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?

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.

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!

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

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...

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

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…

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…

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 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 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 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 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 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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

Ba Jin: Autumn, Abridged Chinese Classic Series, with MP3-CD.

In Autumn something is dying – the large feudal family has collapsed, taking with it young victims of feudal moral ethics. But something is also awakening – a new young generation, breaking with tradition, emerges from the feudal ruins.

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.

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.

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.

The book The Old Man under the Moon tells the story of how Yue Lao, the god of love, arranges marriages for young people. Once there was a young man who wanted to marry early, but failed to do so after many attempts. He was frustrated and didn’t know why. One night he met an old man, who told him that all marriages were destined and two people could become a couple only when their feet were tied by the same invisible red thread. The old man also told him that his future wife was only three years old at that time and wouldn’t marry him until fourteen years later. The young man didn’t believe him and tried to kill that three-year-old girl. But no matter how hard he tried, it ended up as the old man said.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

In this course, the reading exercises are focused on and supplemented by the writing ones. The main purposes are as follows: to develop international students’ basic Chinese knowledge and skills necessary for their study in the field of mathematics, physics, chemistry or compute; to improve their reading and writing abilities in Chinese for science and technology; to remove their language barrier in the above-mentioned academic fields and provide the language support necessary for the intensive study of their majors.

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.

The book Beauty from the Painting tells the story of the fairy maiden Zhang Meizhen and the young man Li Fulai. In the story, a poverty-stricken yet kind-hearted country boy called Li Fulai saved an old lady. The old lady’s husband gave him a painting with a beautiful girl on it. Later the girl on the painting incarnated in human form and married Li Fulai. Together they helped the villagers punish the evil king.

New Practical Chinese Reader (3rd Edition): Companion Reader 2 includes the texts and practical reading materials corresponding to the topic, language points and cultural knowledge in each lesson of Textbook 2.

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.

The book Chen Shimei tells the story of Chen Shimei and Qin Xianglian. In the story, Chen Shimei got first place in the imperial examination, and for the sake of wealth and high status, he abandoned his parents, wife and children and married the princess. His first wife Qin Xianglian came to the capital with their children looking for him. He refused to acknowledge them and even planned to kill them. Eventually, Bao Zheng, the governor of the City of Kaifeng, sentenced Chen Shimei to death penalty.

An Intermediate Reading Chinese Course is compiled for students of elementary-intermediate Chinese level and covers many important fields of economic life in China, including consumption, foreign trade, banking, and insurance. It chooses the hottest and the most interesting economic and business topics so as to attract the students and to promote their interest in reading. The book emphasizes both common business vocabulary and reading skills, providing notes to ordinary business terms for the convenience of the learners.

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.

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.

Boya Chinese - Reading and Writing [Quasi-Intermediate]. ISBN: 9787301302910

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.

Friends Chinese graded readers for adults, new HSK level 4 - 1200 word level with 10 short essays. The essays cover the vocabulary of new HSK level 4 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. There is 1 MP3-CD included in the set.

Upper Elementary - Reading and Writing is the accompanying textbook for Road to Success: Upper Elementary. This is: Road to Success: Upper Elementary - Reading and Writing Vol. 2. Upper Elementary - Reading and Writing consists of volumes 1 and 2, this is volume 2.

Easy Steps to Chinese: The Stories of Tiantian 1C.

Easy Steps to Chinese: The Stories of Tiantian 1E.

This book tells how Pablo, an American middle-school student, went to take part in a table tennis match in China after overcoming many difficulties. It also tells how he made friends with salesman Bubbha after overcoming prejudices. This is a story book to be used as reading material for upper grade elementary, middle and high school students who have received approximately 100 - 120 hours of Chinese language instruction.

Although these flashcards are designed to go with the Kuaile Hanyu series of texts, many teachers use them with other books because of their clear colorful images, large format and placement of English and pinyin.

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.
 

This is a major language book in the Western Medicine subseries, including a total of 15 lessons divided according to the implicit topics and medical subjects corresponding to the “Listening and Speaking” course book. Each lesson is composed of six parts—“Learning objectives”, “Warming-up activities”, “Preparations for this lesson”, “Texts and new words”, “Post-reading activities” and “Learning of specific language skills”. Each lesson includes three texts increasing in difficulty and showing different emphases; the new words are mainly medical terms which keep appearing in the book; the part of specific language skills focuses on the learning of word-building rules of medical terms and some common sentence patterns. The book reveals the features of medical Chinese teaching from different aspects.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a historical novel, which was set at the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period. There are six books in this series based on this novel, namely Oath of the Peach Garden, Discussing Heroes While Drinking Wine, Battle of Chibi, Zhou Yu Is Frustrated Three Times, The Stable Coexistence of the Three Kingdoms, and The Union of the Three Kingdoms.

Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels, tells the story of 108 heroes at the end of Northern Song Dynasty, Song Jiang as their head, who gathered together and rose in rebellion and then were recruited by the government to fight battles. There are four books in this series based on this novel, namely Driven to Join the Liangshan Rebels, The Corrupt Official’s Birthday Gift, Wu Song, and Song Jiang.

