Chinese electronic dictionary

[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."

[janet88]

My son uses the Besta for its dictionary (Eng & Chinese), zao4 ju4, searching for meaning of idioms and thesarus in Collins.

[schweppes]

:thankyou: Janet_lee88, Mamatay and Keroppi for recommending the Besta CD668s Chinese dictionary, and to elle_yv for starting this thread.


I just popped by Popular to invest in one. Price is high but it does come with a lot of features and functions. But dh went :shock: :shock: when he heard the price :!: We were saying for our kids' sake, we sacrifice getting an iPad for ourselves :roll:

There is a promo now, and I got mine for $543 and it comes bundled with the Collins English dictionary. Usual price is $698 without the Collins Eng dictionary. The salesgirl told me that the promo will end in Aug.

:celebrate:

[Jojo_2010]

schweppes:

:thankyou: Janet_lee88, Mamatay and Keroppi for recommending the Besta CD668s Chinese dictionary, and to elle_yv for starting this thread.


I just popped by Popular to invest in one. Price is high but it does come with a lot of features and functions. But dh went :shock: :shock: when he heard the price :!: We were saying for our kids' sake, we sacrifice getting an iPad for ourselves :roll:

There is a promo now, and I got mine for $543 and it comes bundled with the Collins English dictionary. Usual price is $698 without the Collins Eng dictionary. The salesgirl told me that the promo will end in Aug.

:celebrate:

Intend to buy? Any promo?

[cmm]

I’m trying to get a Chinese electronic dictionary for my P3 child. The models available in her school bookshop are a Besta one (comes with warranty) and two Creative ones (no warranty). The latest Creative model comes with input thru stylus.


Would like to get advice frm parents who have experience with these dictionaries which would be better? The bookshop auntie recommends the besta one cos of the warranty (but she also agrees that the creative one is more popular), but my sil’s child used a creative one & highly recommended it.

Personally, I prefer a good old dictionary in the form of a book. But it would be too heavy to carry around in my girl’s already overloaded schoolbag.

Thanx!!!

[ppnqq]

They should be the same because MOE only approved these few models for students to use during examinations so their functions/features almost the same, neither one are given the 'privilege' to have a more enhanced function/feature, else, most would definitely go for the one which will 'benefit' them more. Make sense? JMHO. :roll:


Of course it is always safer to get one with a warranty. Btw, Popular selling them too.