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.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
User instructions could have been written in a clearer manner:
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:
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... more info
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.
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 but... more info
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