Great Dictionary · Chinese Literature Volume

Author: Xia Zhengnong (Editor-in-Chief), Zhang Peiheng et al. (Compilers)
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: The "Great Dictionary" is a large-scale comprehensive dictionary. Its publication fills a gap in Chinese lexicography. To date, "Ci Hai" is the only large-scale comprehensive dictionary in China, which not only includes single characters and general terms but also covers specialized terms across various fields, serving as both a general and specialized dictionary. It boasts a rich vocabulary, convenient retrieval, strong practicality, and is highly popular among readers. With the accelerated pace of human knowledge accumulation and innovation and the improvement of China's cultural literacy, many readers with higher education levels have raised higher demands for the of "Ci Hai." Therefore, while continuing to compile new editions of "Ci Hai" to meet the needs of the times, it is also necessary to compile a larger-scale comprehensive dictionary than "Ci Hai," with more words and phrases and richer content. The compilation of the "Great Dictionary" is based on "Ci Hai," inheriting its strengths and expanding upon them. It focuses on adding new fields and new terms and definitions in various disciplines that have not been covered in "Ci Hai," while appropriately filling in gaps. The entire dictionary contains approximately 250,000 entries and about 50 million words, more than twice that of "Ci Hai." It is compiled and published in volumes according to subject categories. Volume One includes over 8,500 medical and pharmaceutical terms, with a selection scope covering: basic terminology in various disciplines of medical and public health, medical figures, historical and literary works of traditional Chinese medicine, major theories and doctrines, physiological and pathological conditions of each human system, disease names, diagnostic methods, and medical devices, as well as disease names and pathogens in infectious diseases, parasitology, and parasitic diseases that are related to the human body. Volume Two is organized into three major categories: General, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Modern Medicine. Among these, Traditional Chinese Medicine is further divided into general terminology, historical and literary works of medicine, basic theories, pharmaceuticals, health preservation, and clinical medicine according to traditional academic conventions. Modern Medicine is arranged into basic medicine, clinical medicine, rehabilitation medicine, preventive medicine, military medicine, other special medical fields, and pharmacy. These categories are designed for convenience of retrieval and do not represent the academic system.