English-Chinese Chinese-English New Word Dictionary

Author: He Jie
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: The trendy slang listed in this book are all closely related to modern life and frequently used in China today. They come from the following three aspects:
1. New words emerging in recent years. With social progress and the development of the times, new phenomena constantly appear, leading to the creation of corresponding vocabulary, such as "big shot," "Three Represents," "online chatting," "mistress," "digital age," "migrant worker," "three-foreign-funded enterprises," "West Bank development," etc.
2. New words introduced from abroad. Due to frequent international exchanges and rapid advancements in modern communication technology, many foreign social phenomena and new things are promptly introduced to China and become widely known, such as cloning, "DINK family" (dual income, no kids), terrorist attacks, the Internet, "Viagra," etc.
3. Existing words repurposed. Many trendy slang have long existed in the language, and due to the needs of the times, these words remain popular in daily life. We believe this book will certainly be well-received by.