Chinese Conversation 301 Sentences: Volume 2 - 3rd Edition (English-Chinese Annotations)

Author: Kang Yuhua, Lai Siping
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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. 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 the goal of engaging in simple communication with Chinese people, laying a solid foundation for further study. Considering the characteristics of adult learners, the grammar section for the basic stage is explained in simple and easy-to-understand language, supplemented by clear and straightforward example sentences, making the explanations concise and comprehensive. 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 entirely or partially based on actual circumstances.