Chinese Language Dictionary

Author: Jia Caizhu, Chao Jizhou
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Publish Date: 2003-04-01
Features: A comprehensive medium-sized dictionary designed for teachers and students of middle and high schools, as well as readers with intermediate Chinese proficiency. The book includes 9,000 idioms, with idiomatic expressions (including newly emerged ones in recent years) accounting for about 75%, while the remaining 25% consist of other types of idioms. The definitions are concise and to the point, with attention paid to the etymology of idioms. The example sentences are rich and sourced from renowned literary works, serving as exemplary references. The dictionary provides 326 sets of comparative analyses of idioms, accounting for over 10% of the total entries, with detailed and well-structured explanations that deepen the understanding of idioms and enhance the practicality of the lexical dictionary. The forms of characters, pronunciation, and the rules for compound word segmentation in Pinyin are determined according to the New Chinese Language Standards of the state; the stroke index for entries is designed based on the New Standards. The main text is arranged in phonetic order, accompanied by a Pinyin syllable table, a stroke index for entries, and an index for idiomatic comparisons, all of which facilitate easy reference for readers.