Ancient Chinese Dictionary

Author: Zeng Lin
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This dictionary is compiled for the convenience of readers with a medium level of education to learn ancient Chinese and read classical texts. It fully integrates with the newly revised secondary school Chinese textbooks, making it an ideal reference book for middle school students, vocational school students, and even university students. Based on the practical needs of general readers reading classical texts, this dictionary includes nearly 5,000 commonly used ancient Chinese characters, including some difficult ones, and over 1,000 commonly used compound words in ancient Chinese, with a small number of encyclopedic entries. To help readers understand and apply the words and phrases, the dictionary prioritizes examples from representative classical texts written in orthodox written language in ancient times, with definitions that take into account the actual teaching practice of classical Chinese in secondary schools. Therefore, this dictionary is highly typical and practical. A prominent feature of this dictionary is that the parts of speech are indicated before the meanings of the single characters included. Some single characters have special [Note] and [Discern] sections to point out important aspects of the development of word meanings and to distinguish synonyms or near-synonyms. Difficult sentences are accompanied by annotations or explanations. These features greatly benefit readers in understanding and grasping the sentences and grammar clearly and deeply. At the same time, this dictionary places special emphasis on the characteristics of part-of-speech collocation in ancient Chinese, making it easy for readers to understand at a glance when consulting.