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A Handbook of Chinese Locution (with MP3-CD) aimes at learners of Chinese as a foreign language at intermediate and advanced level. Included are 300 idioms, which originate mainly from the colloquial language. The idioms are presented in Chinese characters, Hanyu Pinyin and English translation. Listed are meaning, synonyms, antonyms, examples and usage notes (all in Chinese characters only). With exercises and solutions at the end of the book.

This is HSK Standard Course 2 Textbook which includes 15 lessons and covers 300 words (of Levels 1 and 2) and language points required by the HSK Level 2 test. Upon finishing this book, students will be able to “understand and use a few simple Chinese words and sentences to meet their specific needs in communication and to prepare themselves for further learning”. The book is illustrated with photos match the style of the test and is printed in full color.

This is the workbook of HSK Standard Course 1, including exercises for each of the 15 lessons in the textbook, one HSK Level 1 model test, and an introduction to the HSK Level 1 test. By using this book, students can acquire the knowledge needed for the HSK Level 1 test and get a better understanding of the test itself. The book is illustrated with photos match the style of the test and is printed in full color.

This is HSK Standard Course 1 Textbook which includes 15 lessons and covers 150 words and 45 language points required by the HSK Level 1 test. Upon finishing this book, students will be able to understand and use a few simple Chinese words and sentences to meet their specific needs in communication and to prepare themselves for further learning. The book is illustrated with photos match the style of the test and is printed in full color.

Happy Chinese or Kuaile Hanyu is a complete learning program specifically created for teaching beginning Chinese to students aged 11 to 16 (core target group, some schools say Kuaile Hanyu is also great for young students aged 6 and up) with interesting topics related to their lives. Each student’s book has 24 lessons grouped into eight units.

Happy Chinese or Kuaile Hanyu (快乐汉语) is a complete learning program specifically created for teaching beginning Chinese to students aged 11 to 16 (core target group, some schools say Kuaile Hanyu is also great for young students aged 6 and up) with interesting topics related to their lives. Each volume consists of 24 lessons grouped into eight units. This is the workbook for vol. 2.

Amid Beautiful Landscapes - Chinese Poetry and Painting is a cultural reader introducing classical Chinese poetry and Chinese landscape painting. It is designed for learners of Chinese language at the elementary or intermediate level and foreigners who are interested in classical Chinese poetry and Chinese landscape painting.

Erya Chinese - Business Chinese: Advanced Conversation II [+ CD].

Erya Chinese - Business Chinese: Advanced Conversation I.

This is Workbook 4 of Mandarin Hip Hop. Mandarin Hip Hop is a graded series of Chinese textbooks for English speakers. It consists of four levels with a total of 80 pieces of Action Songs, Bilingual Chants and Rhymes - an ideal learning companion for children of all ages.

This is Workbook 3 of Mandarin Hip Hop. Mandarin Hip Hop is a graded series of Chinese textbooks for English speakers. It consists of four levels with a total of 80 pieces of Action Songs, Bilingual Chants and Rhymes - an ideal learning companion for children of all ages.

Mandarin Hip Hop is a graded series of Chinese textbooks for English speakers. It consists of four levels with a total of 80 pieces of Action Songs, Bilingual Chants and Rhymes - an ideal learning companion for children of all ages. This is textbook vol. 4 which is the very last volume of the series.

This is Workbook 4b in the series, which has beautiful illustrations and abundant exercises and is printed in full color. It has altogether 7 lessons encompassing such topics as weather, clothes, actions/behaviors in progress, school facilities, school subjects and sports, etc. Supporting Textbook 4b, this book makes an overall review of pinyin and provides exercises on both the new radicals and the radicals learned in 4a. With a good variety of exercises, such as matching, sentence making, translation, drawing and paragraph writing, it enables students to achieve a solid grasp of the contents taught in the textbook and to put them into practice as well.

To be used together with Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids (Textbook 4a).

To be used in the second semester of the fourth year at primary school.

This is Textbook 4a in the series, which is beautifully illustrated and printed in full color. It has altogether 7 lessons encompassing such topics as telephone number, languages, daily routine, means of transport, etc. This volume attaches more importance to the review of the pinyin learned previously, teaches three radicals in each lesson besides reviewing the simple characters learned before, provides more exercises on character and radical writing, sentence making and textual expression, and devotes an independent section to listening. Through these efforts, it helps improve students’ integrated language skills.

