If you are a 1st Year student this book is the perfect dictionary to have on your desk or in your book bag. The sample sentences present good examples of the vocabulary. With over 4800 frequently used vocabulary in this book, nearly all of my inquiries are included in this book. The English cross reference section is easy to use and refers to the Chinese words with the corresponding page number making it easy to find the example. My summary, great book for a great price! I have purchased several reference books from this publisher and in each case,I am always satisfied.