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This popular little Chinese dictionary is a must-have for native Chinese speakers and non-native speakers who have learned Chinese. The dictionary is helpful to learn additional words, definitions and combinations of new words to improve language ability. The original Chinese only dictionary is the most popular dictionary used by 380 million Chinese in China. This revised Chinese and English bilingual version is based on the original dictionary with English translation of the words and sentences. Each Chinese word is explained in simplified and traditional characters, Pinyin, Zhuyin, and English. People who learn Chinese in all these forms can use this dictionary by searching the words in Pinyin or by radicals.
《新华字典》作为新中国*有影响、*权威的一部现代汉语字典，1953年首版后历经数次修订，一直畅销不衰，至今累计发行6亿余册，是中国小学生入学后几乎人手一册的学习汉语常用工具书。随着新时代的发展，汉语在世界范围内的影响力日益增强，国际读者了解、学习汉语的需求也不断增加，《新华字典》这本权威规范的汉语字典就成为汉语与国际上众多语种的沟通基础。
商务印书馆征询英美等国出版社、词典专家、国际读者的意见建议后，经过试翻译、试审订，组建了十余人的翻译团队和外籍审订专家团队，在保留《新华字典》汉语原文的同时，提供英文对译。翻译原则是：在准确传达汉语词典原文的释义、例证含义的基础上，尽量以汉英双语间时态、语态、词性的对应表达来协助读者理解和使用汉语，同时尽可能以便于国际读者理解的英语体现《新华字典》原文中的中国历史、社会、文化背景知识。这本汉英双语版的词典，主要服务于需要学习汉语和了解中国语言文化的非汉语母语读者，同时也可作为我国读者学习英文和从事汉英翻译的参考工具书。