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Books : Reference : Foreign Languages : Instruction : Chinese
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This volume is the first of a 2 volume set aimed at making the important Chinese classic more accessible to students of the Chinese language. Volume 1 (this book) is a reprint of the original 1910 edition (published by Luzac & Co., London) of Sun Tzu on the Art of War: The Oldest Military Treatise in the World by Lionel Giles. The Chinese text, Giles' English translation, as well as his extensive notes are all faithfully reproduced. A Wade-Giles to Pinyin conversion table has been added to make the original classic more useful for the modern student. Volume 2, available separately, includes each chapter in Chinese traditional characters, the pinyin transcription, as well as the English translation.
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Integrated Chinese: Simplified Characters Textbook, Level 1, Part 1
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El mejor libro de estrategia de todos los tiempos. Inspiró a Napoleón, Maquiavelo, Mao Tse Tung y muchas más figuras históricas. "La mejor victoria es vencer sin combatir".
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Aimed at helping students of Chinese learn and remember Chinese characters, including the pronunciation of characters, fast and effectively, Learning Chinese Characters Volume 1 is a systematic study aid to this difficult language.
Designed specifically to ease students into the daunting process of learning Chinese characters, Learning Chinese Characters Volume 1 incorporates the key principle of visual imagery. A book for serious learners of Chinese, it can be used alongside (or after, or even before) a course in the Chinese language. Concise, clear and appealing, this practical guide is well designed and includes an easy-to-use index.
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The Character Workbooks are designed to help the student learn Chinese characters in their correct stroke order. In the Level 1 workbooks, stroke order for each new character is displayed, along with its pinyin pronunciation and English translation. Character boxes allow students to practice writing the characters. The Level 2 Character workbook, in addition to stroke order, presents example sentences to illustrate word usage in context. The Level 2 Character workbook includes both simplified and traditional character forms. Four useful appendices are included in the Level 2 Character workbook: A list of proper nouns and measure words; an English-Chinese glossary that includes all vocabulary in Levels 1 and 2; a Chinese character index that lists all characters appearing in Levels 1 and 2; and the simplified-form example sentences that appear in traditional characters throughout the bookÂ’s text.
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Cheng & Tsui s best-loved Chinese textbook series is new, revised, and better than ever! Integrated Chinese is already the leading introductory Chinese textbook at colleges and universities around the world. The third edition of this time-tested series has been fully updated to meet the needs of today s students with new communicative and interactive exercises, a full-color design, up-to-date vocabulary, enhanced cultural coverage, a diverse cast of characters, and a realistic storyline linking all the dialogues and readings. In the third edition, Level 2 has also been split into two parts to match the format of Level 1. This new arrangement covers the material from the second edition --with 10 lessons in each part -- yet allows for additional exercises in each lesson and accommodates more flexibility in teaching schedules.
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Are you tired of not being able to recognize Chinese characters? Chinese writing is complex, but thankfully, the world of technology has made it only necessary that we recognize characters for reading! No longer do we have the need to write a Chinese character, we can simply type in the PinYin on our keypad and the Mandarin Chinese characters appear! But, selecting the right character from the list will be determined by how well you can recognize a character from a set of other characters!
From my seven years of practical teaching experience, I’ve learned that practice and application of what is studied is CRITICAL to success! That’s why I’ve started a type of flashcard review system that not only teaches you how to learn Chinese with Chinese characters, PinYin, and English, but also FINALLY allows you the chance to practice what you’ve learned so that it’s not easily forgotten!!!
Therefore, it is imperative that we learn to recognize Chinese characters if we have any hope of communicating in or reading Chinese! What better way to learn the characters than to use flash cards?!?!?!
You can learn the Chinese language with flash cards that run on your Kindle just like any Chinese app! The best part is that before each session of rapid recognition, you have the chance to review each of the characters (with their PinYin and meaning) in a concise list that’s easily accessible prior to each rapid review.
Each rapid review displays characters in a numbered format so that you can easily check your progress at the end of each session! As one would expect, the first session teaches you each of the characters while giving you the English and PinYin sound, with successive sessions allowing you to practice your skills! (Answers, of course, are given at the end of each rapid review session for your convenience).
With Kindle Chinese flashcards, there’s no need for other types of online flashcards! Finally, you can learn about Chinese letters, Chinese words, or Chinese symbols and meanings (no matter what you call them)!
