Beginners’ Chinese: a taster course
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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 The Chinese language
    • 1.1 Varieties of Chinese
    • 1.2 Pinyin
    • 1.3 Tones
    • 1.4 Chinese characters
    • 1.5 Simplified and traditional forms of Chinese characters
    • 1.6 Word formation
    • 1.7 How to memorise and combine characters
  • 2 Greetings
  • 3 Introducing oneself
    • 3.1 Nationalities
    • 3.2 Professional titles and basic professions
  • 4 Basic numbers
  • Conclusion
  • Further reading
  • Acknowledgements

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