文言文字典-简单易用的古文言文翻译词典 2.0.0

The dictionary focuses on the content of Classical Chinese subjects in middle school, high school, and university, making it an essential tool for your Classical Chinese studies. It also includes Classical Chinese reading materials, serving as a useful tool for enthusiasts of traditional Chinese culture.

Chinese, the common language of the Han nationality, is also known as Mandarin, Chinese, and Han script. Other names include national language, Mandarin, Tang script, Chinese language, as well as Tang dialect and Chinese dialect colloquially. Chinese belongs to the Sino-Tibetan language family and features tones. The writing system of Chinese characters is a logographic writing system that conveys meaning while also having a phonetic function. Chinese comprises written language and spoken language. Ancient formal Chinese is called Classical Chinese, while modern written Chinese generally refers to Modern Standard Chinese. Modern Chinese has numerous dialects with significant differences between some spoken dialects, while the written language is relatively uniform. Before the May Fourth Movement promoting vernacular language in China, the difference between written and spoken language was essentially a distinction between ancient and modern language. For instance, during the Tang and Song dynasties, people spoke vernacular but wrote in Classical Chinese, using works from pre-Qin scholars like "Zuozhuan" and "Shiji" as models for literary composition (including classical poetry, a unique literary form in Chinese). This situation can be traced back to the Han dynasties and continued until the early 20th century when Sun Yat-sen's 1925 will was written in Classical Chinese. However, Classical Chinese itself as a written language has evolved over the past 2000 years. While it is challenging to completely replicate ancient styles accurately, modern imitations of ancient language are inevitably influenced by contemporary spoken language. With the advent of the internet age, both online Chinese dictionaries and software applications for Chinese dictionaries have played a significant role in promoting Chinese language and culture.