Matteo Ricci has made a great contribution to Chinese vocabulary.He propels multi-syllables in Chinese,spreads the word formation of affixation and adds new meaning to many old Chinese words.

• 利玛窦对汉语词汇的发展做出了显著的贡献,主要表现在推动汉语复音化进程,促进附加式构词方式的发展,给汉语旧词灌注新义三个方面。