Chinese Conversation 301 Sentences

Author: Kang Yuhua, Lai Siping
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: The 301 Conversational Sentences in Chinese is a fast-track textbook designed for foreigners who are beginners in learning Chinese. The book consists of 40 lessons, plus 8 review lessons. The 40 lessons cover nearly 30 communicative functions such as "Greetings" and "Making Acquaintances," approximately 800 vocabulary words, and basic Chinese grammar. Each lesson is divided into six parts: Sentences, Dialogues, Substitution and Expansion, Vocabulary, Grammar, and Exercises. The book focuses on developing beginners' ability to use Chinese for communication, employing a combination of communicative functions and grammatical structures. It presents the most common and fundamental aspects of modern Chinese in everyday contexts, enabling learners to quickly master the basic 301 conversational sentences. Based on this foundation, through substitution and expansion exercises, learners can achieve simple communication with Chinese people, laying a solid foundation for further study. Considering the characteristics of adult learners, the grammar section for the basic level is explained in simple and easy-to-understand language, supplemented by clear and concise examples, allowing learners to use grammatical rules to guide their language practice, thereby achieving the effect of generalization from specific examples. The exercise sections are diverse and extensive; the review lessons further train students in conversational and extended expression skills, summarizing and reviewing the grammar learned. The exercises for each lesson and the review lessons can be used in full or partially based on actual circumstances.