This is Volume 3b (Workbook) in the series, it can be used in the second semester of Year 3 at primary school.

To be used together with Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids (Textbook 3a). This is Volume 3a (Workbook) in the series, it can be used in the first semester of Year 3 at primary school.

This is Textbook 3b in the series, which is beautifully illustrated and printed in full color. It has altogether 7 lessons encompassing such topics as stationery, school facilities, positions, hobbies, food & drink, and nature. In this volume, we’ll go on with the learning of initials and compound finals of Chinese syllables. Each lesson teaches two single characters and provides more exercises on character writing, sentence making and simple composition as well as specialized listening exercises to further improve students’ integrated language skills.

This is Volume 3a (Textbook) in the series, It can be used in the first semester of Year 3 at primary school.

This is workbook 2b, It can be used in the second semester of Year 2 at primary school.

This is workbook 2a, It can be used in the first semester of Year 2 at primary school.

This is Volume 2b (Textbook) in the series, with altogether 7 lessons encompassing such topics as days of the week, time, stationery, classroom, animals and snacks, etc. It can be used in the second semester of Year 2 at primary school.

This is Volume 2a (Textbook) in the series, with altogether 7 lessons encompassing such topics as brothers and sisters, friends, colors and hobbies, etc. It can be used in the first semester of Year 2 at primary school.

Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids [1b] Workbook.

Boya Chinese Quasi Intermediate II (Second Edition). This textbook is book 2 of the semi-intermediate level of Boya Chinese, which is suitable for the foreign students preparing for intermediate Chinese level.

Business Chinese Reading is a Chinese language teaching material which focuses on studying the high-frequency words in economics and trade, takes the Chinese language training as the guideline and combines the task-based teaching method with the teaching of their majors. It is used as a Chinese language compulsory course by students that are going to major economics and trade in college. It can also be used by other international students who have learned the basic modern Chinese language grammar, having mastered 500 frequently used words and having an interest in economics and trade. This teaching material is recommended to be used 3-4 class hours per week and be taught within a term.

New Practical Chinese Reader (2. Edition) - Textbook 4.

Easy Steps to Chinese for Kids is a series of Chinese textbooks specifically designed for kids from non-Chinese backgrounds. This is Volume 1b in the series, with altogether 7 lessons encompassing such topics as family, parts of body, colors and fruits, etc. It can be used in the second semester of Year 1 at primary school.

Language learning and culture experiencing are combined together. This book vol. 2 is intended for intermediate learners.

Oral Communication in Chinese is to help learners develop their oral communicative competence in short-term Chinese class. This is volume 2. It provides two beginning entry levels for Chinese learners. Absolute beginners can start with Oral Communication in Chinese 1, and people who have learnt Chinese before but still are difficult to communicate in Chinese, can start with Oral Communication in Chinese 2. Each level is designed for 50 to 70 instructional hours and contains a full range of supplementary components.

Oral Communication in Chinese is to help learners develop their oral communicative competence in short-term Chinese class. It provides two beginning entry levels for Chinese learners. Absolute beginners can start with Oral Communication in Chinese 1, and people who have learnt Chinese before but still are difficult to communicate in Chinese, can start with Oral Communication in Chinese 2. Each level is designed for 50 to 70 instructional hours and contains a full range of supplementary components.

This book introduces Chinese calligraphy and ink paiting and helps to create your own work of calligraphy and ink painting.

Beautiful Bridge is composed of 24 lessons in two volumes, each including 12 lessons. This is Volume II.

Beautiful Bridge: Practical Spoken Chinese is composed of two volumes, each constituted by a textbook, a workbook and word cards. This is the first volume of the series, including altogether 12 lessons. The first two lessons focus on the teaching of pronunciation by introducing the initials, finals and tones of Chinese and contain some short texts accompanied by exercises.

New Practical Chinese Reader (2. Edition) - Workbook 3.

New Practical Chinese Reader (2nd Edition) Textbook 3, with altogether 12 lessons, tells interesting stories about the life of several foreign students and their friendship with their Chinese friends and teachers. It also introduces the customs and culture integrating daily life.

