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Chinese Verbs & Essentials of Grammar

1st Edition
0071713042 · 9780071713047
Your one-stop guide to mastering the basics of ChineseCan one book have all you need to communicate confidently in a new language? Yes--and that book is Chinese Verbs & Essentials of Grammar. It offers a solidfoundation of major verbal and gramma… Read More
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1. How to Use this Dictionary
2. Dictionary
Index 1: Broken Marks of Chinese Characters (simplified)
Index 2: Broken Marks of Chinese Characters (traditional)
Index 3: Chinese Phonetic (Pinyin)
Index 4: Chinese Character Radicals
Index 5: English Vocabulary
Your one-stop guide to mastering the basics of Chinese

Can one book have all you need to communicate confidently in a new language? Yes--and that book is Chinese Verbs & Essentials of Grammar. It offers a solidfoundation of major verbal and grammatical concepts of the language.

Each unit is devoted to a single topic, so you can find what you need and get concentrated instruction immediately. Concise yet thorough, the explanations aresupported by numerous examples to help you master each concept. Topics range from tones to verb suffixes, from dictionaries to proverbs, from measure words toonomatopoeia, and include a list of common verbs organized by semantic area.

This book gives you:

  • An excellent introduction to the basics of Chinese (if you are a beginner) or aquick, thorough refresher (if you already have experience with the language)
  • Essential information on the Chinese language--its history, varieties, tonal features, character writing system, and lean grammatical structure
  • Numerous examples presented in Chinese characters, Pinyin transcription, word-for-word and idiomatic translations