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Dictionary
The dictionary application contains both English - Chinese and
Chinese - English dictionaries.
The dictionary operates in flip open mode only. Closing the flip
will shut the dictionary down.
Views
There are three views in Dictionary:
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General View
– where the user inputs a word and is given a
brief explanation. Depending on the settings, the information
is displayed horizontally or vertically.
•
Detail View
– where the detailed explanation of a selected
entry is displayed.
•
Bookmark view
– where the words you have saved are
displayed. Depending on the settings, the information is
displayed horizontally or vertically.
The explanation content includes:
•
Headword.
•
Phonetic symbol.
•
Part of speech (for example verb, noun, English - Chinese
dictionary only).
•
Grammatical variation (optional, English - Chinese
dictionary only).
•
Chinese meaning (English - Chinese dictionary only).
•
Synonym (optional, English - Chinese dictionary only).
•
Antonym (optional, English - Chinese dictionary only).
•
English usage examples and its Chinese meaning (optional,
English - Chinese dictionary only).
Searching for a word
To look up a word in the dictionary
1. Select the dictionary icon
.
The dictionary opens.
2. Enter a word in the input box.
– When entering an English word, the word can be entered
letter by letter. The English index is shown. The index
changes when the input changes.
– When entering a Chinese word, the Chinese index is
shown.
– The general index shows the next closest entry to the
entered word.
3. Select an entry in the index.
The brief explanation of the word is displayed.
