Dictionaries and Glossaries

• A Chinese-English Dictionary of Current Events in PRC State Media, Second Quarter Updates, 2023 Updates (644 terms) [390 pg.]
• A Chinese-English Dictionary of Current Events in PRC State Media, Spring, 2023 Updates (659 terms) [236 pg.]
• A Chinese-English Dictionary of Current Events in PRC State Media, 2022, The Year in Review (4,544 terms) [2,521 pg.]
• A Short Glossary of Sayings, Proverbs, and Literary References from the Speeches of Xi Jinping [19 pg.]
• A Glossary of Key Terms from Xi Jinping's Report to the 20th Party Congress [109 pg.]
• Dictionary of Current Terms in the Chinese Space Program [62 pg.]
• Glossary of the Novel Coronavirus, March 2020 [112 pg.]

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PRC Parallel Text Archive

As part of our ongoing work to harvest and identify new terminology, Echtralex routinely gathers government documents from the PRC and sets them in parallel with their equivalent English. Echtralex lexicographers then compile the newest and most relevant terms to create an array of dictionaries and specialized glossaries.

Party Congress Political Reports (in parallel Chinese and English)

• 高举中国特色社会主义伟大旗帜为全面建设社会主义现代化国家而团结奋斗 (Hold High The Great Banner Of Socialism With Chinese Characteristics) Delivered by Xi Jinping at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, October 16, 2022

• 决胜全面建成小康社会 夺取新时代中国特色社会主义伟大胜利 (Secure a Decisive Victory), Delivered by Xi Jinping at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, October 18, 2017

• 夺取中国特色社会主义新胜利 (Acheiving New Victory for Socialism With Chinese Characteristics), Delivered by Hu Jintao at the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, November 18, 2012

Laws and Legislative Documents (in parallel Chinese and English)

• The Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Consular Protection and Assistance No. 763 [7.7.23]
• The Law on Foreign Relations of the People's Republic of China [6.28.23]

Proposals of the People's Republic of China (in parallel Chinese and English)

• Proposal of the People’s Republic of China on the Reform and Development of Global Governance / 《关于全球治理变革和建设的中国方案》 [9.13.23]