New Concept Idiom Dictionary

Author: Liu Zhiji / Country: Mainland China
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Publishing Date: 2004-12-01
Features: The highlight of this idiomatic dictionary lies in its creativity: it breaks away from the single-mode of previous idiomatic dictionaries and, for the first time, combines idioms with similar phenomena in ancient Chinese, establishing a completely new form of idiomatic dictionary. Chinese idioms contain rich linguistic phenomena, and at the same time, they are actively used in modern language, familiar to the general public. The difficulties that ordinary people encounter when learning classical Chinese can be overcome with the help of idioms containing similar linguistic phenomena as references, allowing for a sudden breakthrough and achieving twice the result with half the effort. Therefore, this idiomatic dictionary will be of great help to those teaching or learning ancient Chinese. At the same time, because it develops the linguistic resources contained in idioms, it opens up new approaches for the study of special idiomatic research, making it also useful for academic research. The definitions in the book are accurate, concise, and elegant in style; the settings of linguistic points are basically without omissions; and the allocation of linguistic materials and points is relatively balanced. The linguistic materials are collected from junior high, high school, and university Chinese textbooks, as well as other self-study and professional examination materials, covering almost all types of textbooks. As a result, not only are they useful for junior high and high school teachers and students, but also for all individuals teaching or learning ancient Chinese in society, including those preparing for professional qualification exams. The versions of Chinese textbooks used in junior high and high schools are complex and rapidly updated, yet there is still considerable consistency in the basic selections, mostly being famous works from different dynasties, while the textbooks used in society are relatively stable. The combination of the two forms the linguistic material base of the book, and because of its classic nature, it is timeless. The book also compiles highly valuable linguistic points and other relatively complex indexes to meet the different needs of various readers.
[Editor's Recommendation:] The highlight of this idiomatic dictionary lies in its creativity: it breaks away from the single-mode of previous idiomatic dictionaries and, for the first time, combines idioms with similar phenomena in ancient Chinese, establishing a completely new form of idiomatic dictionary. Chinese idioms contain rich linguistic phenomena, and at the same time, they are actively used in modern language, familiar to the general public. The difficulties that ordinary people encounter when learning classical Chinese can be overcome with the help of idioms containing similar linguistic phenomena as references, allowing for a sudden breakthrough and achieving twice the result with half the effort. Therefore, this idiomatic dictionary will be of great help to those teaching or learning ancient Chinese. At the same time, because it develops the linguistic resources contained in idioms, it opens up new approaches for the study of special idiomatic research, making it also useful for academic research. The definitions in the book are accurate, concise, and elegant in style; the settings of linguistic points are basically without omissions; and the allocation of linguistic materials and points is relatively balanced. The linguistic materials are collected from junior high, high school, and university Chinese textbooks, as well as other self-study and professional examination materials, covering almost all types of textbooks. As a result, not only are they useful for junior high and high school teachers and students, but also for all individuals teaching or learning ancient Chinese in society, including those preparing for professional qualification exams. The versions of Chinese textbooks used in junior high and high schools are complex and rapidly updated, yet there is still considerable consistency in the basic selections, mostly being famous works from different dynasties, while the textbooks used in society are relatively stable. The combination of the two forms the linguistic material base of the book, and because of its classic nature, it is timeless. The book also compiles highly valuable linguistic points and other relatively complex indexes to meet the different needs of various readers.