The popular Xinhua Dictionary contains more than 10,000 commonly used Chinese characters and more than 3,500 phrases. Arranged by pinyin, the dictionary provides accurate explanation, proper examples, some illustrations and nine appendices. It is concise in form yet abundant in content. A radical table to find the characters is also included. One of the top three bestsellers of all times -- next just to the Bible and Quotations from Chairman Mao Zedong -- Xinhua Dictionary has sold more than 400 million copies since it was first published in 1953.




