Century Edition Student's New Chinese-English Dictionary

Author: Zhao Ying
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The more than 3,000 characters and over 20,000 phrases selected for this dictionary are commonly used characters and frequently encountered expressions, meeting the needs of middle and high school students, English self-learners, and foreign friends studying Chinese for daily study and life. This dictionary has the following characteristics in terms of word selection:
1. Includes many new words. Based on the characteristics of the times, it includes some newly emerging things that people often encounter, such as notebooks, the Internet, etc.
2. Includes many common professional terms. Some words are highly specialized and are only included in major reference books. However, with the development of media and the popularization of knowledge, many highly specialized terms have become common topics of conversation and frequently appear in newspapers and magazines. These words are increasingly used and are therefore a key focus of this dictionary's, such as euthanasia, genes, and nanotechnology.
3. Includes many colloquial idioms. Some colloquial expressions in Chinese are often not included in other Chinese-English dictionaries because idioms are considered too informal for highbrow literature and are difficult to compile.
4. Appropriately includes some proper nouns. Proper nouns are often not included in small reference books. This dictionary appropriately includes some commonly encountered proper nouns to facilitate reader use.