‘My Chinose Peture Dictionary is destgned to hep students to learn ‘Chinese words in meaningful contents trough engaging llusatons and ‘photos. I includes 15 thematic uns, 142 graphic tops and more than 4,000 commonly used words, The 15 units are calogorzd accorsing to the Inlomational Curculum for Chinese Language Education published by the Office of Chinese Language Counel Intemational. They are further “specified int 142 topes to cover al aspects of daly fe, The word Ist of ‘te dictonary incude both single word entries and phrases. Nouns, verbs as wall an many prepnestinns nna aejestune ae dined by sional “artwork and presented in thoratic scones. To demonstrate the natal {Use of words in conjunction with one anther, many phrases are also Intosuced Unie many other dictionaries onthe marke, My Chinese Picture Dictionary presents new vocabulary that's useful ft only in Chinese ctu but also in Western socetes, This enables students to loam and ‘se Chinese words to alk about ferent cultures. Another main cifrence between our Chinese dictionary and others i that our book snot only Intended to hop students to undorstand taditonal Chinese culture such 28 teahouses, Peking opera, uals and customs, et, but aso the modem lives of Chinese people such as their hausing, schooling and work. It Intends toting out the real China wih combined characteristics of tadion ‘and contemporary society i vivid cole My Chinese picture dictionary uses simplified characters and each \word or phrase |s companies by 2 pinyin and an Englsh ansiaton, The ‘inv sspalled according o Xtanda Hany Cian (S043 AEM SH Modern Ghinese Dictionary 5" version) and Xinhua Pinse Cian (9853 {08 Xinhua Pinyin Spling Dictionary}. To help students to nd 3 word in the dictionary easy, both Chinese and English indexes ae provided atthe fend ofthe back In sddton, the Chinese index also provides the tradtonal ‘version of each character in order to allow vadonal characte learners to Use the tionary easy. The online version of My Chinese Picture Dictionary contains ‘addtional vocabulary practice through actites, games and word webs. an be customized for indvgual use and ofersstudons more options, We hope this cltonary wil boneft Chinese language learners to the greatest possible degre, Please write to us with your comments er questions at ‘The Commercial Press 36 Wang Fusing Streot Bejing, China 400710 Contents | [a + Pretace + Contents Hat 1 General Knowledge #0 ‘Numbers #4: Measure Words S23 Timo ws) Calendar 8.55 Hotaays #51 Money #87 Weights and Measures 1815 Colors and Shapes BEARER Opposites (1) Siseimi8 (1) Opposes (2) Ki (2) 2 Personal Information “Afi Resume 75 Documents i Counties and Languages (5 1s Ethaic Groups in China (1) REI (1 Extn Groupsin hina (2) PSA (21 3 Appearance ite 2 Parsonatios Fi ” Hobbies 23 2 Ralgons mt 4 3 Family Mariage #58 48 Famiy Rist 43 Housing ¢0% 2 LLving Room 2 Bedroom BhKitchon 5a 56 Kitchen Supplies BEBE 58 Bathroom 2 Cy Batiroom Supplies HAF e Cleaning Supplies iS 4 Family Lite RR 6 Housohold Chores mass e Raising a Chia #8 DF 7 Weddings and Funerals S4L5 364, 7m Special Occasions REM ™ 4 School “EH ‘Schools S88 Campus #28 brary 8-8 Curricula and Majors SRB Mt ‘Sudent Life 657% School Supplies 32:1 Gassroom and Lab UE Gassroom Activites #83) Sudying Abroad BE RBERERSIR 3 Work Tie obs (1) RL (1) sobs (2) RW (2) 6 Office AA 98 Computer 100 Telephone #12 02 Company 85) 104 Construction Ste Te, 106 Fam 55 108 Tools TR 110 dob Hunting #2 42 6 Shopping itt Shree He Department Store BAKE 116 ‘Supermarket #875 118 ‘ening Store fas Electonics Store it 422 Har Salon 286 124 Beauty and Piastc Surgery 3832 2572 126 7 Dining 1K Nutiion #8 128 Fruits and Nuts ASRADER 130 Vogetables 38 192 Meat, Eggs and Seafood i, %, #8 134 Fice and Four. 136 ‘Seasonings and Flavors EVAOEE 138 Beverage Ut +40 Dairy and Soy Bean Products SiN va Cooking 82 14a Restaurants #2 146 Chinese Restaurant 8812 148, Western Restaurant #18 160 Tea House #8 182 Coffee Shop mit 154 Dining Out ss 156 8 Hospital Bibi Hospital BBR 158 Human Body (1) At (1) 160 Human Body (2) \%* (2) 162 Internal Organs (3 164 Skeleton #8 168 Symptoms and lnesses SE FA 168 “To see a Doctor and Have @ Medical Exam amma 170 Medical Supplies AFA ve Chinese Medicine 14 9 Post Office, Bank and Police Station Gh SA Poot Office HE 176 Sending Packages and Money, Payrg Bis SER, CH. ke 7 Bank 185