Short-Term Reading Chinese is a series of textbooks written according to the characteristics of students of short-term training courses. Focusing on improving the students’ ability in reading and comprehending Chinese texts and paragraphs, it combines intensive reading with fast reading and integrates some typical questions in HSK reading tests into the exercises. The selected texts cover a wide range of genres and styles and encompass a great number of topics and hot issues concerning all aspects of modern China so as to familiarize the students with the cultural background knowledge relevant to language learning. The series includes five volumes, namely Threshold, Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate and Advanced. Each volume comprises 12 lessons and each lesson is composed of two parts: intensive reading and fast reading. Both parts include new words, notes, texts and exercises. Each volume is suitable for students in a summer training course or a short-term training course of 6-10 weeks. This is the Pre-Intermediate volume, which is designed for learners who have already mastered 1,500 Chinese words.

Topics and functional language elements closely related to students' daily life, study and social communication is selected to enable the instant feedback of learning in each unit. Compared with the other textbooks, it provides more language input, faster progress and ampler exercises.

Short-Term Listening Chinese Intermediate (2nd Edition). Including online audio with about 6.5 hours voice recording. This book of intermediate level is suitable for learners mastering 2500 Chinese words.

Short-Term Listening Chinese Pre-Intermediate (2nd Edition). Including online audio with about 5,5 hours voice recording. This book of pre-intermediate level is suitable for learners mastering 1500 Chinese words.

Short-Term Listening Chinese Elementary (2nd Edition). Including online audio with about 5 hours voice recording, This book of elementary level is for advanced beginners with some experience of approximately 800 words.

This book is in XX and Learn Chinese series. All the books in this series are elective courses for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (TCFL). The selected 15 popular folk tales and historical stories are well-matched with new words, explanations of language points and cultural background, exercises, key to exercises etc, among which the texts, new words, explanations of language points and introductions to the background all have the corresponding English explanations to help students enlarge their vocabulary and understand Chinese culture in a pleasant way.

Easy Steps to Chinese Textbook 7, including 1 CD.

Book is included as special full-color limited hardback edition! Wisdom of Chinese Characters is a set of visual product to introduce Chinese characters and the relevant culture for Chinese learners. From the illustration of historical events and presentation of objects, cartoon pictures and stories about culture, readers will learn about the knowledge related to Chinese characters in a relaxed way and understand Chinese culture embodied in these characters. The DVD of Wisdom of Chinese Characters is exquisitely made with beautiful photos and cartoon pictures, vividly revealing the characteristics of the structure of Chinese characters and the essence of Chinese culture by various technical means, such as animation. It also provides commentary and caption in both Chinese and English.

This is the accompanying teacher's book of the textbook 4 and workbook 4 of Easy Steps to Chinese. The teacher's book can also be used to accompany all other language versions of Qingsong Xue Zhongwen vol. 4. It can be consulted by teachers to prepare lessons. There are answers to most exercises in the textbook and the workbook. It also includes supplementary materials for some exercises, which will provide teachers with more testing materials.

It can be consulted by teachers to prepare lessons. There are answers to most exercises in the textbook and the workbook. It also includes supplementary materials for some exercises, which will provide teachers with more testing materials.

This is the accompanying teacher's book of the textbook 2 and workbook 2 of Easy Steps to Chinese. The teacher's book can also be used to accompany the German version of the textbook series Erste Schritte in Chinesisch (textbook 2 and workbook 2) or for all other language versions of 轻松学中文 (Qingsong Xue Zhongwen) vol. 2.

345 Spoken Chinese Expressions is a series of textbooks for students of short-term courses and self-learners at the beginning stage to practice oral Chinese. The whole series focuses on 345 frequently used sentence patterns, covering a full range of the sentence patterns, grammar and vocabulary in the elementary level. It is divided into four volumes, each of which includes a textbook, leaflets of practices and tests, and an accompanying audio CD in the MP3 format.

345 Spoken Chinese Expressions is a series of textbooks for students of short-term courses and self-learners at the beginning stage to practice oral Chinese.

A Little Horse Crosses The River contains 25 short articles with a text length of 100-150 Chinese words each. Hanyu Pinyin runs parallel to the reading texts in simplified Chinese.

Fallen in Love with China contains 25 short articles with a text length of 100-150 Chinese words each. Hanyu Pinyin runs parallel to the reading texts in simplified Chinese.

