Read Chinese, Book Two: A Beginning Text in the Chinese Character

by Richard F. Chang

Book Overview

This second book of the Read Chinese series covers an additional three hundred Chinese characters, in both simplified and traditional forms. It is structured within the framework of a story about a Chinese student's journey to Beijing. The text uses both pinyin and Yale romanization where appropriate, and includes writing and stroke order charts.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 088710066X
• ISBN13: 9780887100666
• Release Date: March 1983
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Read Chinese is a serious series !

When I first got in touch with Fang-Yu Wang - Read Chinese Book One, I just fell in love with the practical, intelligent and superior quality of it. 300 hundred new characters are introduced in this way. Then I bought the number Two - written by Richard Chang -same as Fang-Yu Wang: precious! 400 hundred new characters ! That, plus the number Three - 300 hundred more - makes 1000 of the main characters used in chinese language ! And, since the beginning, one can start reading books like The Lady in the Painting ! I wish there where more books in this series - number Four, Five, Six and more stories to be read. Great, really great !!!