Product Information
The #1 Chinese self-study course on the market has been updated and revised in this second edition This Hippocrene bestseller has been redesigned and updated, making learning to speak, read, and write Mandarin Chinese easier than ever. New features in this edition include the following: 10 practical lessons with dialogues, vocabulary, and exercises New audio CDs featuring professional actors from Beijing Updated cultural and language notes An attractive, easy-to-read presentation of the Chinese characters Additional exercises for teaching stroke order and writing skills, plus an index providing traditional character equivalents New technology sections on how to read and write Chinese characters on a computer Spoken by over 850 million people world-wide, Mandarin Chinese is the standard dialect for business and trade in China, one of the six official languages of the United Nations, and the world's most widely spoken language. Mandarin is also a useful study tool for students of the Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Tibetan languages, all of which have strong cultural roots in Chinese.Product Identifiers
PublisherHippocrene Books, Incorporated
ISBN-100781812577
ISBN-139780781812573
eBay Product ID (ePID)92929884
Product Key Features
Number of Pages326 Pages
Publication NameBeginner's Chinese
LanguageEnglish
SubjectChinese
Publication Year2010
TypeLanguage Course
AuthorYong Ho
Subject AreaForeign Language Study
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight15.2 Oz
Item Length8.6 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
LCCN2010-019885
Dewey Edition22
Target AudienceTrade
Dewey Decimal495.1/82421
Lc Classification NumberPl1129.E5h6 2010