Chinese Beginners-Reading

June 8. Beijing. A pretty girl lies dead on the floor of her luxury home. A slip of paper found on her body reads, “I’m tired. Let me leave…...” At the bottom of the slip is a signature: Shuang-shuang. Shuang-shuang has a twin-sister called Dui-dui. The two girls look so similar that others can hardly tell who’s who. Is the one who died really Shuang-shuang? Then where is Dui-dui? If the one who died is Dui-dui as someone claimed, then why is the signature on the slip Shuang-shuang?

I really want to find her..., from Chinese Breeze - Graded Reader Series Level 1 (300 Word Level). Including audio stream in two speed choices.

Jiandan de Nanti is a part of Wit and Humor: An Easy Chinese Reading Series. It includes short stories with pinyin pronunciation at the top of each sentence for easy reading. Each section has a list of questions, so it can be used in the classroom. The title also has an accompanying CD that is packaged together with the book.

Left and Right are two brothers. Even their parents don’t know who is older and who is younger, as they are Siamese twins. They must do everything together. They play together, eat together, and sleep together. Most of the time they enjoy their lives and are very happy. When one was sick, the other helped his brother take his medicine and he got better. However, it’s no fun anymore when they sit in class together but one brother dislikes the other’s subjects…… 

The old house of the Geng family has been uninhabited for years. But recently the doors of the house open and close without anyone going in or out. And at night one can hear people talking and singing inside. One dark evening, Geng Qubing sees light shining from the attic of the house. He slips into the house, and sees a pretty girl sitting with her family in the attic. Deeply attracted to the girl, Geng Qubing is determined to find out who she is, where her family is from, and why they live in his old house. But what eventually takes place is a shock for him!

The "Hand-in-Hand" Office of Wanshan County received an odd letter from Beijing. The author said that she would like to sponsor the education of a child in poverty through university. Her requirements: the child had to be a girl, be born on May 4, 1990, and her home be surrounded by camellias in bloom. Furthermore, the office was not allowed to let her or her family know the identity of the benefactor. How strange...

Two Children Seeking the Joy Bridge, from Chinese Breeze - Graded Reader Series Level 1 (300 Word Level).

Vick used to be a famous military dog. One day, for no apparent reason, someone attacked and gravely wounded him with a stick. Due to the resulting emotional trauma, he was discharged. Now, he works with us at the Drug Sniffing Dog Training Center. My coworkers don't like him, but after training him, I've found him to be a brilliant drug-sniffing dog, and we've become the best of friends. Although, when I think back on when we trained together, and to that time my girlfriend left me, I don't know whether to laugh or cry...

A teenage boy left home because he thought he was unhappy. Nobody knew where he went. His mother was looking for him all around, but she did not find him. To wait for her son's coming back, she never went out with friends, never ate out, and never traveled away. She did not accept a great offer for relocating her home, or even changing her home phone number. She just stayed at home and waited for her son. She waited and waited for years. One day, the son came back, missing his mother. However the mother was not home anymore...

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

Xie Hong, Fang Xin´s true love, has gone abroad to fulfill her dream. But Fang Xin only wants to stay in Zhongguancun in Beijing doing work that he enjoys. Xiaoyue comes to visit Fang Xin every day. She is the one who really understands Fang Xin. She loves him and can offer him the help that he badly needs. But only Xie Hong is in Fang Xin´s mind. What should Fang Xin do? He seems to be losing his way in life…

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

A long time ago, Scholar Wang came across a girl while he strolled along a creek near his home. The girl was astonishingly pretty, but looked haggard and despondent. Attracted by such beauty, Wang took her back and hid her in his private study house, and they spent many happy days together. However, one day when Wang came back from outside, he saw something that scared him to death: A dreadful ghost sat down at his desk, put on a piece of painted skin, and turned into his pretty girl…

The Moon Sculpture Left Behind, Chinese Breeze - Graded Reader Series Level 3 (750 Word Level). 2nd Edition.

An Honorary Answer includes short stories with pinyin pronunciation at the top of each sentence for easy reading. Each section has a list of questions, so it can be used in the classroom.

The Graded Chinese Reader 1000 words contains abridged versions of short stories and abridged novellas by contemporary Chinese writers that reflect everyday life in China. The texts consist of a reduced vocabulary of a total of 1000 different Chinese words, which are mainly based on the simplest vocabulary of the HSK.

When I was in China 1 (我在中国的那些日子1) is part of Practical Chinese Graded Reader Series (Level 1) and is suitable for learners who have learned 500 Chinese words or have studied for more than 3 months. This book has altogether 20 compositions in Chinese characters; corresponding pinyin is given at each opposite page. Attached CD included.

This book contains 12 articles or short stories altogether, all of them are related to Chinese education. How is Chinese education different to that of western countries? The articles are mostly written from the perspective of a foreigner and describe their experiences and feelings about China.

This book has altogether 16 compositions in Chinese characters; corresponding pinyin is given at each opposite page. The compositions are all written by foreign students studying in China. After studying some time, they wrote in Chinese their interesting life in China. The topics involve various aspects, including food and drinks, transportation, travel, sports and activities etc. The contents reflect the author’s unique perspective and considerations on Chinese society and culture.

This is the 500 words edition of the Graded Chinese Reader series tailoring for foreigner Chinese language learners at new HSK Level 2 & 3 or above. The book can both serve as a Chinese reading textbook and also an after-school extensive reading material. It includes 15 award-winning mini-stories from China.

