Wang Li's Dictionary of Ancient Chinese is co-edited by several disciples of Mr. Wang Li, such as Zhang Shuangdi, Tang Zuofan and Cao Xianzhuo. They are all unique people. This dictionary is very distinctive. You will find it very useful after learning ancient Chinese. The editor inherited Mr. Wang's thought, paid special attention to the original meaning of words from pronunciation and etymology, and attached some cognate words, which was simply a compendium of cognate dictionaries. The disadvantage is that it is positioned as a dictionary, mainly for interpretation, with few words. And the retrieval is not very convenient.

Kangxi dictionary has many words. It used to be a great dictionary, but I don't think it is necessary to buy one if there is a Chinese dictionary. But you can also buy one and keep it. Talk is better than nothing. If you buy it, buy a photocopy of the Shanghai Bookstore. This has a four-corner number search, which is more convenient and cheaper than photocopying by Zhonghua Book Company. If it is a neat book, you don't have to buy it. It's rubbish.

The Great Chinese Dictionary is the best dictionary I have ever seen and the dictionary with the largest number of words that can be bought in Chinese mainland at present. The explanation is detailed, the classics are quoted, and the academic value is extremely high. The volume is too expensive, just buy a shortened version. The books are the same, but the printed words are smaller. I remember there was a store on Taobao that only sold 60 yuan, and it was worth the money. Pay attention when buying. Don't buy the simplified version or the popular version. It's rubbish. Disadvantages: it is bulky and inconvenient to carry, not as good as Kangxi dictionary.

A dictionary. This Chinese dictionary is well compiled, but unfortunately we can't afford it. The library should have it, so we don't have to buy it.

Ci Yuan, an old-fashioned dictionary, contains ancient words and phrases from China, which is very professional and useful. You'd better prepare a set. There are many versions, but there is no difference in content and the price is relatively expensive. You can buy a set of bound volumes at will, that is, a full set of green covers, with a discount of 100 yuan after printing, but it may be rare now. The disadvantage is that the retrieval is a little inconvenient, the number of words is not enough, and there are only more than 10 thousand prefixes (including words commonly used in ancient books, which are already many for ordinary people).

Cihai, a large encyclopedia dictionary, also contains many ancient Chinese words, but there is no need to buy them, which is of little use. It's also in the library. You can refer to it if necessary.

Cihai Dictionary is an abridged version of Cihai with encyclopedias deleted, which is a junk book.

The Dictionary of Ancient Chinese, edited by Xu Fu, is actually a simplified version of Cihai Dictionary with modern Chinese content deleted, which is rubbish in garbage.

Ancient Chinese Dictionary, a sister book of Modern Chinese Dictionary compiled by the Commercial Press, unfortunately failed, and its interpretation was wrong. It's a lower-middle position dictionary (its self-positioning is upper-middle position), so it's unnecessary to buy this book, and it's also expensive. But it has a pocket version, which is cheap and easy to carry. You can consider it if necessary.

In addition, when you study ancient Chinese, you will know that the compilation of classic works is also very useful. In modern times, someone has compiled a compilation of old training sets, which is more useful but more expensive.

To sum up, I think you only need to prepare a dictionary and a dictionary, Wang Li's Ancient Chinese Dictionary and Etymology, and you can also consider buying a Chinese dictionary. Ciyuan can't buy cheap ones, so he won't buy them for the time being. The library has it. Just buy Wang Li's Dictionary of Ancient Chinese. The price is around 98. Dangdang has.