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One of the most updated Chinese-English dictionaries published in 2003, this dictionary contains more than 56,000 entries including characters, words, phrases, colloquialisms and idioms of standard Chinese.  You can look up the Chinese words by their Pinyin pronunciations.  The dictionary is an excellent source of reference material, since it does not only provide the meanings in English, but also explains a term's historical background, origin and significance.  A must-have for anyone who is serious about learning Chinese.