If you've got the basic grammar down and now what you need is a handy pocket reference so you can find out how to say "aspirin" at the drug store, then "Lenny" (as I call him) is the paper dictionary for you.
Lenny's strengths (in comparison to Chubby) include:
He's even smaller than Chubby (about half the thickness)
A generally more inclusive vocabulary
Chinese pronunciation guide
Alphabetical order for Chinese entries (as opposed to hanzi grouping) making it very easy to look up a Chinese word
Lenny's weaknesses:
He's even smaller than Chubby (not for the hard-of-seeing)
No sentence examples (but by now you shouldn't need them as much)
Some strange vocabulary differences between him and Chubby (but there are so many words for the same thing in Chinese, I suppose it's to be expected)
I've never seen Lenny for sale in China
If you've got a handle on basic Chinese and you want to forget that you've got a dictionary in your pocket, I highly recommend bringing Lenny home.
For my review of an online dictionary click here
Details
ISBN: 1585734136
Real (boring) title: Langenscheidt Universal Chinese Dicitionary (Universal Dictionaries) (Paperback)
