Chinese Conversation 301 Sentences · Part 1

Author: Kang Yuhua, Lai Siping / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: Conversational Chinese 301 Sentences is a rapid course 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.
This 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. Building on this foundation, substitution and expansion exercises help learners achieve simple communication with Chinese people, laying a solid groundwork for further study.
Considering the characteristics of adult learners, the grammar section for the basic level is explained in plain and easy-to-understand language, supplemented by clear and simple examples, making the explanations concise and straightforward. This allows learners to use grammatical rules to guide their language practice, achieving the effect of learning by analogy. The exercise sections are diverse and substantial in quantity. The review lessons further train students in conversational skills and extended expression, 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.