Dear, I have used this dictionary from junior high school to college. This dictionary is an authoritative bilingual dictionary. There are some differences between the fifth, eighth, ninth and seventh editions of this dictionary. I will share the differences between these versions from some angles. Below, I have listed a table to give you a general look:

1. Number of entries The fifth, eighth and ninth editions are all English-Chinese bidirectional dictionaries, and the seventh edition is an English-Chinese bidirectional dictionary. The number of entries varies from version to version. According to official data, the fifth edition of150,000 entries, the eighth edition of 250,000 entries and the ninth edition of 300,000 entries. The seventh edition is190,000 Chinese and English entries.

2. Different versions of dictionaries have different entries in terms of accuracy and details. The new edition of Oxford English-Chinese Dictionary is constantly adding new words and explanations. For example, the ninth edition has added some new words such as network new words.

3. Different editions of Oxford English-Chinese Dictionary have different printing formats. The ninth edition adopts full-color design, and has been fully optimized and upgraded in typesetting, illustration, color matching and layout design. In contrast, the previous version is more concise.

Generally speaking, the new edition of Oxford English-Chinese Dictionary will add some new words and explanations, which may be different from the previous edition in narrative, explanation and vocabulary classification. No matter which version, Oxford English-Chinese Dictionary is a classic English-Chinese two-way dictionary, which is deeply loved and favored by English learners and translation enthusiasts.