Read Chinese Today

Author : Gam Go
Publisher : Simplex Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780962311338
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Read Chinese Today written by Gam Go and published by Simplex Publications. This book was released on 1992-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ping-gam Go unveils the mystery of Chinese writing by providing and describing the historical pictograph for each character, thus aiding the reader to identify, learn and memorize Chinese characters. This compact book is a perfect introductory book for anyone interested in the Chinese language. It is suitable for young students learning in after-school Chinese programs to seasoned tourists traveling abroad. The book includes: ? Character finder, divided into simple, intermediate, and complex categories ? As a means to teach 60 of the most common Chinese characters, Mr. Go provides a photographic survey of a walking tour through San Francisco Chinatown. ? Dictionary of 68 characters containing: the ancestral pictograph, the traditional Chinese character, the definition with the explanation of the ancestral roots of the character, and cross-references to the Chinatown photo section. The low price point for this book makes it an ideal premium item.

Author : ShaoLan Hsueh
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062358006
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chineasy written by ShaoLan Hsueh and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chinese is considered one of the most difficult languages to master. However, using the Chineasy system, anyone can begin to understand and read Chinese. It works by transforming Chinese characters into illustrations to make them easy to remember. This book teaches the key characters on which the language is built and how these characters can be combined to form more complex words and phrases. Learning Chinese has never been this simple or more fun!

Author : Deborah Fallows
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0802779247
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dreaming in Chinese written by Deborah Fallows and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-09-07 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deborah Fallows has spent much of her life learning languages and traveling around the world. But nothing prepared her for the surprises of learning Mandarin, China's most common language, or the intensity of living in Shanghai and Beijing. Over time, she realized that her struggles and triumphs in studying the language of her adopted home provided small clues to deciphering the behavior and habits of its people,and its culture's conundrums. As her skill with Mandarin increased, bits of the language-a word, a phrase, an oddity of grammar-became windows into understanding romance, humor, protocol, relationships, and the overflowing humanity of modern China. Fallows learned, for example, that the abrupt, blunt way of speaking that Chinese people sometimes use isn't rudeness, but is, in fact, a way to acknowledge and honor the closeness between two friends. She learned that English speakers' trouble with hearing or saying tones-the variations in inflection that can change a word's meaning-is matched by Chinese speakers' inability not to hear tones, or to even take a guess at understanding what might have been meant when foreigners misuse them. In sharing what she discovered about Mandarin, and how those discoveries helped her understand a culture that had at first seemed impenetrable, Deborah Fallows's Dreaming in Chinese opens up China to Westerners more completely, perhaps, than it has ever been before.

Author : Paul U. Unschuld
Publisher : Paradigm Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780912111469
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Learn to Read Chinese written by Paul U. Unschuld and published by Paradigm Publications. This book was released on 1994 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Chinese medicine was chosen as a didactic focus because in recent decades the number of persons who require the ability to read and understand its technical literature has grown so dramatically. The text source selected serves this need. All 128 of the texts that form the sixteen lessons of this primer are quotations from the ninth edition of Zhongyi rumen ('Introduction to Chinese Medicine') by Qin Bowei."--Preface, Volume One.

Author : Maxwell K. Hearn
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 1588392813
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Read Chinese Paintings written by Maxwell K. Hearn and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2008 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Together the text and illustrations gradually reveal many of the major themes and characteristics of Chinese painting. To "read" these works is to enter a dialogue with the past. Slowly perusing a scroll or album, one shares an intimate experience that has been repeated over the centuries. And it is through such readings that meaning is gradually revealed."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Vivian Ling
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351384996
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Field of Chinese Language Education in the U.S. written by Vivian Ling and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-02-13 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will be the first account of the development of Chinese as a foreign language in the U.S., as it interacts with the relevant entities in China and beyond. There are virtually no systematic retrospective reflections on the field outside of the greater China region; and yet over the past decades the field has grown by leaps and bounds, and it is critical now that we pause to reflect on what has happened and what we can learn from the past. The contributors are among some of the most influential pioneers in the field whose entire academic lives have been dedicated to its development. The Field of Chinese Language Education in the U.S.: A Retrospective of the 20th Century is aimed at those who are currently engaged in Chinese language education, as teachers or as students.

