10000 Chinese-English New Words Dictionary

Author: Zhu Jiancheng et al. (Compilers)
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Publishing Date: 2001-09-01
Features: This book aligns with the characteristics of this era, collecting over 10,000 newly created and used vocabulary and expressions in China and some English-speaking regions of the world over the past two decades from a vast number of Chinese and foreign books, newspapers, and magazines. The content covers politics, economy, military, culture, education, and all aspects of daily life. The time span for collecting words is from late 1978 to early 2001, including terms from the past such as "correcting the chaos," "household contract responsibility system," and "getting rich," to today's "big sister," "rich man," "millennium bug," "depleted uranium," "gene sequencing," "three representatives," and "three emphasizes." Some Chinese or English new words already have corresponding translations; for those without, the compilers provided trial translations and consulted experts from China and abroad. The most notable feature of this book is its novel and practical content, and it is believed to provide convenience for the work of foreign language workers, faculty and students in foreign language departments, foreign affairs personnel, foreign affairs institutions, and even foreign institutions and personnel in China.
Over the past two decades of reform and opening up, tremendous changes have taken place in all fields of China, with countless new phenomena emerging and ideas evolving rapidly. All of this is inevitably reflected in the spoken and written language of the people. This book aligns with the characteristics of this era, collecting over 10,000 newly created and used vocabulary and expressions in China and some English-speaking regions of the world over the past two decades from a vast number of Chinese and foreign books, newspapers, and magazines. The content covers politics, economy, military, culture, education, and all aspects of daily life. The time span for collecting words is from late 1978 to early 2001, including terms from the past such as "correcting the chaos," "household contract responsibility system," and "getting rich," to today's "big sister," "rich man," "millennium bug," "depleted uranium," "gene sequencing," "three representatives," and "three emphasizes." Some Chinese or English new words already have corresponding translations; for those without, the compilers provided trial translations and consulted experts from China and abroad. The most notable feature of this book is its novel and practical content, and it is believed to provide convenience for the work of foreign language workers, faculty and students in foreign language departments, foreign affairs personnel, foreign affairs institutions, and even foreign institutions and personnel in China.