Speaking Chinese in China (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780300030327)

The twenty lessons in this book provide lively and colloquial dialogues iintroducing first- or second-year students to Chinese suitable in China. The lessons demonstrate sentences used in everyday situations and familiarize the student with the simplified characters and pinyin transcription now used. There are drills of new patterns, mini-dialogues to encourage spontaneous speaking, explanatory notes on the proper use of structure and vocabulary, and cultural notes that add illuminating and useful details of social custom.

Author: Ying Hsu
ISBN-10: 0300030320
ISBN-13: 9780300030327
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1983
Pages: 316
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.98h x 6.97w x 0.73d