LingLong: A High-Quality Small-Scale Chinese Pre-trained Language Model

Li Dongwen; Zhong Zhenyu; Sun Yufei; Shen Junyu; Ma Zizhi; Yu Chuanyue; Zhang Yuzhi

doi:10.7544/issn1000-1239.202330844

Journal of Computer Research and Development > 2025 > 62(3): 682-693. > DOI: 10.7544/issn1000-1239.202330844 CSTR: 32373.14.issn1000-1239.202330844

Li Dongwen, Zhong Zhenyu, Sun Yufei, Shen Junyu, Ma Zizhi, Yu Chuanyue, Zhang Yuzhi. LingLong: A High-Quality Small-Scale Chinese Pre-trained Language Model[J]. Journal of Computer Research and Development, 2025, 62(3): 682-693. DOI: 10.7544/issn1000-1239.202330844

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LingLong: A High-Quality Small-Scale Chinese Pre-trained Language Model

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College of Software, Nankai University, Tianjin 300450
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Haihe Laboratory of Information Technology Application Innovation, Tianjin 300450

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Li Dongwen: born in 1997. PhD candidate. Student member of CCF. Her main research interests include natural language processing and deep learning

Zhong Zhenyu: born in 1997. PhD candidate. His main research interests include natural language processing, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence operations

Sun Yufei: born in 1976. PhD, professor, master supervisor. Her main research interests include deep learning, heterogeneous computing, and artificial intelligence

Shen Junyu: born in 2001. Master candidate.His main research interest includes natural language processing

Ma Zizhi: born in 2000. Master candidate. His main research interest includes natural language processing

Yu Chuanyue: born in 2001. Master candidate. Her main research interest includes natural language processing

Zhang Yuzhi: born in 1964. PhD, professor, PhD supervisor. Member of CCF. His main research interests include deep learning and other artificial intelligence-related fields
Received Date: October 30, 2023
Revised Date: March 21, 2024
Accepted Date: May 29, 2024
Available Online: June 30, 2024

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In recent years, large-scale autoregressive Chinese pre-trained language models (PLMs) have demonstrated outstanding performance on various natural language processing (NLP) tasks. However, these models are computationally expensive, and their word-based vocabulary poses significant challenges for practical applications. In addition, most of them use only unidirectional context information, which may result in performance degradation on many tasks, especially tasks requiring a nuanced understanding of context. To address these challenges, we introduce LingLong, a high-quality small-scale Chinese pre-trained language model. LingLong stands out due to its modest scale, comprising only 317 million parameters, making it highly deployable and resource-efficient. We tokenize the training corpus with a character-based vocabulary to mitigate the negative impacts of unknown tokens and word segmentation errors. Moreover, we go beyond the conventional unidirectional context by introducing a novel backward model. This model is trained by reversing the input order of the training data. Combining LingLong and its backward version allows for the use of bidirectional information on downstream tasks. Extensive experimental results validate the effectiveness of LingLong across a diverse set of NLP tasks. LingLong outperforms similar-sized Chinese PLMs on six downstream tasks and surpasses popular large-scale Chinese PLMs on four downstream tasks. These findings underscore the versatility and efficiency of LingLong, opening up possibilities for practical applications and advancements in the Chinese NLP field.
- Chinese pre-trained language model,
- small-scale,
- character-based model,
- backward model,
- bidirectional information

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