This book features the basics of Chinese grammar using easy to follow explanations, a variety of examples and a large number of relevant exercises. All explanations, examples and exercises are in simplified Chinese only. After each unit, a test can be performed. At the end of the book an overall test is included and the total of 100 points can be achieved. The book contains no answers to the tests or exercises, therefore it would only be suitable for self-learners if you would understand the explainations in Chinese. The publishing house recommends as target users Chinese teachers and self-learners with prior knowledge of at least 1 year Chinese language or achievement of HSK 4 or bettert).

New Practical Chinese Reader (2. Edition) - Workbook 2.

New Practical Chinese Reader (2. Edition) - Textbook 2.

New Practical Chinese Reader (2. Edition) - Textbook 1.

My Chinese is a set of textbooks specifically written for people who work for international organizations or multinational similar corporations. It assumes no background in Chinese.  The texts are set against the work environment of employees at international organizations. The language of the texts is not only standard but also practical and interesting. The texts were developed surrounding ten major communicative functions and nine progressive levels. The vocabulary is graded with a high recurrence rate. All of these aspects make the textbooks suited for the needs of people in a variety of job situations at different levels.

Winning in China—Business Chinese is a series of textbooks specifically written for EU-China Managers Exchange and Training Programme takers and other learners of business Chinese without any Chinese learning experience. All the texts are written in business-oriented Chinese and revolve around topics and situations. Among the rich variety of exercises, the task-based ones are particularly authentic, interesting and practical. The books are printed in two colors and are accompanied by audio CDs.

An Old Painting (Chinese Title yi zhang jiu huar) from Chinese Breeze - Graded Reader Series Level 2 (500 Word Level).
 

Mandarin Hip Hop is a graded series of Chinese textbooks for English speakers. It consists of four levels with a total of 80 pieces of Action Songs, Bilingual Chants and Rhymes - an ideal learning companion for children of all ages. Includes 1 audio-CD.

Panda Diplomacy contains 18 short articles in simplified characters with a text length of 700-1200 Chinese words each. Hanyu Pinyin and English translation is provided along with the new words.

Planting a Love Tree contains 20 short articles in simplified characters with a text length of 500-750 Chinese words each. Hanyu Pinyin and English translation is provided along with the new words.

Beijing Welcomes You contains 20 short articles in simplified characters with a text length of 500-750 Chinese words each. Hanyu Pinyin and English translation is provided along with the new words.

FLTRP Graded Readers - Reading China is a reading series of five progressive grades, each in several volumes, specially designed for non-native Chinese learners of different levels. This series can be used as in-class or after-class reading materials because every book from the series is brief in content and has a small amount of exercises. The short and simple articles have different forms written in simple humorous language very appealing to read. Each book comes with 1 Audio-CD and learners can read and listen to authentic Chinese at the same time.

Let's Get Married on August 8th contains 25 short articles in simplified characters with a text length of 300-550 Chinese words each. Hanyu Pinyin and English translation is given with the new words.

Bicycle Kingdom contains 25 short articles with a text length of 150-300 Chinese words each. Hanyu Pinyin runs parallel to the reading texts in simplified Chinese.

Marvellous Chinese contains 25 short articles with a text length of 150-300 Chinese words each. Hanyu Pinyin runs parallel to the reading texts in simplified Chinese.

Reading Chinese This Way is an exciting skill-based reading series. Each level uses 15 thematically organized reading passages to train learners to become competent and fluent readers of Chinese. With audio CD containing all readings.
 

Reading Chinese This Way is designed for both foreign students in China and Chinese learners abroad, especially for those Western learners at beginner to intermediate levels. This series aims to train learners to read Chinese newspapers, browse Chinese websites and search for all kinds of everyday information. The whole set of materials are graded according to 6 different levels. The first 3 volumes aim to lead the learners into the entry phase of Reading Chinese, and the later 3 focus on improving Chinese reading skills to reach the intermediate level. Each volume is suitable for a course of about 30 instruction hours.

After the Accident, Chinese Breeze - Graded Reader Series Level 2 (500 Word Level) (2nd edition).

The text's colorful illustrations add meaningful context to words and situations to make each lesson appealing to young students. In simplified Chinese characters, accompanied with Pinyin, and also English annotations and translations for the vocabulary.

