Download or read book A Dictionary of Modern Chinese Across Thestraits written by Taipei Language Institute and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 1547 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A comparative dictionary of 8000 Chinese characters and 45,000 entries of words and expressions used in China and Taiwan. Jointly compiled by Beijing Language and Culture University and Taipei Language Institute, this dictionary is useful for understanding the difference between language used on both sides of the Taiwan Strait."