Synonym Dictionary

Author: Xia Wei
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Publish Date: 2001-07-01
Features: This book selects approximately 1150 groups of commonly used words in modern Chinese that are identical or similar in meaning. The synonyms included cover words with the same or similar meanings, and an alphabetical index and stroke index of headwords are provided at the beginning of the text. Equivalents that are extremely simple and lack differential or (retrieve) value, as well as synonyms in specialized fields and industries, those containing coarse language or merely reflecting dialectal differences, are excluded. Monosyllabic words, adverbs, and idioms are all parts of vocabulary, and their synonyms, near-synonyms, and antonyms are also complex. Given the existence of numerous specialized dictionaries or the need for separate compilation, this book does not include them. The synonyms collected in this book cover words with the same or similar meanings, but the term "synonym" refers only to words that are identical or similar in a certain sense, with synonyms of different meanings appearing in separate groups. The headwords in this book are arranged in alphabetical order of the first character of each word in a group by Pinyin; words with the same number of syllables are ordered by tone. An alphabetical index and a stroke index of headwords are provided at the beginning of the text. The alphabetical index only indicates the Pinyin of the first character of each word in each synonym group, while the stroke index includes every entry included in this book.