Handbook for Detailed Explanation of 500 Classical Chinese Words in the National College Entrance Examination

Author: Wang Jun
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: The book A Detailed Explanation of 500 Classical Chinese Words for the Gaokao selects 553 commonly and sub-commonly used ancient Chinese words, sourced from teaching syllabi, examination guidelines, textbooks, and common classical texts. The explanations of these classical words do not simply list all their meanings but are carefully curated from the perspective of helping candidates understand and memorize them, listing only the common, frequently tested, and potentially tested meanings. Each meaning is accompanied by example sentences, which are then directly translated to help candidates grasp the usage of the meanings. The most distinctive feature of this book lies in integrating questions with vocabulary, allowing candidates to understand which words have been tested in Gaokao questions, which meanings are frequently tested, and in what types of questions they appear. Essentially, after reading an entry, candidates can gain a clear overview of the word's history in Gaokao and make preliminary predictions about its future testing potential. Therefore, the book includes a "Gaokao Hint" for each entry, systematically selecting, categorizing, and summarizing questions from the classical Chinese reading section of Gaokao exams from 1985 to 2004. It provides detailed analyses of words that have already appeared in Gaokao questions. Additionally, based on the author's understanding and experience of middle school Chinese teaching and examination trends, preliminary predictions are made about meanings that may appear in future Gaokao questions, serving as a convenient reference for candidates preparing for the exam.