Pocket Chinese Dictionary - (Revised Edition)

Author: Mo Heng
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: This dictionary is a compact, language-oriented dictionary that is easy to carry and convenient for on-the-go reference. It is primarily intended for use by students and teachers in schools, civil servants in government agencies, and other readers with a secondary education level. The dictionary includes approximately 32,000 entries, comprising characters, words, phrases, idioms, and colloquialisms. Among these, there are about 8,100 single-character entries (excluding traditional characters and variant forms). The dictionary mainly focuses on modern Chinese words and phrases that are commonly used, with some inclusion of dialects, early vernacular, and ancient Chinese terms that are frequently encountered. Terms from natural and social sciences that carry linguistic meaning are also included. The definitions aim to be accurate and stable, written in clear and concise language, with attention to part-of-speech accuracy to help readers determine the word class through the definitions. Appropriately, some explanatory notes or text are added at the end of entries to remind readers of correct character forms, pronunciation, and certain special usages.