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Content is organized within 12 thematic units, including Everyday Language, People, Housing, Food and Recreation. Each unit starts with an Intro page (new to this edition) and ends with a story page, with single or double-page sub-topics introducing new words in a realistic visual context and easy-to-learn "chunks." The target new vocabulary is listed and simple practice activities help students put their new words into practice. Story pages include pre-reading questions to build previewing and predicting skills and post-reading questions and role-play activities to support critical thinking and to encourage students to use the new language they have learned. Rich visual contexts recycle words from the unit. This structure is designed to address the needs of multilevel classrooms. Supporting components include more guidance on this topic as well as assessing needs and lesson planning. (available in English only).
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*** IMPORTANT - The French translation was mistakenly uploaded on 14-15 May 2012 in place of the English version - if you bought this, please contact me at jamesmcglasson at gmail . com and I will send you the English version to your Kindle instead. The problem is now corrected so anyone downloading now will receive the original edition in English.
‘The Most Basic Chinese’ teaches all the Mandarin you need to survive, enabling you to learn everything you need simply and effortlessly.
To begin, let’s get one thing straight – it is extremely easy to learn all the Basic Chinese you will need if you are travelling to or intending to live in China.
This booklet gives you all of that language and is presented in a simple way. It can be easily studied on the plane journey over or any other time, and is entirely sufficient to be able to get by in Mandarin on arrival. So don’t be fooled by the booklet length – once you have mastered this small amount of Basic Chinese, you will have reached the same level as thousands of people who have lived, worked and survived in China for years.
It begins with the very simple (10 most useful phrases for a newcomer), then builds on this in easy stages to demonstrate how easy it is to speak Basic Chinese as well as give you the language and knowledge to do so.
With this booklet, you will already have picked up a great deal of the language and grammar as well as a great sense of how easy it is to speak Basic Chinese.
You will also find ‘The Most Basic Chinese’ an invaluable tool to keep with you for its simple presentation of the language needed for various situations – e.g. in a taxi, restaurant, bar or shop.
Good luck and safe travels!
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“China is a sickly, sleeping giant. But when she awakes, the world will tremble,” so said Napoleon, as legend has it, when his top lieutenants suggested an invasion. Today, business people and politicians around the world marvel at Bonaparte’s clairvoyance as they attempt to ease the concerns of their respective constituencies and confront a rising superpower that they know so little about. The trembling has most definitely begun.
Mandarin Chinese the Easy Way uses a proven system to learn the culture, 225 essential Chinese words, basic conversational sentence patterns, as well as pronunciation tips that make mastering and retaining each word simple and enjoyable.
This book responds to the desire for business people, expatriates, tourists, and travelers to learn Chinese, but lack the time to invest in the learning process. Each specific word and the total number of words were chosen intentionally, providing an achievable framework to learn the language and avoiding the inundation and overwhelming feeling most learners encounter when attempting the challenge of grasping a new language. The book uses a simple English phonetic system to say each word. For example, the word for hello is Ni Hao. In the book, it is spelled Knee How. The vocabulary section is taken one step further by providing a pronunciation pointer that will ensure you can say each word as correctly as possible. Basic grammatical structures and samples sentences are also introduced. Chapters include: making an impression; expressions guaranteed to break the ice; making a connection; asking and answering questions; and; eating, drinking and socializing.
The Table of Contents is hyperlinked, making it easy to focus on the chapters that most interest you.
The second section takes 20 important cultural elements and introduces them in one or two paragraphs, giving the traveler or business person a short synopsis of the cultural nuances and idiosyncrasies that continue to make China a mystery to most visitors. Like the Table of Contents, all twenty topics are hyperlinked making navigation simple and allowing the reader to skip back-and-forth from language to culture. The 20 Topics are: Check your Assumptions; Independent vs. Interdependent; Egalitarian vs. Hierarchical; Task vs. Relationship; Networking; Confucius; Direct vs. Indirect; The Concept of Face; The Century of “National Humiliations”; Communist Party and Politics; China and Taiwan; Names and Titles; Business Card Exchange; Drinking, Toasting, and Eating; Hospitality; Gift Giving; Age, Job, and Salary; Marital Status and Kids; Do be Humble; Eating Bitterness.
Author, Shawn Lipton, speaks Mandarin Chinese fluently and over the last two decades has spent a considerable amount of time working in China and Taiwan and conducting business on behalf of U.S. institutions.
