Chinese Ancient Chinese Dictionary

Author: Compiled by the Editorial Department of Zhonghua Book Company
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Publishing Date: 2006-09-01
Features: The corpus used in the compilation of this dictionary includes common classical Chinese texts found in middle school reading materials, such as those from the People's Education Press, Jiangsu Education Press, Language Education Press, Normal University Press, and other currently used junior and senior high school Chinese textbooks and readers. It also covers classical Chinese texts from works such as Laozi, The Analects, Mencius, Zhuangzi, Han Feizi, Xunzi, The Great Learning, The Doctrine of the Mean, The Book of Songs, and Essays on the Chinese Classical Prose. The dictionary also includes famous classical Chinese literary works and common Tang and Song Dynasty poems suitable for middle school students. The content of the corpus comprehensively covers the scope of classical Chinese reading for middle school students. This dictionary contains over 4,500 single characters and over 6,200 compound words. The selection of words and phrases is based on the principle of facilitating in-class and out-of-class learning of classical Chinese texts for middle school students, which helps improve their reading ability in classical Chinese. It reflects the teaching requirements for the reading ability of classical Chinese texts for junior and senior high school students as outlined in the Full-Time Compulsory Education Chinese Curriculum Standards (Trial Edition) and the General High School Chinese Curriculum Standards (Trial Edition). The words and phrases selected in this dictionary also cover the key points of recent junior high school and senior high school examination questions, making it an efficient reference tool for middle school students' in-class and out-of-class learning as well as exam preparation.