Intermediate Written Chinese: Read and Write Mandarin Chinese as the Chinese Do

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This is an intermediate-level course in written Chinese that employs a revolutionary new method designed to have you quickly reading and writing simple, connected Chinese sentences. The Basic Chinese and Intermediate Chinese books provide separate but integrated "tracks" to help you learn to speak, read, and write Chinese efficiently at your own pace. Some students and teachers wish to emphasize speaking ability first, whereas others wish to focus on learning to speak, read, and write Chinese at the same time. Intermediate Written Chinese allows you the flexibility to learn the written language and the written Chinese at your own pace. • Learn to use 336 high-frequency characters, and over 1,200 common words written with them. • Together with the 288 characters and 700 words introduced in Basic Written Chinese, a total of 624 characters and more than 1,900 words are formally taught in this two-volume course. • In addition, another 199 supplementary characters and over 700 supplementary words are introduced for extra learning, meaning that you will have encountered a grand total of 823 characters and over 2,600 words by the end of this course. • Carefully designed to have you quickly reading and writing connected Chinese sentences. • Each lesson introduces six new characters and a number of words written with them. By dividing the learning into small tasks, you attain a sense of accomplishment rather than getting bogged down. • The structure and etymology of each new character is explained in detail to make the learning of characters easier, and similar characters are compared and contrasted. • Some lessons include realia such as photographs of street signs, name cards, e-mail messages, and handwritten notes. • Both simplified and traditional characters are taught throughout; you may choose to learn one or both. • Features a variety of fonts in both typeset and handwritten styles, to prepare you to use Chinese in many different contexts—from reading signs and newspapers to computers and mobile phone texts. Frontcover How to Download the Bonus Material of this Book Title Page Copyright A Note to the Learner Contents Acknowledgments About This Course Organization and Use Abbreviations Unit 11: Getting Around Taipei Part 1: By Taxi to the Bank of Taiwan Part 2: “Which Bus Do I Take to Muzha?” Part 3: Asking Directions to a Friend’s House Part 4: Filling Up at a Gas Station Unit 12: Shopping (I) Part 1: Buying Ice Pops Part 2: Purchasing Pens Part 3: Shopping for Vegetables Part 4: At a Fruit Stand Unit 13: Shopping (II) Part 1: Buying Meat at a Traditional Market Part 2: In a Supermarket Part 3: Purchasing New Shoes Part 4: Buying Pants Unit 14: Eating and Drinking (I) Part 1: Ordering a Meal in a Restaurant Part 2: Ordering a Meal in a Restaurant (cont.) Part 3: Arranging a Banquet Part 4: Arranging a Banquet (cont.) Unit 15: Eating and Drinking (II) Part 1: The Peking Duck Banquet Part 2: The Peking Duck Banquet (cont.) Part 3: The Peking Duck Banquet (cont.) Part 4: Making Dumplings Unit 16: Eating and Drinking (III) Part 1: Eating with a Colleague in a Restaurant Part 2: A Dinner Party at Home Part 3: A Dinner Party at Home (cont.) Part 4: A Dinner Party at Home (cont.) Unit 17: On the Telephone Part 1: “Want to Go to the Show?” Part 2: Telephone Tag Part 3: Calling About an Advertisement for an Apartment Part 4: Calling About an Advertisement for an Apartment (cont.) Unit 18: Visiting People (I) Part 1: Visiting a Friend at Home Part 2: Visiting a Friend at Home (cont.) Part 3: Calling on Someone to Request a Favor Part 4: Calling on Someone to Request a Favor (cont.) Unit 19: Visiting People (II) Part 1: Visiting a Sick Classmate Part 2: Visiting a Sick Classmate (cont.) Part 3: A Farewell Call on a Favorite Teacher Part 4: A Farewell Call on a Favorite Teacher (cont.) Unit 20: Leisure Time Activities (I) Part 1: Hobbies Part 2: Hobbies (cont.) Part 3: Going to the Movies Part 4: Going to the Movies (cont.) Unit 21: Leisure Time Activities (II) Part 1: Talking About Sports Part 2: Talking About Sports (cont.) Part 3: Watching a Soccer Game on Television Part 4: An Excursion to the Great Wall Unit 22: Emergencies Part 1: Illnesses Part 2: The Pickpocket Part 3: A Lost Bag Part 4: The Accident Unit 23: Hong Kong and Macao Part 1: A Walking Tour of Hong Kong Part 2: A Walking Tour of Hong Kong (cont.) Part 3: The Linguistic Situation in Hong Kong Part 4: A Trip to Macao Unit 24: Singapore and Malaysia Part 1: Conversation at Singapore Botanic Gardens Part 2: A Visit to Singapore Zoo Part 3: A Day at a Penang High School Part 4: Purchasing a Laptop in a Penang Mall Appendix A: Characters With Multiple Pronunciations Appendix C: New Characters and Words By Unit and Part Appendix D: Character Index Appendix E: Chinese-English Glossary Appendix F: English-Chinese Glossary