Product Information
This new edition of the best selling Colloquial Chinese has been revised and updated to make learning Chinese easier and more enjoyable than ever before.Specially written by an experienced teacher for self-study or class use, the course offers a step-by-step approach to modern spoken Mandarin Chinese. No prior knowledge of the language is required.Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-100415434157
ISBN-139780415434157
eBay Product ID (ePID)66587152
Product Key Features
Number of Pages384 Pages
Publication NameColloquial Chinese : the Complete Course for Beginners
LanguageChi,Eng
SubjectForeign Language Study / General, General, Chinese
Publication Year2009
FeaturesRevised Edition, Revised
TypeLanguage Course
AuthorQian Kan, Kan Qian
Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Juvenile Nonfiction
SeriesColloquial Ser.
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight16.5 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
LCCN2008-030171
Dewey Edition22
Target AudienceTrade
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal495.1/83421
Lc Classification NumberPl1125.E6k36 2009
Table of ContentIntroduction. 1. Meeting someone for the first time 2. Name, nationality and race 3. At a company party 4. Asking the time 5. Family and friends 6. The date and the weather 7. Asking for directions 8. Shopping (I) 9. Shopping (II) 10. At the restaurant 11. Taking the taxi and buying train tickets 12. At the hotel 13. Making telephone calls 14. Socializing 15. Writing a letter to a Chinese friend Grammar summary Key to the exercises and reading/listening comprehension questions. ChineseEnglish glossary. Appendix A: useful signs. Appendix B: table of the combinations of the initials and finals in Putonghua. Appendix C: Dialogues in characters for Units 1 to 3. Appendix D: English translation of dialogues from Units 6 to 15. Index of grammatical terms and cultural notes.