By Yip Po-Ching, Don Rimmington, Zhang Xiaoming, Rachel Henson
‘Very good dependent and obviously explained’ – Dr Kan Qian, The Open college, UK
Basic Chinese introduces the necessities of chinese language syntax. each one of the 25 devices offers with a selected grammatical element and offers linked workouts. positive factors include:
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* many beneficial language examples
* jargon-free reasons of grammar
* plentiful drills and exercises
* a whole key to exercises.
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All chinese language entries are provided in either Pinyin romanization and chinese language characters, and are followed, more often than not, by means of English translations to facilitate self-tuition in addition to school room instructing in either spoken and written Chinese.
Basic Chinese is designed for college students new to the language. including its sister quantity, Intermediate Chinese, it types a compendium of the necessities of chinese language syntax.
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He is my teacher. shéi shì nhmen de Who is your Chinese zhdngwén lfoshc teacher? lí lfoshc shì wimen Mr Li is our de zhdngwén lfoshc Chinese teacher Note 1: shéi shì nhmen de zhdngwén lfoshc is a straightforward question, which may be used interchangeably with nhmen de zhdngwén lfoshc shì shéi. However, if expressed in more emphatic tones, the latter may convey the feeling that the speaker is curious or eager to find out who the teacher really is. 28 Note 2: One does not ask: * shéi shì ta shéi ziu le lH xiAnsheng ziu le nh qù jiàn shéi wi qù jiàn zhAng jCnglH zhè shì shéi de shebao zhè shì wI tóngxué de shebao nh xifng hb difnr shénme wi xifng hb difnr píjiJ nh zhfo shénme wi zhfo wI de shIubiFo wi de dàyc zài nFr nh de dàyc zài zhèr Who has left?
Fbn means ‘part; component’ and zhc means ‘of’): 39 5 Numbers san fbn zhc yc sì fbn zhc yc sì fbn zhc san ba fbn zhc qc 1/3 1/4 3/4 7/8 one third one quarter three quarters seven eighths D bàn ‘half’ followed by a noun functions like a numeral and requires a measure word: bàn bbi jij ( ) bàn bàn / bàn bàn bàn gè xcgua nián (gè) xifoshí / gè zhdngtóu gè yuè half a glass of wine (or any alcoholic drink) half a watermelon six months (lit. half a year) half an hour two weeks (lit. 17 Note: When líng ‘nought; zero’ occurs after the decimal point, it is not a ‘filler’ but functions as a separate unit and is therefore repeated as necessary.
G. ) This one. nh yào nF san gè wi yào nà san gè Which three do you want? I want those three. nGi xib piányi difnr zhèi xib piányi difnr Which ones are cheaper? These ones are cheaper. nh mfi nF lifng bgn she wi mfi nà lifng bgn she Which two books are you going to buy? I’m buying those two books. nGi bf sfn shì nh de zhèi bf sfn shì wi de Which umbrella is yours? G nfr ‘where’ and ally ask about location. This umbrella is mine. shénme dìfang ‘what place’ natur- (i) They may occur at the object position, particularly after go (to)’ and zài ‘to be at/in/on’: qù ‘to / nh qù nFr/shénme dìfang Where are you going?