Mini Chinese Dictionary (New Edition) (New Edition)

Author: Yang Rongrong
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: A language reference book tailor-made for students preparing for the college entrance examination (Gaokao) and the high school graduation examination (Zhongkao). It was once a bestseller across the country, with sales reaching 120,000 copies. The new edition has been optimized according to the latest teaching requirements, focusing on innovation, origin, cultivation, and practicality. In terms of design, it uses a modern, two-color printing layout to achieve elegance, sophistication, liveliness, and novelty. The set consists of 12 volumes. This dictionary is compiled for readers with a moderate level of education and includes nearly 9,000 characters. Standard characters are listed, with corresponding traditional characters and variant characters appended in smaller font after the listed character (traditional characters are enclosed in parentheses, and variant characters in square brackets). A standard character may correspond to multiple traditional or variant characters, which are listed under different meanings. The listed characters are annotated with Pinyin. For characters with multiple pronunciations, the treatment follows the "Table for the Review of Variants in the Pronunciation of Chinese Words" published by the National Language Commission and other relevant authorities. Definitions are concise and appropriately detailed. Polysemous characters are explained in separate sections marked with ①②③. For characters that are not suitable for individual definitions, examples are provided to illustrate different types of usage, helping readers understand various applications. Examples are separated by "|", and the listed characters in examples are replaced with "~". The main text is arranged in Pinyin alphabetical order. This dictionary includes a "Stroke Index" that lists all the listed characters as well as the appended traditional and variant characters. The appendix contains the "Phonetic Scheme of Chinese" and the "Table for the Use of Punctuation Marks."