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Everyday Chinese: 60 fables and anecdotes

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Cultural insights and language mastery in 60 stories.

This book could be a good read for anyone interested in diving deeper into Chinese language and culture. Through 60 ancient fables and anecdotes, readers can gain a better understanding of current expressions and enhance their vocabulary. The grammar and language notes provide systematic pointers, making it suitable for self-study or classroom use. The translation of these witty stories is engaging and entertaining, making it a literary gem for casual readers as well.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9780835110860
Related Collections: Creative Nonfiction

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Synopsis:
Paperback: 262 pages Publisher: Foreign Languages Press; 1st edition (1983) Language: English, Chinese, Chinese Pinyin ISBN-10: 0835110869 ISBN-13: 978-0835110860 Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces The ???Chinese??? discussed in this book is the language of the Han nationality which makes up over 90 percent of China???s one billion population. Students of Chinese language who have already done their basic training will find that Everyday Chinese helps them to acquire a deeper knowledge of current expressions. The 60 ancient fables and anecdotes with vocabulary listed separately can be used either as a self teaching manual or as a class textbook. The six sections of Grammatical Notes and two of Language Notes are systematic pointers to important features of the language. For casual readers the translation of the 60 witty stories which are adapted from classical Chinese is most entertaining. These fables are literary gems.

Language Notes:

Text: English, Chinese


Author: Zhong Qin
Format: Soft cover
Publisher: Foreign Languages Press
Publication Date: 1983
 

Cultural insights and language mastery in 60 stories.

This book could be a good read for anyone interested in diving deeper into Chinese language and culture. Through 60 ancient fables and anecdotes, readers can gain a better understanding of current expressions and enhance their vocabulary. The grammar and language notes provide systematic pointers, making it suitable for self-study or classroom use. The translation of these witty stories is engaging and entertaining, making it a literary gem for casual readers as well.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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