Walking dictionary : Li Yanzhi has memorised the meaning of every word from the English-Chinese dictionary . A Chinese mother has become a walking dictionary by memorising the English-Chinese Dictionary from cover to cover , reported the People ’ s Daily . Li Yanzhi , 51 , from Xi ’ an , Shaanxi Province , is able to explain the meaning of every single word in the 2,458-page book , which consists of 220,000 entries . Ms Li , who divorced more than 20 years ago , undertook the mission in order to receive more translating work . This helps her support her 26-year-old son who suffers from autism and is not able to take care of himself . Ms Li is a lecturer in Financial English at Xian Transport University ’ s Economic and Banking School . Since August 2013 , she has been reading the dictionary six hours every day from 3am . Within 19 days , she finished the memorisation for the first time . According to People ’ s Daily , to succeed in the College English Test Band 6 , which most university students in China are required to pass , the candidates need to understand 6,000 words . In comparison , Ms Li 's vocabulary is extraordinary . To help her memorising , Ms Li borrowed 465 English language magazines from the university library . 'My biggest dream is to enter The Brain to challenge myself , ' said Ms Li . The Brain is a popular reality TV show in China which uses a series of games , such as memorisation , to test the contestants ' brainpower . Ms Li said that son is autistic and can not look after himself . Since her divorce more than 20 years ago , she and her son have been reliant on each other . As a single mother , Ms Li had to lock her son in the house whenever she went out for work . She said when she returned the house was always a complete mess . Learning English in China : Chinese students need to understand around 6,000 in order to pass College English Test Band 6 . In comparison , Ms Li 's vocabulary is extraordinary . But she said she never gave up . 'If I can fly I will fly , if I cant fly I will run , if I can not run I will crawl , ' she said . 'No matter what you must move forward . ' In order to improve their lives , Ms Li does translation work as a freelancer on top of her regular teaching . Through this , she has earned enough to buy herself a new apartment . Apart from English , Ms Li has learned to speak more than 10 different languages , including French , Russian , German , Japanese and Polish . She hopes that by memorising the 220,000 words from the dictionary , she can encourage students to learn English and increase their vocabulary . 'Lecturer Li really is a living English-Chinese Dictionary , ' says Zhang Xinjie , one of her students .
The dictionary has 2,458 pages and 220,000 entries . Mother Li Yanzhi divorced more than 20 years ago . She reads the dictionary for six hours a day from 3am . Comment: 26-year-old son is autistic and can not look after himself .