New words one after another record of the changing times

"The more open a society, the more active, more development, and new words and expressions generated by the faster, the number of the more." Filed "Modern Chinese Dictionary", a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Language Chao Ji-Zhou said. The dictionary is China's first normative Modern Chinese Dictionary, in 1978 launched the first version 1 was subsequently amended four times and has been published, with nearly 50 million. 5th revision soon.

□ first edition:

To fill gaps in the normative language dictionary

"From the compilation in 1956 made the first edition published in 1978, this dictionary first time in 22 years to meet with readers." Have been involved from the first edition to the fifth edition of the entire compilation process, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Language HAN body feeling incessantly. The reason why this Dictionary "dystocia", the compilation of an unprecedented degree of difficulty is an important reason. Before it, China has not yet to determine a standard vocabulary for the purpose of modern Chinese dictionary. Prior to the formal preparation of the year and a half years, language dictionary newsroom editors have accumulated more than 100 million cards. "Modern Chinese Dictionary" is in the one million cards prepared on the basis of.

"" Modern Chinese Dictionary "publication is of great significance," Chao said the following week. "It filled my empty normative language dictionary. Fifties of last century on behalf of the foreign leaders to visit China, and some will give our government their own dictionary as a gift, but we were only rebates a" Xinhua Dictionary "This is not commensurate with the status of a vast nation like it is our dictionary compiled a high level of motivation," Chao said the following week.

□ Revision:

Little difference to the new word from the sharp increase in

From 1983 onwards, "Modern Chinese Dictionary" which has been amended on four occasions. HAN physical description: "in 1983 compared to the second edition and first edition, the difference is not large, but get rid of some of the 'Cultural Revolution' vocabulary."

1996 third edition of the increase in word 9000, by deleting the 4000. HAN body explained: "The reason why is there such a big vocabulary and out, on the one hand, separated from a longer period of 13 years; the other hand, was just at the early stage of reform and opening up, the state all aspects of development is very fast, indicating that these new things, new words, new meaning is also a corresponding rapid growth. "

Fourth edition in 2002, also known as additional copies to the increase in more than 1,200 new words to focus on the text attached to the back. 2005, fifth edition, to increase new word 7200, by deleting 2700.