Central Party School of the Communist Party of China
He became an lecturer at the Central Party School of the Communist Party of China and Counter-Japanese Military and Political University following his return to the Shaan-Gan-Ning Border Region. He made a successful request to be sent to USSR for "medical treatment" in August 1939. He was involved in the Battle of Moscow against Hitler's forces in 1941 and contributed to the city's rebuilding. From 1943 to 1952, Chen translated and edited works such as "The Collected Works of Lenin "and "The Russo-Chinese Dictionary" which became the de facto textbook for all Chinese students who were studying the Russian language.