Gather "Modern Chinese Dictionary": Comments and Corrections on the "Modern Chinese Dictionary"

Author: Chen Xiucun
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features:
- Using the "Modern Chinese Dictionary" as a reference book to study the "Modern Chinese Dictionary"
- Using the "Modern Chinese Dictionary" as a reference book to revise the "Modern Chinese Dictionary"
- Using the "Modern Chinese Dictionary" as a reference book to suggest revisions to the "Modern Chinese Dictionary"
- Using the "Modern Chinese Dictionary" as a reference book to offer advice on the "Modern Chinese Dictionary"
"Focus on the 'Modern Chinese Dictionary'" takes the "Modern Chinese Dictionary" (1996 revised edition) as the research object and evaluates and reviews it from aspects such as definitions, example sentences, format, phonetic annotations, word selection, and search methods. "The 'Modern Chinese Dictionary' is indeed an authoritative dictionary, but it also has obvious errors." Chen Xiucun, in the book, gives examples of the dictionary's successes and shortcomings, such as pointing out that the "Modern Chinese Dictionary" uses non-standard characters: "Rao shi fei," "Zhao rao shi fei," "Rao shi sheng fei," and "Rao shi sheng fei." The combination of "shi" and "fei" either together or alternatingly refers to trouble or misfortune, but some write "rao shi sheng fei," while others write "rao shi sheng fei," leaving readers confused.