Author : Leila Fernández-Stembridge
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113438209X
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book China Today written by Leila Fernández-Stembridge and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-02-24 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2004. China is increasingly influenced by international affairs, especially since its entry into the World Trade Organization in December 2002. Despite this, domestic reforms remain a priority, and as China adapts its economic structure to these ongoing domestic reforms, there are significant social and political consequences. These issues are thoroughly analysed in this volume, which includes chapters by both Eastern and Western specialists, thereby providing an interdisciplinary vision of contemporary China. Particular attention is devoted to questions such as the social compact in urban China, emerging social conflicts, nation building dynamics, and the redefinition of collective identities amidst the current dialectics between control and cohesion. The enduring theme of the book is the complexity of current developments in today’s China.

Author : ShaoLan
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13 : 0500771898
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chineasy written by ShaoLan and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2014-03-10 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'May revolutionize the teaching of Chinese around the world' ­ - The Sunday Times. Learning Chinese has always been difficult ... until now. Breaking down the Great Wall of language, ShaoLan has unpicked Chinese characters and created a simple and beautifully illustrated system for quickly understanding the basic building blocks of the written language. Working with illustrator Noma Bar and organized in an easy-to-grasp sequence, these engaging and delightful images offer a glimpse into the wonder of the Chinese language and rich culture. After a brief introduction to the nature of Chinese characters, strokes and pronunciation, the book's main section introduces the key and most frequently occurring characters on which the language is built, revealing how they can be combined to form a wealth of complex words and phrases. Optimized for viewing in iOS, the book will entertain and enrich readers of all ages and set the first steps towards a genuine appreciation of Chinese. -- Wallpaper* Magazine's 2014 Design Award for Life Enhancer of the Year -- Nominated for Best Design of the Year by London's Design Museum.

Author : Sin-Wai Chan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 131738248X
Total Pages : 1085 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Encyclopedia of the Chinese Language written by Sin-Wai Chan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 1085 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Encyclopedia of the Chinese Language is an invaluable resource for language learners and linguists of Chinese worldwide, those interested readers of Chinese literature and cultures, and scholars in Chinese studies. Featuring the research on the changing landscape of the Chinese language by a number of eminent academics in the field, this volume will meet the academic, linguistic and pedagogical needs of anyone interested in the Chinese language: from Sinologists to Chinese linguists, as well as teachers and learners of Chinese as a second language. The encyclopedia explores a range of topics: from research on oracle bone and bronze inscriptions, to Chinese language acquisition, to the language of the mass media. This reference offers a guide to shifts over time in thinking about the Chinese language as well as providing an overview of contemporary themes, debates and research interests. The editors and contributors are assisted by an editorial board comprised of the best and most experienced sinologists world-wide. The reference includes an introduction, written by the editor, which places the assembled texts in their historical and intellectual context. The Encyclopedia of the Chinese Language is destined to be valued by scholars and students as a vital research resource.

Author : Wendan Li
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824860691
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chinese Writing and Calligraphy written by Wendan Li and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2010-05-31 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suitable for college and high school students and those learning on their own, this fully illustrated coursebook provides comprehensive instruction in the history and practical techniques of Chinese calligraphy. No previous knowledge of the language is required to follow the text or complete the lessons. The work covers three major areas: 1) descriptions of Chinese characters and their components, including stroke types, layout patterns, and indications of sound and meaning; 2) basic brush techniques; and 3) the social, cultural, historical, and philosophical underpinnings of Chinese calligraphy—all of which are crucial to understanding and appreciating this art form. Students practice brush writing as they progress from tracing to copying to free-hand writing. Model characters are marked to indicate meaning and stroke order, and well-known model phrases are shown in various script types, allowing students to practice different calligraphic styles. Beginners will find the author’s advice on how to avoid common pitfalls in writing brush strokes invaluable. Chinese Writing and Calligraphy will be welcomed by both students and instructors in need of an accessible text on learning the fundamentals of the art of writing Chinese characters.