500 Common Chinese Proverbs and Colloquial Expressions - Couverture souple

Jiao, Liwei

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0415501490 ISBN 13 : 9780415501491

Editeur : Routledge, 2013

Synopsis

500 Common Chinese Proverbs and Colloquial Expressions is a dictionary of common 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 large corpora 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 a literal 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. This dictionary is suitable both for class use and independent study and will be of keen interest to students and teachers of Chinese alike.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Liwei Jiao is Lecturer in Chinese at the University of Pennsylvania. His publications include 500 Common Chinese Idioms: An Annotated Frequency Dictionary (co-authored with Cornelius C. Kubler and Weiguo Zhang, Routledge 2011) and The Routledge Advanced Chinese Multimedia Course: Crossing Cultural Boundaries (co-authored with Kunshan Carolyn Lee, Hsin-hsin Liang and Julian Wheatley, Routledge 2009)

Benjamin M. Stone is a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania. He possesses extensive experience in translating and interpreting Mandarin Chinese under a wide variety of professional contexts.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0415501490
• ISBN 13: 9780415501491
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 448