LONDON, April 12 (Xinhua) -- Guinness World Records Tuesday confirmed here that Xinhua Dictionary published by China’s The Commercial Press is the "most popular dictionary" and the "best-selling book (regularly updated)."

　　伦敦，4月12日(新华)—本周二吉尼斯世界纪录公布，由商务部出版的新华字典是“最受欢迎的字典”和“最畅销的书籍”。

　　As of July 28, 2015 (last updated date), Xinhua Dictionary, the first modern Chinese dictionary since the foundation of the People’s Republic of China on Oct. 1, 1949, has sold 567 million copies globally, Guinness World Records announced at the presentation ceremony in London.

　　在伦敦吉尼斯颁奖典礼上介绍，2015年7月28日，新华词典出版了最新版本，这是自1949年10月1日中华人民共和国成立以来第一个现代汉语词典，到目前为止已经售出5万6700本。

　　"Over the past year, our teams have completed extensive data investigation, collection and examination for these two records and we are delighted to verify that Xinhua Dictionary is the most popular dictionary and the best-selling regularly updated book," said Marco Frigatti, SVP Records at Guinness World Records.

　　“在过去的一年中，我们团队对这两个记录做了大量的数据调查、收集和审查，最终确定新华字典是世界最受欢迎的字典和最畅销的常规更新书籍，”吉尼斯世界纪录SVP记录人员Marco Frigatti说道。

　　"China Publishing Group has many time-honored member publishing houses and comprehensively recognized publications, among which The Commercial Press and Xinhua Dictionary are typical examples. The ’Most popular dictionary’ and ’Best-selling book (regularly updated)’ record titles themselves are the epitome of Sino-Foreign cultural exchange, showing the increasing international influence of Chinese language from a micro level," said Tan Yue, President of China Publishing Group.

　　“中国出版集团有很多历史悠久的出版社和大量广为人知的出版物，其中商务印书馆和新华字典就是典型的代表。‘最受欢迎的词典’和‘最畅销的书籍’两项记录头衔是中外文化交流的典范，从微观上展现了汉语日渐增长的国际影响力，”中国出版集团主席檀先生说道。

　　Yu Dianli, President of The Commercial Press, said the two Guinness World Records titles would bring more opportunities for cooperation between globally famous cultural institutes and the press.

　　商务印书馆主席于殿利说道，新华字典获得这两项世界吉尼斯记录会给全球著名文化机构和出版社之间的交流合作带来很多机会。

　　Dubbed the "National Dictionary," Xinhua Dictionary has been a tool for several generations of Chinese people, bearing the culture of a great country and impacting the linguistic lives of billions. It is also a good tool for foreigners who are learning Chinese language and culture.

　　新华字典，又名“中国词典”，已经成为中国祖祖辈辈几代人的学习工具书，包含着中国这一伟大国家的悠久文化，指引着几十亿人的语言学习。新华字典也是外国人学习中国语言和文化的很好的工具。

（编辑：何莹莹）