I came across a query somewhere which got me to ask it here, paraphrased, for my own good- is there a Chinese to English dictionary that has "better" definitions than cdict?
Cdict has multiple meanings, most of which aren't even used. I'd like to see. To quote the example-
下去- go down is an irrelevant meaning and the first relevant meaning- continue is 3rd in the list)
What id like is a dictionary which lists meanings in order of usage as far as a single character is concerned. And another section for possible meanings when it occurs in combination with another
This article showed you why it is necessary for learners of Chinese to have a good Mandarin dictionary, how to choose one. https://blog.lingobus.com/chinese-learning-resources/mandarin-dictionary/
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