This is a pocket sized Mandarin Chinese DictionaryIntended for use by tourists, students, and business people travelling to China Pocket Chinese Dictionary is an essential tool for communicating in Mandarin. It features all the essential Mandarin Chinese vocabulary appropriate for beginning to intermediate students. It's handy pocket format and user-friendly, two color layout will make any future trip to China much easier. All entries are written in the Romanized form (hanyu pinyin) as well as Chinese characters (hanzi) so that in the case of difficulties the book can simply be shown to the person the user is trying to communicate with.This dictionary includes the following key features:Over 15,000 words and expressions in the Mandarin Chinese languageFully updated with recent vocabulary and commonly used Chinese slangClear, user friendly layout with headwords in blueEnglish, Romanized script (hanyu pinyin), and Chinese characters (hanzi) for every entryOther books from this bestselling series you might enjoy include: Pocket Japanese Dictionary, Pocket Korean Dictionary, and Pocket Vietnamese Dictionary