商务印书馆于1897年2月11日创立于上海，至今已走过了近115年的历程。它的创立标志着中国现代出版业的开始。新中国成立后，商务积极完成公私合营改造，并1954年迁至北京，商务承担了翻译出版国外哲学社会科学和编纂出版中外语文辞书等出版任务，逐渐形成了以“汉译世界学术名著”“世界名人传记”为代表的翻译作品，和《辞源》《新华字典》《现代汉语词典》《英华大词典》等为代表的中外文语文辞书为主要支柱的出版格局。经过改革开放20多年来的努力，商务印书馆在中国现代出版史上拥有独特地位、在海内外具有广泛影响的一家著名出版单位。

The Commercial Press (CP) was founded in Shanghai on February 11, 1897. Its founding marked the beginning of modern publishing industry in China. Through the hardships and vicissitudes of the past 115 years, CP has grown from a small printing workshop into one of the largest publishing and cultural institutions in contemporary China. Now CP has an annual output of about 800 titles, with about 350 new titles and 450 reprinted titles.The Commercial Press now has developed into a well-renowned publishing institution with its own distinctive style, renewing its unique place in China's history of p publishing, and its commitment to cultural development of China. The Commercial Press (CP) was founded in Shanghai on February 11, 1897. Its founding marked the beginning of modern publishing industry in China. Through the hardships and vicissitudes of the past 115 years, CP has grown from a small printing workshop into one of the largest publishing and cultural institutions in contemporary China. Now CP has an annual output of about 800 titles, with about 350 new titles and 450 reprinted titles.The Commercial Press now has developed into a well-renowned publishing institution with its own distinctive style, renewing its unique place in China's history of p publishing, and its commitment to cultural development of China.