《现代汉语规范字典（第3版）》自1998年问世以来，受到了学界专家和广大读者的普遍欢迎。字典的出版，适应了现代化建设对语文规范工作提出的迫切需求，促进了社会语文生活向健康有序的方向发展，倡导了语文工具书自觉贯彻国家语言文字规范标准的良好风气。正因为有这样的影响和成绩，翌年《现代汉语规范字典（第3版）（附赠思维导图激发身体潜能的10种方法1本）》荣获了第三届国家辞书一等奖和第四届国家图书奖提名奖。
然而，这本字典出版已12年了。12年来，国家发布了多个新的语言文字规范标准，需要通过语文工具书加以落实并进行普及；国家语委连续几年公布的语言文字社会调查绿皮书为字典收字提供了重要依据；社会语文生活也发生很大变化，有些现象对语文规范工作提出了新的要求，需要规范型工具书进行一定的引导。不少专家和读者纷纷致信编写组，希望对《现代汉语规范字典（第3版）》进行全面修订，使之更加切合时代发展需要。自2008年夏，根据国家新近发布的语言文字规范标准、语言文字的实际使用及变化情况，编写组与外研社的编辑通力合作，开始对字典的收字、释义、示例、提示等内容进行较为系统的调整修订。本书，就是修订后的新字典。
Since the publication of the Dictionary of Modern Chinese Standards (3rd Edition), it has been widely welcomed by academic experts and readers. The publication of the dictionary has adapted to the urgent need of modernization for the standardization of Chinese language, promoted the development of social and Chinese life in a healthy and orderly manner, and advocated the good ethos of the Chinese language tools to consciously implement the norms of national language and characters. Because of such influences and achievements, the Dictionary of Modern Chinese (3rd Edition) (10 Ways to Encourage Body Potential with a Mind Map) won the first prize and the fourth prize of the third national dictionary. Nomination for the National Book Awards.
However, this dictionary has been published for 12 years. In the past 12 years, the state has issued a number of new language and language standard standards, which need to be implemented and popularized through the language reference book; the Green Papers of the Language and Literature Social Survey published by the National Language Committee for several years provide an important basis for dictionary collection; Social and Chinese life has also undergone great changes. Some phenomena have put forward new requirements for language standardization work, and need to be guided by normative tools. Many experts and readers have written to the writing team, hoping to comprehensively revise the Modern Chinese Standard Dictionary (3rd Edition) to make it more relevant to the needs of the times. Since the summer of 2008, according to the newly published language standard standards, the actual use and changes of language and characters, the writing team and the editors of the FLTRP have cooperated with each other to start systematically collecting the words, interpretations, examples and tips of the dictionary. Make adjustments to the revision copies. This book is the revised new dictionary.