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500 Common Chinese Proverbs and Colloquial Expressions is a
dictionary of key Chinese proverbs or suyu. Suyu are vivid and
colourful expressions widely used in Chinese language. The smooth
use of chengyu in Chinese writing and of suyu in spoken Chinese not
only makes communication more effective, it is also an indicator of
mastery of the language. This dictionary will provide an ideal
resource for all intermediate to advanced learners of Chinese.
Concise and practical, it draws upon a large corpus of authentic
language data to present 500 of the most commonly used Chinese
suyu. The suyu are listed and organised according to their
frequency, enabling easy and convenient access for the reader. Each
proverb listing: is given in both simplified and traditional
characters offers an English translation, followed by English
equivalents is followed by two examples, written in Chinese, Pinyin
and English, plus explanations and usage notes. Examples are given
in the form of dialogues reflecting typical situations, and helpful
cultural annotations are provided throughout. A Pinyin index, a
stroke index and a Chinese word index are presented at the back of
the book and accompanying audio is also available for free download
at www.routledge.com/9780415501491. Recorded by native speakers and
covering the whole range of proverbs, expressions and example
sentences featured in the book, this invaluable resource will help
students to build up strong comprehension and communication skills.
This dictionary is suitable both for class use and independent
study and will be of keen interest to students and teachers of
Chinese alike.
500 Common Chinese Proverbs and Colloquial Expressions is a
dictionary of key Chinese proverbs or suyu. Suyu are vivid and
colourful expressions widely used in Chinese language. The smooth
use of chengyu in Chinese writing and of suyu in spoken Chinese not
only makes communication more effective, it is also an indicator of
mastery of the language. This dictionary will provide an ideal
resource for all intermediate to advanced learners of Chinese.
Concise and practical, it draws upon a large corpus of authentic
language data to present 500 of the most commonly used Chinese
suyu. The suyu are listed and organised according to their
frequency, enabling easy and convenient access for the reader. Each
proverb listing: is given in both simplified and traditional
characters offers an English translation, followed by English
equivalents is followed by two examples, written in Chinese, Pinyin
and English, plus explanations and usage notes. Examples are given
in the form of dialogues reflecting typical situations, and helpful
cultural annotations are provided throughout. A Pinyin index, a
stroke index and a Chinese word index are presented at the back of
the book and accompanying audio is also available for free download
at www.routledge.com/9780415501491. Recorded by native speakers and
covering the whole range of proverbs, expressions and example
sentences featured in the book, this invaluable resource will help
students to build up strong comprehension and communication skills.
This dictionary is suitable both for class use and independent
study and will be of keen interest to students and teachers of
Chinese alike.
Title: Lieut.-General U.S. Grant: his services and characteristics,
as sketched and delivered before the faculty and students of Yale
College, by invitation, October, 1865: and again read to the
legislature of Connecticut, by special invitation, in 1866, at its
session at New Haven, Conn.Author: Benjamin Stone RobertsPublisher:
Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed
bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926
contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works
about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early
1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery
and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil
War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and
abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an
up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere,
encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North
America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th
century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and
South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights
the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary
opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to
documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts,
newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and
more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP02873700CollectionID:
CTRG99-B528PublicationDate: 18690101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: Collation: 19 p.; 24 cm
Title: A Tour with Cook through Spain; being a series of
descriptive letters of ancient cities and scenery of Spain. ...
Illustrated by photographs, etc.Publisher: British Library,
Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national
library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest
research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known
languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound
recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF EUROPE collection includes
books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This
collection includes works chronicling the development of Western
civilisation to the modern age. Highlights include the development
of language, political and educational systems, philosophy,
science, and the arts. The selection documents periods of civil
war, migration, shifts in power, Muslim expansion into Central
Europe, complex feudal loyalties, the aristocracy of new nations,
and European expansion into the New World. ++++The below data was
compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic
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Stone, John Benjamin; 1873. 8 . 10161.aaa.33.
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