Simple Car Knowledge Dictionary

Author: Hu Yazhuang
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Publishing Date: 2001-11-01
Features: This dictionary is designed for general readers and collects common and frequently used automotive terms. It includes vocabulary related to vehicle classification, vehicle performance, engines, chassis, electrical equipment, vehicle bodies, automotive materials, maintenance, and repair. It also features newly emerging terms from the 1990s, ensuring up-to-date content. Additionally, the dictionary includes a wide range of terms indirectly related to automobiles, such as the history of automotive development, the automotive industry, automotive service industries, automotive culture, automobiles and the environment, and automobiles and transportation. The content is extensive. The dictionary is organized by categories, divided into 14 major categories and 151 subcategories, with a total of 1,647 entries. This arrangement facilitates readers in finding terms from a categorized perspective and also allows them to explore related terms while looking up a specific entry, enriching their knowledge. The dictionary also includes a Pinyin index and an English index for easy retrieval. Furthermore, it provides practical resources such as a chronology of the global automotive industry, common unit conversions for automobiles, a bilingual list of foreign automotive brand names, trademarks of major international automotive manufacturers, and a directory of joint-venture automotive enterprises. The dictionary is concise, illustrated, easy to understand, and interspersed with interesting anecdotes about automobiles. For those who have limited knowledge of automobiles but wish to learn more, this dictionary serves as an ideal reference tool. For general practitioners in the automotive-related industry, it still holds reference value when they need to familiarize themselves with unfamiliar knowledge.