Learning Mandarin Chinese Characters : Volume 1

The Quick and Easy Way to Learn Chinese Characters (Hsk Level 1 & AP Exam Prep)

By: Yi Ren

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Paperback | 28 February 2017

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128 Pages

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Reinforce your written Chinese with this practice book for the best-selling Tuttle Learning Chinese Characters.

Learning Mandarin Chinese Characters helps students quickly learn the basic Chinese characters that are fundamental to the language. Intended for self-study and classroom use, this character workbook presents 178 Chinese characters and over 534 common words using these characters. These are the characters and words students need to know if they plan to take the official Chinese government HSK Level 1 Exam or the Advanced Placement (AP) Chinese Language and Culture Exam.

Each character is presented in a very simple and clear way. A step-by-step diagram shows how to write the character and boxes are provided for freehand writing practice. The meaning and pronunciation are given along with the key vocabulary compounds and an example sentence. Review exercises reinforce the learning process and an index at the back allow you to look up the characters according to their English meanings or romanized Hanyu Pinyin pronunciation.

Key features of this Chinese workbook include:

Designed for HSK Level 1 and AP exam prep
Learn the 178 most basic Chinese characters
Example sentences and over 534 vocabulary items
Step-by-step writing diagrams and practice boxes

About the Author

Yi Ren taught and did research in Beijing after graduating from Tsinghua University. On moving to the U.S. she began to teach Chinese. She taught Chinese-American children and has been teaching and tutoring American adults and high school students for the past twenty years. Currently, she is teaching Chinese at Regis Jesuit High School in Denver, Colorado. This is her second book about Chinese language and culture.

Industry Reviews

"...This book structures the characters efficiently alongside enjoyable stories to help you remember them." --ElementaryChinese.com

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