After nine years since its last edition （版本），the 12th edition of Xinhua
   Dictionary comes out.It has added new words and expressions shaped by the Internet and social（1）

progress

progress

[ 'pr??rs].
   The new edition of the dictionary has also added a QR code to each page，allowing readers to scan the code （掃碼） to learn how to（2）

correctly

correctly

（correct） write a character and hear the right（3）

pronunciation

pronunciation

（pronounce）.This is the first time that Xinhua Dictionary has（4）

brought

brought

（bring） out an app and printed copies at the same time.
   The 12th edition of the dictionary does not include too many new characters，（5）

but

but

it does include more than 100 new words and expressions.Many of（6）

them

them

are from the Internet，such as "fen si" （fans）， "er wei ma" （QR code），and "dian zan" （clicking the "like" button）.
   The new edition has also added more than 50 new usages，including "mai meng" （acting cute）， "pin che" （carpool） and "pin gou" （shopping pool）.
   Since its first edition（7）

in

in

1953，Xinhua Dictionary has sold more than 600 million（8）

copies

copies

（copy） around the world.The dictionary has been a tool （工具） for several generations of Chinese people.It has become a（9）

symbol

symbol

[ 's?mbl] of Chinese culture.It is also the first dictionary written in modern Chinese.Most，if not all，Chinese people use Xinhua Dictionary in（10）

primary

primary

[ 'pra?m?r? ] schools when they start learning Chinese characters.