Great Dictionary of Chinese-English (Second Edition)

Author: Wu Guanghua (Editor-in-Chief)
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Features: The entries in the "Chinese-English Dictionary" are determined based on Chinese, taking comprehensive consideration of the unique expressions in English, thereby reflecting the inherent rationality of Chinese dictionaries. The "Chinese-English Dictionary" is extensive in scope and comprehensive in function. It includes 11,000 single-character entries, 220,000 multi-character entries, and an additional 200,000 compound words within the entries. The total number of characters in the book reaches over 15.5 million. The dictionary is arranged in the order of Pinyin, with each entry accompanied by Pinyin and pronunciation annotations. Polyphonic and polysemic characters are listed in corresponding positions with cross-references marked as "See Also." At the beginning of the dictionary, there are four types of indexes: syllable, Pinyin, radical, and stroke count. Following each single-character entry are traditional characters and variant forms. The definitions of single-character entries are categorized by part of speech and provided in both Chinese and English, making them extremely convenient for both Chinese and foreign readers. The "Chinese-English Dictionary" offers broad definitions with refined selections. Each entry is thoroughly described in the order of basic meaning, extended meaning, and scientific terminology, striving to reflect the linguistic characteristics of Chinese and English in form while capturing the pulse of contemporary times in content. The examples selected emphasize relevance, applicability, informativeness, typicality, and learnability, while addressing different expressions for polysemic words. Idioms and phrases are collected based on a broad standard, including common idioms, colloquialisms, proverbs, phrasal verbs, and encyclopedic terms. Compound words cover over 200 scientific disciplines, with standardized and general naming conventions. The "Chinese-English Dictionary" has Chinese characteristics. It extensively collects and references the essence of Chinese history, culture, and science, such as literary allusions, traditional Chinese medicine, martial arts, and qigong, ensuring practicality and reliability. The "Chinese-English Dictionary" independent research and compilation, establishing its own database of original materials, integrating the strengths of various dictionaries, and refining them through rigorous deliberation and argumentation. This ensures the completeness of Chinese lexical meaning, the comprehensiveness of content across humanities, sciences, agriculture, industry, medicine, law, economics, and commerce, as well as the rationality and coherence of its arrangement. It does not blindly follow the models of one or two dictionaries, allowing itself to remain unbound.