Chinese Primer: Character Text (Pinyin)

by Ta-tuan Ch'en, Perry Link, Yih-jian Tai, et al.

Book Overview

Four experienced teachers of beginning Chinese have developed this introductory textbook. A pilot edition has been tested widely in classrooms and refined over a period of years. Among its salient features are lessons that are lively, amusing, and relevant to everyday life: concentrated training of ear and tongue in the sound system of Chinese; extensive grammar notes, clearly presented, with attention to mistakes English-speakers are likely to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691036942
• ISBN13: 9780691036946
• Release Date: February 1994
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 18 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary to Grade 5

Customer Reviews

Chinese Primer: Character Text

The book came in great condition and it arrived on time. Also, I got it for a good price.

A clear and thorough coursebook

Ch'en and Link's Chinese Primer series is an excellent introduction to the language. Detailed and clear grammatical explanations complement texts that give individual attention to each of the four areas of foreign language learning: reading, writing, listening and speaking. However, the best feature of Princeton's texts is the dialogues: rather than tread through the same-old tired sequence of "greetings", "where are you from?", "how old are you" etc., the authors creatively use the most basic vocabulary and sentence patterns to create conversations that are humorous and full of life. Nathan Dummitt author of Chinese Through Tone & Color

good chinese books hard to find

This book fills a void. The grammar is straightforward, the examples clear, and there are plenty of exercises. It's excellent for students of chinese who have some foundation already and are looking vastly and quickly improve upon it.