Abbreviations in the dictionary
| from many years ago | |||
| English Term | English Abbr. | Chinese Abbr. | Chinese Term |
| archaic | 古语 | ||
| colloquial: everyday colloquial language which | |||
| English Term | English Abbr. | Chinese Abbr. | Chinese Term |
| colloquial | 口语 | ||
| not used by young people today | |||
| English Term | English Abbr. | Chinese Abbr. | Chinese Term |
| dated | 旧时用语 | ||
| Common | |||
| English Term | English Abbr. | Chinese Abbr. | Chinese Term |
| figurative | 比喻 | ||
| informal | 非正式用语 | ||
| literary | 书面语 | ||
| offensive | 无礼 | ||
| offensive! | 非常无礼！ | ||
| offensive!!! | 极端无礼！！！ | ||
| pejorative | 轻蔑语 | ||
| mildly offensive | 较无礼 | ||
| collectively | 总称 | ||
| computer | 计算机 | ||
| UK | 英国用法 | ||
| US | 美国用法 | ||
| uncountable | 不可数 | ||
| countable | 可数 | ||
| abbreviation | abbr | ||
| adjective | adj | ||
| adverb | adv | ||
| article | art | ||
| auxiliary verb | v aux | ||
| conjunction | conj | ||
| contraction | contr | ||
| exclamation | excl | ||
| gerund | ger | ||
| imperative | imp | ||
| infinitive | inf | ||
| interjection | interj | ||
| noun masculine | |||
| noun feminine | |||
| noun plural | npl | ||
| past participle | pp | ||
| preterit | pret | ||
| pronoun | pron | ||
| somebody, someone | sb | ||
| something | sth | ||
| transitive verb | vtr | ||
| intransitive verb | vi | ||
| reflexive/pronominal verb | - | ||
| United States | US | ||
| Canada | Can | ||
| United Kingdom | UK | ||
| Ireland | Ire | ||
| Australia | AU | ||
| language used only in formal speeches and writing | |||
| English Term | English Abbr. | Chinese Abbr. | Chinese Term |
| formal | 正式用语 | ||
| used to or by children | |||
| English Term | English Abbr. | Chinese Abbr. | Chinese Term |
| infantile | 儿语 | ||
| especially colloquial and expressive terms, often | |||
| English Term | English Abbr. | Chinese Abbr. | Chinese Term |
| slang | 俚语 | ||
| coarse and offensive | |||
| English Term | English Abbr. | Chinese Abbr. | Chinese Term |
| vulgar | 粗俗用语 | ||