Easy Steps to Chinese: The Stories of Tiantian 1D.

Chinese Paradise, Cards of Words and Expressions 2 to accompany Chinese Paradise Student's Book 2A and Chinese Paradise Student's Book 2B.

This book tells a story about how an American senior high student Elena and her mother travelled to Peru. There are altogether 10 chapters in this book, at the end of each chapter, there are comprehensive questions written in English. The intension is for the teacher or the students to check their understanding of the story. Glossary is attached at the end of the book.

An Elementary Course in Scientific Chinese - Reading Comprehension - Vol. 1 includes 30 lessons.

Read for Joy – An International Chinese Reading Series - Volume 3. This volume is suitable for learners who have finished vol. 2 or for learners who already are mastering HSK3. This book is composed of twelve lessons. The recommended teaching time for each lesson is 4-5 class hours.

Primary Chinese Exercise Book I (with MP3-CD), by Ying Junling. Suitable for primary Chinese students taking long-term Chinese training courses and college freshmen majoring in Chinese. This book, divided into two volumes, can be used together with other textbooks for Chinese beginners.

Mastering Chinese - Reading and Writing 2 is suitable for learners who did have 360 hours of Chinese language course and master about 1000 Chinese words. Use together with Mastering Chinese - Listening and Speaking 2.

Read for Joy – An International Chinese Reading Series - Volume 2. This volume is suitable for learners who have finished vol. 1 or for learners who already have finished HSK1. This book is composed of nine lessons, including a final test in addition. The recommended teaching time for each lesson is 4-6 class hours.

Read for Joy – An International Chinese Reading Series - Volume 4. This volume is suitable for learners who already are mastering HSK4. This book is composed of twelve lessons. The recommended teaching time for each lesson is 4-5 class hours.

Business Chinese Reading [2nd Edition] is the main language textbook in “A Series of Specialized Chinese Textbooks for Foreigners Studying in China·Business Chinese. This is a specialized Chinese language textbook for students who are going to major in economics and trade in college. The main objective of this course is to develop the international students’ basic Chinese knowledge and skills in economics and trade, remove their language barriers and provide necessary language support for their majors.

China has rapidly become a world leader in high speed rail. Transportation times between many major cities have been cut: Journeys that took days now take hours.Here, we track the exciting technological developments in high speed rail and consider their cultural impact.

An Elementary Course in Scientific Chinese - Reading Comprehension - Vol. 2 includes 30 lessons.

What's This? What's That? - PEP High Five - Pre-school Illustrated Chinese for Kids - Level Two - Book 1. Full color small children's book with easy texts in simplifed Chinese, Hanyu Pinyin and English translation. Includes stickers for chosen activities.

Chinese Paradise - Companion Reader Level 2 [set 12 books].

While many Chinese don't agree on what food is best, almost everyone loves hot pot. It is so popular that people joke that any problem could be solved over hot pot. Learn all about this delicious shared dish and find out why it has a special place in Chinese people's hearts.

Every year, millions of Chinese leave the big cities and return to their hometowns for Chinese New Year - known within China as Spring Festival. Learn why this is China's biggest festival and how it is celebrated.

Smart Cat Graded Chinese Readers [For Kids] [Level 2 - Set 8 volumes].

This book tells a story about two American middle school students who had to stay in San Juan because they missed the yacht while travelling to Puerto Rico. The book consists of a total of 10 chapters, each of which is followed by several questions (in English) to check students’ understanding of the story. A glossary is attached at the end of the book. This book is designed for upper grade elementary, middle and high school students who have received approximately 150~200 hours of Chinese language instruction and want to continue their Chinese language studies.

Wisdom in Stories: Graded Chinese Readers in designed for Chinese learners who are at middle school or higher level. Each title of this series focuses on one story from contemporary or ancient China. This is level 1 including 300 vocabulary words. The story text is in simplified characters only and new words are introduced with English translation and Hanyu Pinyin. There is no Hanyu Pinyin throughout the whole text to help the reader to get used to read Chinese characters.

Xi'an is one of China's oldest cities with rich and important history. Today, the wonderful and vibrant city is one of modern China's high-tech centers, drawing from both the present and the past to offer something truly special to locals and visitors.

Erya Chinese: Business Chinese Reading (Elementary) is a pre-intermediate reading material on business Chinese for students who have studied Chinese at higher institutions for a year or students of elementary business Chinese with the equivalent Chinese proficiency. It is composed of nine lessons, each including three parts: “Text”, “Extensive Reading”, and “Appendix” (with “Concepts and Terms” and “Background and Knowledge Links” included). The parts in each lesson show an integral business topic, so as to help students lay a solid foundation for further studies while acquiring professional knowledge and improving their reading abilities.

Smart Cat Graded Chinese Readers [For Kids] [Level 3 - Set 10 volumes].