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Cheng & Tsui's best-loved Chinese textbook series is new, revised, and better than ever! The third edition of the Integrated Chinese workbook has been updated to meet the needs of today's students with a new, clearer, user-friendly design, updated vocabulary, more communicative tasks and open-ended exercises, and more authentic materials throughout. This workbook provides graduated individual practice for the four skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. For maximum teaching flexibility, each lesson is divided into two parts corresponding to the two sections of the lesson in the textbook. Recordings for listening exercises are available on the Integrated Chinese audio CDs. The third edition workbook includes many spoken and written exercises that simulate daily life with topics and themes that are relevant and personal to each student. Revised and new exercises reflect the language used in real life and build skills students need to communicate in today s rapidly changing world. The Integrated Chinese series is a two-year course that includes textbooks, workbooks, character workbooks, audio CDs, multi- media resources, and teacher resources. Student materials are available in both simplified and traditional character versions. With its emphasis on practicing a broad range of written and verbal communication skills and building cultural understanding, Integrated Chin
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How often do you use Chinese idioms when you speak Chinese? If you are like most students of Chinese, the answer is “very little.”
And that’s really too bad, because idioms can add a lot to your speech. Not only can idioms allow you to evoke a strong idea in few words, but they can make your speech sound eloquent.
The reason so many students of Chinese plateau or fail to improve is because they are stuck using the same vocabulary over and over. Don’t fall into this trap!
This book is the solution to this problem. After reading this book, you will have an arsenal of practical idioms that you will be able to employ when the time comes. Each idiom is thoroughly explained in meaning and in use. Pinyin and examples accompany each idiom in this book.
Using Idioms
Idioms are not a part of speech. Each idiom takes a different role. Here are the possible roles an idiom can take:
1. Adjective. In this case, the idiom is simply placed before a noun or after a noun to describe that noun.
2. Verb. Here, an idiom directly follows a noun.
3. Noun. Here, the idiom takes the place of a noun and can be used as the subject or object of a sentence.
4. Independent statement. In this case, the idiom is stated alone, as if it were a sentence.
5. Adverb. Adverb idioms should be placed directly before a verb.
I will tell you how to use the following idioms using the above five categories.
Get Ready to Bring Your Chinese to the Next Level!
Quinn Cash’s Better Chinese Now! will help make everything about learning the Chinese Language easier. Quinn Cash is an expert in both teaching the Chinese language and the Chinese language itself. In Quinn Cash’s Better Chinese Now!, even the most complex subjects in Chinese will be presented in a simple, easy-to-understand way. Whether you want to improve your Chinese tones, brush up on the most useful Chinese vocabulary, learn traditional Chinese characters, or grasp Chinese grammar, you can depend on Quinn Cash to reveal the secrets and shortcuts behind mastering these concepts. The emphasis on this book series is practical and useful skills, not textbook formalities.
Quinn Cash’s Better Chinese Now! Includes step-by-step guides, illustrated learning material, and the secrets to Chinese that they don’t teach you in school. Regardless of your level, Quinn Cash’s Better Chinese Now! can help you bring your Chinese to the next level!
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The newest addition to the Visual Bilingual Dictionary series, this title will help the international visitor absorb essential vocabulary in Mandarin Chinese. Thematic presentation of all aspects of modern living and comprehensive indexes facilitate swift and accurate access to words.
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This edition is written in English. However, there is a running Chinese-Simplified thesaurus at the bottom of each page for the more difficult English words highlighted in the text. There are many editions of Hippolytus The Bacchae. This edition would be
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Master Cantonese with Learn Cantonese - Word Power 101. This e-book is a completely new way to learn Cantonese vocabulary fast - and for free! Start speaking Cantonese in minutes with the powerful learning methods you will master in this book.
The vocabulary words you’ll find in Learn Cantonese - Word Power 101 were hand selected by our Cantonese language teachers as the top 101 most frequently used words in the Cantonese language. With each entry, you’ll see the word and a vibrant image to help remember the meaning. You’ll hear the word (separate free download) to master the pronunciation. Then you’ll see how the word is actually used in everyday speech with sample sentences and phrases. Learning Cantonese vocabulary has never been easier!
In this book, you’ll get:
- 101 of the most frequently used Cantonese vocabulary words
- Audio with authentic native Cantonese pronunciation (complimentary download post purchase)
- Vibrant photos and images to help memorization
- Useful and practical sample sentences and phrases
Purchase Learn Cantonese - Word Power 101 today to start mastering Cantonese vocabulary in the fastest, easiest and most fun way possible!
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This brand-new manual prepares students for a subject that has just been added to the Advanced Placement program. Separate sections review all parts of the new exam: Listening, Reading, Grammar, Speaking, and Culture. Each section also includes exercises, and the listening and reading sections include practice questions with answer keys and answer explanations. The book reflects the AP exam's standards, presenting questions in both traditional and simplified Chinese characters. Two full-length practice exams are presented with answer keys. Enclosed with the manual are three audio compact discs, which present spoken material covering the exam's Listening and Speaking sections.
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