This new and revised book includes nearly 10000 words and phrases, most of which are commonly used in modern Chinese. The word entries are arranged in categories according to the principle of same or similar meaning. It is divided in 14 main categories and 383 sub-categories. Every entry has phonetic notation, definition and example sentence. If it's necessary, confusing words will be differentiated and analyzed. So it can be regarded as a practical word bank of writing for students. Besides, classified catalogue, and word entry indexes based on phonetic sequence and the number of strokes are attached.