Modern Chinese Dictionary

Author: Lexicography Department, Institute of Linguistics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
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Publishing Date: 1980-06-01
Features: The Mini Dictionary of Modern Chinese was comprehensively revised based on the Revised Edition of the Dictionary of Modern Chinese and the Mini Dictionary of Modern Chinese (Revised Edition, 1983). It is a small-scale dictionary primarily intended for readers with a junior high school education level, especially primary school teachers, for language learning and teaching purposes. This dictionary was adapted from the Dictionary of Modern Chinese, with approximately 30,000 entries published in 1980. It underwent a revision from 1982 to 1983, adding over 5,000 new multi-character entries, and was published in 1988. To meet the diverse needs of readers, we began another revision in 1996. This revision involved adding and removing some words, revising certain definitions, further aligning the treatment of character forms, pronunciations, traditional characters, and variant characters with the regulations issued by relevant national authorities, adding phonetic annotations to all multi-character entries, marking most entries with part of speech, and providing additional explanatory notes on the writing, pronunciation, and usage of certain words. Additionally, a "Vocabulary" section was introduced. These changes were made to enhance the dictionary's standardization and practicality. This is a small-scale dictionary primarily focused on