Chinese Conversation 301 Sentences (Third Edition) (Part 1)

Author: Kang Yuhua, Lai Siping
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: A Practical Chinese Reader: 301 Conversational Sentences 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 emphasizes 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, substitution and expansion exercises help learners 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 plain and easy-to-understand language, supplemented by clear and simple examples, making it 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 abundant in quantity. The review lessons focus on further training students' 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.