006 05:48:13 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2006/12/book-review-abc-chinese-english-dictionary/#comment-1213 Taffy, do you know if there's an electronic version that isn't so, uh... "bookshelf-straining"? Taffy, do you know if there’s an electronic version that isn’t so, uh… “bookshelf-straining”?

]]> http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2006/12/book-review-abc-chinese-english-dictionary/comment-page-1/#comment-1196 Taffy Tue, 05 Dec 2006 13:52:46 +0000 http://blog.taiwan-guide.org/2006/12/book-review-abc-chinese-english-dictionary/#comment-1196 I love this dictionary - I'm primarily a student of spoken Chinese (this writing nonsense is too much hassle, dontcha know?) and the ABC is perfect for this. I got the bookshelf-straining <a href="http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/cart/shopcore/?db_name=uhpress&page=shop/flypage&product_id=2801&category_id=b3e6237d1b1b3b8594488ed1c40d0dfb&PHPSESSID=ac0e2ed8710039b2a81511ec88b9d221" title="comprehensive version" rel="nofollow">comprehensive edition</a> last year and it was worth every penny. I love this dictionary – I’m primarily a student of spoken Chinese (this writing nonsense is too much hassle, dontcha know?) and the ABC is perfect for this. I got the bookshelf-straining comprehensive edition last year and it was worth every penny.

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