Compared with the old edition, the 12 edition of Xinhua Dictionary contains more than 100 new words, such as "initial heart", "like", "fans", "brushing screen" and "QR code", and also adds new meanings and new usages of 50 words, such as "selling cute", "carpooling" and "being a member". The new usage of these "net" new words not only represents people's living conditions and mental outlook, but also reflects the changes of social and cultural environment to some extent. For example, "like" reflects the online expansion of social space, "sun" describes the mood of the times in detail, and "shopping" reflects the popularity of new e-commerce consumption methods.
Many people say that "Xinhua Dictionary keeps pace with the times and is more grounded". "I like to use the relatively new words like' like' and' cute' in my composition, but parents feel that they are not rigorous and often ask to change them to' like' and' cute'. Although the meaning is similar, it is not vivid enough to read. Now that Xinhua Dictionary is included, these hot words will be useful. " Many primary school students are very supportive.
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Revised content:
The revision of Xinhua Dictionary (version 12) mainly involves eight contents:
First, according to national norms and teaching needs, add prefixes. According to the Chinese character list of general specifications, several standardized words of chemical elements approved after 20 13 are reflected in the text notes and appendix periodic table of elements for easy reference.
The second is to keep up with the times and add some new words, such as "initial heart", "fan", "like", "QR code" and "screen capture".
The third is to be close to life, add new meanings and new usages, and add nearly 50 new meanings. Such as "pie", the new meaning "a western-style dessert with stuffing";
Fourth, keep pace with the times and improve the definition of words. According to the changes of social and language life, some words are annotated, such as the word "media". According to the definition of "refers to the dissemination of information tools, such as newspapers, radio, television, etc." In the 1 1 version, 12 version added "Internet".