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| AM99 Electronic English Chinese Talking Dictionary for Learning Chinese | 
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| Brand: BBK
Category: CE
List Price: $179.00
Buy New: $99.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Color: Sliver
Media: Electronics
Display Size: 600
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 4.6 x 2.7 x 0.6
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: AM99
Model: AM99
EAN: 8541491380179
ASIN: B000CPS3SY
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| Features:
| • | Electronic English <-> Chinese dictionaries, translate English words to Simplified or Traditional Chinese followed by Pin-Yin | | • | Real person Chinese Mandarin pronunciation, Pin-Yin display for all Chinese character/phrases, great for learning Chinese | | • | 5 Specialty Dictionaries - Computer, Medicine, Business & Biology; English & Chinese Idiom Dictionaries; Grouped vocabularies and common daily phrases | | • | Manual & User Interface in English. Travel functions include Unit & Currency Converters, Calculator, Calendar, Clock, Alarm, Watch & Games | | • | Knowledgebase for Travel, Custom, History etc; Carrying bag, Earphone, & AAA battery included |
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Product Description
For English speaker learning Chinese Mandarin, business travelers to China, AM99 is an indispensable tool that provides instant English-to-Chinese and Chinese-to-English bi-directional translations and dictionaries. The BBK AM99 provides authentic pronunciation in both Mandarin Chinese and American English, with both Pinyin and Phonetic display for the Chinese translations. Besides, AM99 includes English and Chinese idiom dictionaries, specialized technical dictionaries for Biology, Computers, Business, Western and Chinese Medicine. An uniquely designed and comprehensively grouped vocabulary with common dialogue phrases help travelers to navigate in Chinese, as well as convenience features including Calendar, World Clock, Alarm, Stop Watch, Timer, Calculator, and Unit and Currency Converters.Other functions include Knowledgebase for Music, Poetry, Arts, History, Chinese Handwriting, Travel Sites, and Chinese customs, training tools for Spelling, Pinyin, Phonetic, and US Citizenship quiz.AM99 comes with carrying bag, earphone, user manual, and AAA battery, with one-year parts and labor warranty.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
 User instructions could have been written in a clearer manner January 12, 2008
2 out of 8 found this review helpful
I 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.
 Lightweight and large number of dictionary entries, but can be frustrating for intermediate Chinese learners August 20, 2007
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
I 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 checking how it compares to my pocket dictionary. So far it has had almost every word I've looked for. As for phrases, it has some that my pocket dictionary doesn't have, but lacks others that the book does include. Overall, I'm satisfied with the number of entries.
Able to look up Chinese characters: check. If I see a character on the street that I really want to learn, I can use radicals to look it up. It's not easy, but it works the same way as standard dictionaries. BUT, the frustrating thing is this: when I look up a character, it doesn't tell me the pinyin. I can press the audio button to listen to its pronunciation, but the voice is somewhat muffled and difficult to understand. I often have to guess what the real pronunciation is and double check by looking up the character using pinyin. Also, there is another problem I didn't even consider. If I hear someone say "Jia(1) you(2)!" and try to look it up, I can't just enter the pinyin and hope to find a matching word or phrase. First I must enter "jia" and find the correct character. After I have the first character, I can then type in "you" and easily find the phrase. But if I only heard someone say the phrase on the street, I probably don't know what characters it's made up of. This makes it impossible to look up the phrase.
User friendly: fairly good. My biggest complaint is the inability to turn off all sounds. When searching for a character using pinyin, dictionary pronounces each part of the word I enter (quite loudly). Besides slowing things down and being almost pointless, it's impossible to turn off. I went to settings and turned off both "Music" and "KeySnd" sounds AND turned volume to zero, but the annoying voice was still audible. If I want to use this in class, I'll have to also plug in the earphones.
After using this dictionary for a few weeks, I think it's obvious that it was designed with Chinese speakers learning English in mind. As an example, you can't find "New York" or even "China" in the English-->Chinese dictionary, but look up the Chinese words and you'll find the English translation. However, it's still usable for English speakers and is the cheapest electronic dictionary I've found. It also came with ear buds and a soft black protective case. That was a nice surprise.
I would recommend this product, but be aware of the drawbacks.
 This little gadget works great! September 7, 2006
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
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.
nice...but..... September 3, 2006
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
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 but the Am99 would not accept them. Try a simple word such as "nar3" and you can only input "na". Pinyin input was the #1 reason I went with the AM99 and after getting it Pinyin input is my #1 complaint. The AM99 also is limited due to its clock functions being set to Beijing. You set it for you local time (wherever that is) and the AM99 takes that to be Beijing local.
Fast and Useful! June 20, 2006
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
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 dictionaries enable you to have (relatively) meaningful conversations even at a low skill level. So get one! This one's great!
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