Author: Samuel Wells Williams
Publisher:
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 550

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Author: Robert Morrison
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Category : Cantonese dialects
Languages : en
Pages : 150

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Author: William Duffus
Publisher:
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Category : Chinese language
Languages : en
Pages : 320

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Author: Olle Linge
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781530334889
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 246

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Learning Chinese can be frustrating and difficult, partly because it's very different from European languages. Following a teacher, textbook or language course is not enough. They show you the characters, words and grammar you need to become proficient in Chinese, but they don't teach you how to learn them! Regardless of what program you're in (if any), you need to take responsibility for your own learning. If you don't, you will miss many important things that aren't included in the course you're taking. If you study on your own, you need to be even more aware of what you need to do, what you're doing at the moment and the difference between them. Here are some of the questions I have asked and have since been asked many times by students: How do I learn characters efficiently? How do I get the most out of my course or teacher? Which are the best learning tools and resources? How can I become fluent in Mandarin? How can I improve my pronunciation? How do I learn successfully on my own? How can I motivate myself to study more? How can I fit learning Chinese into a busy schedule? The answers I've found to these questions and many others form the core of this book. It took eight years of learning, researching, teaching and writing to figure these things out. Not everybody has the time to do that! I can't go back in time and help myself learn in a better way, but I can help you! This book is meant for normal students and independent language learners alike. While it covers all major areas of learning, you won't learn Chinese just by reading this book. It's like when someone on TV teaches you how to cook: you won't get to eat the delicious dish just by watching the program; you have to do the cooking yourself. That's true for this book as well. When you apply what you learn, it will boost your learning, making every hour you spend count for more, but you still have to do the learning yourself. This is what a few readers have said about the book: "The book had me nodding at a heap of things I'd learnt the hard way, wishing I knew them when I started, as well as highlighting areas that I'm currently missing in my study." - Geoff van der Meer, VP engineering "This publication is like a bible for anyone serious about Chinese proficiency. It's easy for anyone to read and written with scientific precision." - Zachary Danz, foreign teacher, children's theatre artist About me I started learning Chinese when I was 23 (that's more than eight years ago now) and have since studied in many different situations, including serious immersion programs abroad, high-intensity programs in Sweden, online courses, as well as on the side while working or studying other things. I have also successfully used my Chinese in a graduate program for teaching Chinese as a second language, taught entirely in Chinese mostly for native speakers (the Graduate Institute for Teaching Chinese as a Second Language at National Taiwan Normal University). All these parts have contributed to my website, Hacking Chinese, where I write regularly about how to learn Mandarin.

Author: MADELINE. CHU
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780804853248
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 335

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Author: Yi Ren
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462919448
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 101

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A fun and helpful resource for anyone interested in learning some Mandarin--whether you're 5 or 100! This picture dictionary covers the 1,500 most useful Mandarin Chinese words and phrases. Each word and sentence is given in Mandarin characters--with a Romanized version to help you pronounce it correctly--along with the English meaning. The words are grouped into 40 different themes or topics, including basics like meeting someone new and using public transportation to culture-specific topics like celebrating Chinese holidays and eating Chinese food. This colorful picture dictionary includes: Hundreds of color photographs 1,500 Mandarin words and phrases 40 different topics--from social media and WiFi to paying and counting Example sentences showing how the words are used Companion online audio recordings by native Mandarin speakers of all the vocabulary and sentences An introduction to Mandarin pronunciation and grammar An index to allow you to quickly look up words Mandarin Chinese Picture Dictionary makes language learning more fun than traditional phrasebooks. This resource is perfect for beginners of all ages--curious kids, visual learners and future travelers to China.

Author: Katy R. Kudela
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1429632976
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33

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How do you say hello in Mandarin? Explore the pages of this Mandarin Chinese English picture dictionary to learn new words and phrases. Colorful photographs and simple labels make learning Mandarin fun.

Author: Samuel Wells Williams
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Category : Chinese language
Languages : en
Pages : 564

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Author: Pinhok Languages
Publisher: Pinhok Languages via PublishDrive
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 524

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Chinese vocabulary book + Chinese dictionary This Chinese vocabulary book contains more than 3000 words and phrases which are grouped by topic to make it easier for you to pick what to learn first. On top of that, the index in the second half of the book provides you with a basic Chinese-English as well as English-Chinese dictionary which makes this a great resource for learners of all levels. What you can expect from this book: This Chinese learning resource is a combination of Chinese vocabulary book and a two-way basic Chinese dictionary: Part 1 - Topic based Chinese vocabulary book: This is the main part of the book and represents a list of chapters each containing Chinese vocabularies for a certain topic. The Chinese vocabularies in the chapters are unsorted on purpose to separate remembering them from a defined alphabetical order. You can start at any chapter and dive directly into the topics that interest you the most. Part 2 - Basic English-Chinese dictionary: The index in the second half of the book can be used as a basic Chinese dictionary to look up words you have learned but can't remember or learn new words you need. Part 3 - Basic Chinese-English dictionary: Easy to use and with just the right amount of words, this third part finishes off with a second index that allows you to look for Chinese words and directly find the English translation How to use this Chinese vocabulary book: Not sure where to start? We suggest you first work your way through the verbs, adjectives and phrases chapters in part one of the book. This will give you a great base for further studying and already enough vocabulary for basic communication. The Chinese dictionaries in part two and three can be used whenever needed to look up words you hear on the street, English words you want to know the Chinese translation for or simply to learn some new words. Some final thoughts: Vocabulary books have been around for centuries and as with so many things that have been around for some time, they are not very fashionable and a bit boring, but they usually work very well. Together with the basic Chinese dictionary parts, this vocabulary book is a great resource to support you throughout the process of learning Chinese and comes in particularly handy at times when there is no internet to look up words and phrases.