HugeGraph

Baidu Geek Talk

Aug 25, 2021 · Databases

Applying Graph Database Technology to Baidu Chinese Dictionary Service

To meet Baidu Chinese’s need for sub‑200 ms responses on multi‑hop queries across millions of dictionary entities, the team replaced MySQL with the open‑source HugeGraph graph database backed by RocksDB, deploying a multi‑master, REST‑enabled architecture with caching, bulk loading, and a data‑intervention platform to ensure fast, reliable traversal of semantic relationships.