[PHOTO BY JIANG DONG/CHINA DAILY]

In 2016, Xinhua Dictionary entered the Guinness World Records as the world's most popular dictionary and the most popular book. By the end of July 2015, about 567 million copies of the dictionary had been sold since its initial release.

One of the secrets for its lasting popularity, Wang says, is its ability to remain current, with new, popular words regularly being added.