Middle School English-Chinese Dictionary

Author: Gu Guijing, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2001-10-01
Features: This dictionary is compiled to meet the requirements of current quality-oriented education and the practical needs of Chinese middle school students learning English. It is also suitable for readers with intermediate English proficiency. The dictionary includes 12,000 headwords, along with derivative words, compound words, idioms, and verb phrases listed within, totaling over 16,000 entries, all accompanied by abundant example sentences. The headwords primarily focus on general common words, while also incorporating as many words and phrases related to daily work and life as possible in fields such as science, technology, electronics, medicine, and biology. Additionally, various appendices are provided at the back of the book to meet readers' diverse needs.
In line with the current emphasis of quality-oriented education on cultivating students' practical English application and usage skills, this dictionary adopts a bilingual English-Chinese format. By comparing the English and Chinese definitions, readers can better understand and accurately grasp English words, avoiding the limitations of Chinese definitions sometimes failing to fully convey the original meaning of English vocabulary. At the same time, reading the English definitions helps readers gradually develop the habit of thinking in English, laying a solid foundation for learning authentic and standard English.
Considering the actual English proficiency of middle school students, the English annotations are written using only the most common basic words, aiming for concise, precise, and easy-to-understand explanations to make the content immediately clear to readers.