Synonym Application Dictionary

Author: Chen Bingzhao
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Publication Date: 1999-02-01
Features: This book is intended for primary and secondary school Chinese language teachers, middle school students, and Chinese language enthusiasts. It selects nearly 3,000 commonly used modern Chinese words and organizes them into more than 1,400 sets of synonyms. The synonyms selected in this book refer to groups of words with largely similar meanings. Each set of synonyms includes two or more commonly used and easily confused words. The book is organized according to the following principles: (1) Synonyms within the same group are arranged in alphabetical order, with the first word in the group being the lead word. The order of the groups is also arranged in alphabetical order. (2) When a word has different meanings and forms synonyms with different words, it belongs to separate groups. The comparative analysis first indicates the usage of each word, then highlights the main differences in meaning, tone, or usage. Example sentences are carefully chosen for their ideological soundness, exemplarity, and stability, with most selected from middle school Chinese textbooks and a portion from literary classics. A small number are self-authored or adapted. The word forms are based on commonly accepted usage.
1. This book is intended for primary and secondary school Chinese language teachers, middle school students, and Chinese language enthusiasts.
2. This book selects nearly 3,000 commonly used modern Chinese words and organizes them into more than 1,400 sets of synonyms.
3. The synonyms selected in this book refer to groups of words with largely similar meanings. Each set of synonyms includes two or more commonly used and easily confused words.
4. This book is organized according to the following principles: (1) Synonyms within the same group are arranged in alphabetical order, with the first word in the group being the lead word. The order of the groups is also arranged in alphabetical order. (2) When a word has different meanings and forms synonyms with different words, it belongs to separate groups.