A Primer for Advanced Beginners of Chinese

by Liu, Irene

• ISBN13: 9780231125550
• ISBN10: 0231125550
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-07-01
• Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr

Summary

-- Scott McGinnis, executive director, National Council of Organizations of Less Commonly Taught Languages

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Acknowledgements	xv
List of Abbreviations	xvii
Introduction: The Basics of Pronunciation and Characters	xix
Chinese Names	1	(20)
Vocabulary	2	(4)
Text	6	(1)
Reading Skills	7	(1)
Dialogue	8	(2)
Grammatical Points	10	(3)
Topic-Comment Sentence	10	(1)
Fixed Adverbs:	10	(1)
Question Particles:	10	(1)
Modifier Particle:	11	(2)
Sentence Patterns and Word Usage	13	(2)
Exercises	15	(5)
Pronunciation	15	(1)
Chinese Characters	15	(2)
Vocabulary Practice	17	(1)
Grammar	17	(1)
Writing	18	(1)
Reading Comprehension	18	(2)
Words and Expressions on Specific Topics: Expressions Used in Class	20	(1)
Chinese Families	21	(18)
Vocabulary	22	(4)
Text	26	(1)
Reading Skills	27	(1)
Dialogues	28	(2)
Grammatical Points	30	(2)
Numbers	30	(1)
Measure Words	30	(1)
Noun Phrases	31	(1)
Coverbs	31	(1)
Sentence Patterns and Word Usage	32	(1)
Exercises	33	(5)
Pronunciation	33	(1)
Chinese Characters	33	(1)
Vocabulary Practice	34	(1)
Grammar	35	(1)
Comprehensive Exercises	36	(1)
Oral Exercise	37	(1)
Writing	37	(1)
Reading Comprehension	37	(1)
Words and Expressions on Specific Topics: Money	38	(1)
China: The North and the South	39	(18)
Vocabulary	40	(3)
Text	43	(1)
Reading Skills	44	(1)
Dialogue	45	(2)
Grammatical Points	47	(3)
Place Words	47	(1)
Type of Place Words	47	(1)
Use of Place Words	48	(2)
Sentence Patterns and Word Usage	50	(1)
Exercises	51	(5)
Pronunciation	51	(1)
Chinese Characters	51	(1)
Vocabulary Practice	52	(1)
Grammar	53	(1)
Oral Exercise	54	(1)
Writing	54	(1)
Reading Comprehension	54	(2)
Words and Expressions on Specific Topics: Locations	56	(1)
The Ten Suns	57	(24)
Vocabulary	58	(3)
Text	61	(2)
Reading Skills	63	(1)
Dialogues	64	(2)
Grammatical Points	66	(4)
The Functions of le	66	(1)
Sentence-Final le (Sentence-le)	66	(1)
Verb Suffix le (Verb-le)	66	(1)
Combination of Verb-le and Sentence-le	67	(1)
Time Elapsed Without Doing Something	67	(1)
Situations When V-le Is Not Used	68	(2)
Sentence Patterns and Word Usage	70	(3)
Exercises	73	(6)
Pronunciation and Characters	73	(1)
Vocabulary Practice	74	(1)
Grammar	75	(1)
Comprehensive Exercises	76	(1)
Writing	77	(1)
Reading Comprehension	78	(1)
Words and Expressions on Specific Topics: Time	79	(2)
Heaven and Earth	81	(18)
Vocabulary	82	(2)
Text	84	(2)
Reading Skills	86	(2)
Dialogue	88	(1)
Grammatical Points	89	(3)
The Use of le in Discourse	89	(1)
Action Verb and Complements of Result	90	(1)
Actual Type	90	(1)
Potential Type	91	(1)
Sentence Patterns and Word Usage Exercises	92	(6)
Pronunciation and Characters	93	(1)
Vocabulary and Grammar	94	(1)
Comprehensive Exercises	95	(1)
Oral Exercise	96	(1)
Writing	96	(1)
Reading Comprehension	96	(2)
Words and Expressions on Specific Topics: Weather	98	(1)
The Story of Chinese Idioms	99	(20)
Vocabulary	100	(3)
Text	103	(2)
Reading Skills	105	(2)
Dialogue	107	(1)
Grammatical Points	108	(1)
The Particle	108	(1)
Sentence Patterns and Word Usage	109	(2)
Exercises	111	(6)
Pronunciation	111	(1)
Chinese Characters	111	(1)
Vocabulary Practice	112	(2)
Grammar	114	(1)
Writing	114	(1)
Reading Comprehension	114	(3)
Words and Expressions on Specific Topics: Commonly Used Measure Words	117	(2)
The Great Wall	119	(26)
Vocabulary	120	(3)
Text	123	(3)
Reading Skills	126	(2)
Dialogue	128	(2)
Grammatical Points	130	(2)
Directional Complement (DC)	130	(1)
Actual Type of DC	130	(1)
Potential Type of DC	131	(1)
Sentence Patterns and Word Usage	132	(2)
Exercises	134	(8)
Pronunciation	134	(1)
Chinese Characters	134	(1)
Vocabulary Practice	135	(1)
Grammar	136	(2)
Comprehensive Exercises	138	(1)
Writing	139	(1)
Reading Comprehension	139	(3)
Words and Expressions on Specific Topics: Travel	142	(3)
Li Bai Learns A Lesson	145	(22)
Vocabulary	146	(3)
Text	149	(2)
Reading Skills	151	(2)
Dialogues	153	(2)
Grammatical Points	155	(2)
Sentence Pattern Using ``ba''	155	(1)
When and Why a Speaker Uses the Construction	155	(2)
Sentence Patterns and Word Usage	157	(2)
Exercises	159	(5)
Pronunciation	159	(1)
Chinese Characters	159	(1)
Vocabulary and Grammar	160	(1)
Comprehensive Exercises	161	(1)
Writing	162	(1)
Reading Comprehension	162	(1)
Oral Exercise	163	(1)
Words and Expressions on Specific Topics: Campus Life	164	(3)
Shen Nong and Chinese Medicine	167	(16)
Vocabulary	168	(3)
Text	171	(2)
Reading Skills	173	(1)
Dialogue	174	(1)
Grammatical Points	175	(2)
Sequencing in Chinese Narrative Discourse	175	(1)
Succession of Events and Situations	175	(1)
Simultaneity	176	(1)
Overlap	176	(1)
Aspect Marker ``guo''	176	(1)
Sentence Patterns and Word Usage	177	(1)
Exercises	178	(4)
Pronunciation and Characters	178	(1)
Grammar and Vocabulary	179	(1)
Oral Exercises	180	(1)
Writing	180	(1)
Reading Comprehension	180	(2)
Words and Expressions on Specific Topics: Asking for Directions	182	(1)
Chinese Food	183	(22)
Vocabulary	184	(4)
Text	188	(2)
Reading Skills	190	(1)
Dialogue	191	(2)
Grammatical Points	193	(2)
The ``shi......de'' Construction	193	(2)
Sentence Patterns and Word Usage	195	(2)
Exercises	197	(7)
Pronunciation	197	(1)
Chinese Characters	197	(1)
Vocabulary Practice	198	(1)
Grammar	199	(1)
Oral Exercises	200	(1)
Writing	201	(1)
Reading Comprehension	201	(3)
Words and Expressions on Specific Topics: Shopping	204	(1)
Appendix I A Brief History of the Creation of Chinese Characters and the Evolution of the Chinese Writing System	205	(4)
Appendix II Comprehensive Vocabulary List	209	(40)
English-Chinese	209	(20)
Chinese-English	229	(20)
Appendix III Character Stroke Order	249