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Binding: ElectronicsBrand: BBK Color: Sliver Display Size: 600 unknown-units EAN: 8541491380179 Item Dimensions: Label: BBKUSA Manufacturer: BBKUSA Model: AM99 MPN: AM99 Publisher: BBKUSA Studio: BBKUSA Warranty: 1 year warranty Features:
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 Rating:  - User instructions could have been written in a clearer mannerI have been very busy these weeks with writing assignments. After making several futile attempts to understand the instructions, I put the gadget and the instructions on a shelf, where they will likely stay for an extended period. Eventually I hope to be able to dedicate more time to understanding how the machine works and how it may help me to improve my Chinese language skills. Rating:  - Lightweight and large number of dictionary entries, but can be frustrating for intermediate Chinese learnersI bought this to replace the heavy pocket dictionary I usually carry around in my purse as I gallivant around China. As I am now at an intermediate learning level in Chinese, my checklist of important features might be different from that of other buyers. Lightweight: check. It's still a noticable weight in my purse, but it's a relief from the thick pocket dictionary. Sufficient dictionary size: check. I have already used this to look up hundreds of words and phrases, usually ... Read More Rating:  - This little gadget works great!My daughter took this to China with her and she said it was fantastic! She was in the hotel and needed to ask the maid for more towels and able to do it using this gizmo. Rating: - nice...but.....I found the AM99 to be pretty easy to understand and to begin using. It doesn't have all the words that I had been learning buy studying the Pimsleur Mandarin course but that was to be somewhat expected. My only disappointment was the Pinyin input capabilities. 1st you cannot enter tones. 2nd the results are all in Chinese and you have to select each character to get it's English meaning and you have to start all over to go to the next character. 3rd there were several Pinyin words that I tried to enter ... Read More Rating: - Fast and Useful!Others have testified to this product's usefulness, but I just want to throw in a thought about a written dictionary v. an electronic one. I've taken one year of Chinese, and I'm now doing a Chinese immersion program in Beijing. Suffice it to say, my Chinese sucks, but it's getting better. However, just yesterday I had a three-hour conversation with a Chinese woman at a restaurant. Without my dictionary, it would have been impossible b/c I would have spent so much time flipping through pages. Electronic ... Read More |
