Chinese electronic dictionary

[livewith_vanilla]

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Hi all,


Would like to check any parents have purchased BESTA Electronic dictionary for their kids in Primary school.

As my girl in P4 would like to buy one, hope to get some advise whether it is useful or not?

Thanks in advance.

Yv

Hi, I'm a student.

I have the BESTA Electronic Dictionary, the one approved by MOE.

Generally the MOE approved ones covers the basic phrases and words.

Which model are you referring to?

[elle_yv.03429hotmail.03429com]

livewith_vanilla:

[email protected]:

Hi all,


Would like to check any parents have purchased BESTA Electronic dictionary for their kids in Primary school.

As my girl in P4 would like to buy one, hope to get some advise whether it is useful or not?

Thanks in advance.

Yv

Hi, I'm a student.

I have the BESTA Electronic Dictionary, the one approved by MOE.

Generally the MOE approved ones covers the basic phrases and words.

Which model are you referring to?

the latest model CD668S. I think this model cannot be bring in during examination, but i'm looking for one that usage at home when need to find words in English or Chinese. Do u find BESTA dictionary useful to u so far?

[mamatay]

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livewith_vanilla:

[quote=\"[email protected]\"]Hi all,


Would like to check any parents have purchased BESTA Electronic dictionary for their kids in Primary school.

As my girl in P4 would like to buy one, hope to get some advise whether it is useful or not?

Thanks in advance.

Yv

Hi, I'm a student.

I have the BESTA Electronic Dictionary, the one approved by MOE.

Generally the MOE approved ones covers the basic phrases and words.

Which model are you referring to?

the latest model CD668S. I think this model cannot be bring in during examination, but i'm looking for one that usage at home when need to find words in English or Chinese. Do u find BESTA dictionary useful to u so far?[/quote]the normal besta that the child uses for school exam is around $30 and u have to refer to MOE website for the approved version or u can get the creative brand - around same price

If u want the better Besta - with foreign languages, translation - I got one around $600+. It was very useful for a start - after a while, the child may stop using it and the info in them can be obtained fm internet

[livewith_vanilla]

mamatay:

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[quote=\"livewith_vanilla\"]
Hi, I'm a student.

I have the BESTA Electronic Dictionary, the one approved by MOE.

Generally the MOE approved ones covers the basic phrases and words.

Which model are you referring to?

the latest model CD668S. I think this model cannot be bring in during examination, but i'm looking for one that usage at home when need to find words in English or Chinese. Do u find BESTA dictionary useful to u so far?

the normal besta that the child uses for school exam is around $30 and u have to refer to MOE website for the approved version or u can get the creative brand - around same price

If u want the better Besta - with foreign languages, translation - I got one around $600+. It was very useful for a start - after a while, the child may stop using it and the info in them can be obtained fm internet[/quote]My BESTA dictionary has been quite useful in school. At home, I go to this website:nciku.com This website offers translation, though I do not know the accuracy in the sample sentences it provides. But it works well for me.

[janet88]

If you’re planning to use the Besta at home, CD668s is very reliable…I use it a lot now…don’t have to refer to dictionary anymore. It also has Collins dictionary (part of the package).

[schweppes]

janet_lee88:

If you're planning to use the Besta at home, CD668s is very reliable...I use it a lot now...don't have to refer to dictionary anymore. It also has Collins dictionary (part of the package).

Does this Besta CD668s come with Chinese-English and English-Chinese translation function?

Also does it have an audio function where I can hear the sound of the word? My Mandarin's not too good, so need all the help I can get to help my dd. :oops: :oops:

Thanks

[keroppi]

schweppes:

janet_lee88:

If you're planning to use the Besta at home, CD668s is very reliable...I use it a lot now...don't have to refer to dictionary anymore. It also has Collins dictionary (part of the package).

Does this Besta CD668s come with Chinese-English and English-Chinese translation function?

Also does it have an audio function where I can hear the sound of the word? My Mandarin's not too good, so need all the help I can get to help my dd. :oops: :oops:

Thanks

Yes it does. I have a CD668s at home too - it's a very good investment. My kids use them on a daily basis too.

[schweppes]

keroppi:

Yes it does. I have a CD668s at home too - it's a very good investment. My kids use them on a daily basis too.

:thankyou: Keroppi. Will look into it. :lol:

[elle_yv.03429hotmail.03429com]

:thankyou: thank you for all your valuable feedback.


I think i will get one for long term investment on my kids.

[Charity123]

I think Besta is good only for Chinese, its English translation is not good. Children will pick up broken english. It may translate Chinese phrase word for word into English, changing the meaning of the phrase altogether.


For eg. 风和日丽is translated into English as "The wind and Japan are beautiful."