This is the 1500 words edition of the Graded Chinese Reader series tailoring for foreigner Chinese language learners at new HSK Level 4. The book can both serve as a Chinese reading textbook and also an after-school extensive reading material. It includes 6 mini-stories from China.

This is a simple Chinese reading book. There are five stories about five buses: Dongdong, Xixi, Nannan, Beibei and Zhongzhong. All the stories are told both in Chinese and English. It is excellent in both illustration and text. It is an interesting book to read.

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.

Using the conflicts among three generations of the Gao family as the main threads, Family exposes the darkness and decadence of the feudal society. The author relentlessly castigates the hypocritical and malicious feudal apologists such as the Venerable Masters Gao and Feng, eulogizes Gao Juehui and others of the awakening young generation who rebel against feudalism, and expresses deep sympathy for those who became victims of feudal moral ethics.

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.

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 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.

This is the third edition of Hanyu Yuedu Jiaocheng 2 (汉语 阅读 教程2, Chinese Reading Course Vol. 2). This book is to accompany Chinese Course (Hanyu Jiaocheng, 汉语 教程) Volume 1B Third Edition. Included in this volume are 25 lessons that focus on new characters from the textbook lessons.

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.

Ba Jin: Spring, Abridged Chinese Classic Series.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The book Hua Mulan tells the story of a girl called Hua Mulan joining the army instead of her father. When a war broke out at the border, Hua Mulan’s father was summoned to the army. But he was old and in poor health. Hua Mulan, who then just turned 18, decided to disguise herself as a man and join the army instead of her father. On the battlefield, she was brave and won a lot of battles. The enemy was defeated at last. After twelve years of life on the line, Hua Mulan eventually got back home.

This book has altogether 25 articles, all of which are about Chinese idioms. Arranged in chronological order, all the selected idioms are about the events or people that are against detailed and thorough historical settings.

This is the 2500 words edition of the Graded Chinese Reader series tailoring for foreigner Chinese language learners at new HSK Level 5. The book can both serve as a Chinese reading textbook and also an after-school extensive reading material. It includes 5 short stories from China.

In the book Chang’e Flying to the Moon, the brave tiger slayer Hou Yi was in love with Chang’e, a girl living in the neighboring village. Hou Yi went to Tianshan where he learned tremendous ability from the Queen Mother of the West and killed ten evil beasts. Then he went back home and married Chang’e. However, the villain Feng Meng who had always coveted Chang’e murdered Hou Yi. Chang’e, after eating a magical pill from the Queen Mother of the West, flied to the moon and became an immortal after avenging Hou Yi.

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.

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.

In the book Lady White Snake, a man called Xu Xian saved a white snake in one of his former lives. Two thousand years had passed and the white snake cultivated itself into the form of a young lady and called herself Bai Suzhen. Bai Suzhen found Xu Xian in this life and they fell in love. To fight against the monk Fahai who tried every means to destroy her relation with Xu Xian, Bai Suzhen made a big mistake by drowning the Jinshan Temple. After giving birth to a son, she was put into prison under the Leifeng Pagoda.

Road to Success: Upper Elementary - Reading and Writing Vol. 1 [Textbook + Key to some Exercises].

In the book The Butterfly Lovers, a girl called Zhu Yingtai persuaded her parents and disguised herself as a boy to pursue studies in Hangzhou. On the way to Hangzhou, she met her future classmate Liang Shanbo. They became friends immediately. During the following three years of studying together, the two of them built a very close relationship. Zhu fell in love with Liang, but her father was determined to marry her to another man called Ma Wencai...

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.

Friends Chinese graded readers for adults, new HSK level 1 - 150 word level with 10 short essays of about two pages each. The essays cover the vocabulary of new HSK level 1 and have to some extent additional words which are given at the side with pinyin and English translation. The main texts are in simplified Chinese only. There are also exercises included which are quite simple, so the answers are not given. The other titles from this series include books for adults or for kids and teenagers - in corresponding levels to new HSK 1-6.

In the book The Cow Herder and the Weaver Girl, Niulang, the Cower Herder, whose parents died when he was young, was mistreated by his sister-in-law so much so that he could only left home, with nobody but a cow by his side. The fairy maiden Zhinu, the Weaver Girl, came to play in the human world and encountered the Cow Herder by chance. The two fell in love, got married and had two children, a son and a daughter. However, the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother in the heaven, after hearing about this, ordered heavenly soldiers to take the Weaver Girl away. The Cow Herder, carrying the children in baskets, chased after them but was stopped by the Milky Way. He and his wife gazed at each other day after day from the two sides of the Milky Way. Finally the Jade Emperor approved of them meeting once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. Now they are stars in the sky.

This textbook is designed for Chinese learners with preknowledge of about 1000 Chinese words, about 600 Chinese characters and 600 hours of Chinese class (equivalent to Chinese language teaching in mainland China of about one semester of Chinese.

The book A Golden Millet Dream tells the story about a young man who dreamt to be a wealthy, high-ranking official. One day, he met an old man in an inn, who gave him a pillow and asked him to sleep a little while. The young man fell asleep and had a dream in which he experienced the life of a high official. After he woke up, he realized what the most important thing in life was...

The book Nie Xiaoqian tells the love story between the ghost maiden Nie Xiaoqian and the young scholar Ning Caichen. In the story, Nie Xiaoqian died at the age of 18 and became a ghost who was forced by a vampire to hurt people. She was saved by Ning Caichen and brought to his home. The two of them got married and shared a happy life together. Later when the vampire came to their door, they killed it with the help of a swordsman called Yan Chixia.

This is the German language Edition of Rapid Literacy in Chinese.

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.