This DVD-Rom series covers the quintessence of Chinese culture, including Chinese civilization and art, Chinese customs, Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, different ethnic groups, and famous places of historic interest and scenic beauty. With brief and vivid commentary, and clear and beautiful pictures, it brings readers to the core of Chinese culture in a convenient and direct way. A Kaleidoscope of Chinese Culture can truly be called a solid multimedia encyclopedia of Chinese culture.

Road to Success: Threshold [with key to some exercises + CD].

This book is compiled for overseas students who are just beginning to study classical Chinese. There are 20 lessons altogether in this book, all of which were selected from the most classical works from the Pre-Qin to Ming and Qing dynasties.

This is a reference book on grammar for Chinese language learners at the beginning and intermediate level to study Chinese grammar. It also provides reference for Chinese language teachers. Simple diagrams are used in this book to demonstrate the characteristics and rules of Chinese grammar. With intuitiveness and vividness, it not only highlights the important and difficult parts, but also uses explanations of correct and wrong example sentences to help learners understand grammar points while using them.

This is Volume 1 of Sing your way to Chinese.

Easy Chinese for Kids 1 [+ CD]. ISBN: 7-5619-2218-3, 7561922183, 978-7-5619-2218-7, 9787561922187

This is Workbook II of Mandarin Hip Hop including 2 volumes: Volume A is Activity Workbook which, with a variety of exercise types, can be used together with the textbook for review and practice of key points for study. Volume B is Chinese Character Builders which, adopting the principle of “character as foundation”, emphasizes teaching of basic knowledge of Chinese characters and practice of writing characters in a systematic way, and also can be used together with oral Chinese textbooks.Mandarin Hip Hop is a graded series of Chinese textbooks for English speakers. It consists of four levels with a total of 80 pieces of Action Songs, Bilingual Chants and Rhymes - an ideal learning companion for children of all ages.

This is another book of fairy tales about five buses after the publication of Bus Adventures. Every story is written in simplified Chinese, Hanyu Pinyin and English with illustrations based on the plot. It is excellent in both pictures and language and is well worth reading.

Basic 3 includes five units, encompassing “seeing a doctor”, “renting an apartment”, “at the bank”, “shopping online” and “at the hotel”. Upon finishing this volume, the learners would be able to do business in easy Chinese.

Basic 2 includes five units, encompassing “supermarket and airport”, “inviting somebody to dinner”, “making a telephone call”, “talking about the weather” and “sports and hobbies”. Upon finishing this volume, the learners would be able to do business in easy Chinese.

Chinese for Economics and Trade (II),  Exercise Book by Jin Yiping suitable for foreign pre-college students and college freshmen majoring in economics and trade.

This is the accompanying exercise book of Chinese for Economics and Trade - Textbook I. The corresponding exercises go with each part of the lesson. There are listening scripts and answer keys at its back.

Use Tomorrow's Money to Fulfil Today's Dream (用明天的钱实现今天的梦) is part of Practical Chinese Graded Reader Series (Level 3) and is suitable for learners who have learned 3,000 Chinese words or have studied for more than 1 year.

I Married a Chinese Girl (Level 2 - 1000 Word Level) is part of Practical Chinese Graded Reader Series and is suitable for learners who have learned 1,000 Chinese words or have studied for more than 6 months.

This book contains 13 articles or short stories altogether, all of them are related to Chinese people’s characteristics and Chinese life. The articles are mostly written from the perspective of a foreigner and describe their experiences and feelings about China. Time limit and number of words for each story are given. The new words are completely annotated in Hanyu Pinyin and English. With corresponding pinyin.

This book contains 11 articles or short stories altogether, all of them are related to customs and traditions of daily Chinese life. The articles are mostly written from the perspective of a foreigner and describe their experiences and feelings about China. Time limit and number of words for each story are given. The new words are completely annotated in Hanyu Pinyin and English. With corresponding pinyin.

This book contains 12 articles or short stories altogether, all of them are related to Chinese people’s characteristics and Chinese life. The articles are mostly written from the perspective of a foreigner and describe their experiences and feelings about China. Time limit and number of words for each story are given. The new words are completely annotated in Hanyu Pinyin and English. With corresponding pinyin.