Chinese for beginners and advanced beginners

the long version

This is a complete course in Standard Chinese (Mandarin) for beginners in two parts: "Beginners" is 16 lessons and "Advanced Beginners" is 8 lessons. The first 7 lessons gradually build confidence in pronunciation and reading of Pinyin, the system for representing Chinese speech with our Latin alphabet. Chinese characters in the simplified (PRC) form are also given for many words. "Beginners" teaches a vocabulary of 600 words and 500 Chinese characters. The books have received glowing reviews for their clarity, and are suitable for classroom use or for self-teaching.