English-Chinese Dictionary (New Century Edition)

Author: Wu Guanghua
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Publish Date: 2001-12-01
Features: The "Chinese-English Dictionary" (New Century Edition) is a medium-sized Chinese-English dictionary that integrates multiple disciplines such as literature, science, and engineering, combining the functions of both a general and a science-based Chinese-English dictionary. It is economical and practical. After four years of continuous and intensive revisions based on the "Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary" and the "Chinese-English Dictionary," it is finally presented to the. This dictionary was meticulously compiled by nearly 100 experts and scholars from over 20 universities in Beijing, Shanghai, Taiwan, Nanjing, Shenyang, Dalian, Suzhou, Yangzhou, Lianyungang, as well as the Xinhua News Agency and the Foreign Languages Press. The "Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary" has 15.5 million words, is in a large 16-page format, and was initially published in two volumes before being released as a combined edition. It was widely acclaimed by readers both domestically and internationally and won the 8th China Book Award. The "Chinese-English Dictionary" retains the characteristics of the "Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary" while being jointly planned and compiled by English experts from both sides of the Taiwan Strait. It is now presented to readers in a single large 32-page format. The Taiwan Jianhong Book Publishing Company purchased the rights to the traditional Chinese character edition and has distributed it in Taiwan and around the world. World-renowned companies such as Microsoft and Motorola have purchased the database rights to the "Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary." The fame of this book should first be attributed to the encouragement, support, and guidance of the predecessors in China's English and science and technology fields.
The entries in the "Chinese-English Dictionary" (New Century Edition) are determined based on Chinese and comprehensively consider the unique expressions in English, thereby reflecting the inherent rationality of Chinese-English dictionaries. The "Chinese-English Dictionary" (New Century Edition) is extensive in volume and comprehensive in function. It includes 10,000 single-character entries, 110,000 multi-character entries, and an additional 100,000 compound words within the entries. The entire dictionary has over 8 million words. This dictionary pays special attention to the collection of new words and meanings and has undergone over 10,000 modifications and additions based on the original "Chinese-English Dictionary."
The entries are arranged in the order of Pinyin, with Pinyin annotations for each entry. Polysyllabic and polysemous characters are listed in their appropriate positions with "See also" references. The dictionary begins with four types of indexes: syllables, Pinyin, radicals, and stroke counts. The definitions of single-character entries are categorized by part of speech and provide both Chinese and English explanations. It adopts a large 16-page format, making it extremely convenient for readers both in China and abroad.
The "Chinese-English Dictionary" (New Century Edition) offers broad and precise definitions. Each entry elaborates on its corresponding meaning in the order of basic, derived, and scientific terms, striving to reflect the characteristics of Chinese and English in language form while capturing the pulse of the modern era in content. Examples are selected for their relevance, applicability, stability, informativeness, typicality, and learnability, and they address different expressions for polysemous words. Idioms and proverbs are included based on a broad standard. The compound words cover over 200 disciplines, and efforts have been made to standardize and generalize naming.
The "Chinese-English Dictionary" (New Century Edition) has Chinese characteristics. It extensively collects and cites the essence of Chinese history, culture, and science, such as literary allusions, traditional Chinese medicine, and martial arts like Tai Chi and Qigong, making it practical and reliable.