Reading & Writing Chinese: Simplified Character Edition - Softcover

McNaughton, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0804835098 ISBN 13: 9780804835091

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

This is a revised third edition of Tuttle's Reading & Writing Chinese.

This new edition focuses on the internationally recognized test of proficiency in Chinese, the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK). All 800 characters prescribed for Level A are covered here, and the 1400+ Levels B and C characters are covered concisely.

All of the prescribed vocabulary for Levels A-C of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi is included among the example compounds. Knowledge of the 2,200+ characters and 5,253+ vocabulary items covered will equip students to take the test at either the Basic or the Elementary-Intermediate standard. Success in the top band of the Basic standard is sufficient to enter college in China.

About this title

About the Author:

William McNaughton was the founding teacher of Chinese at Oberlin College. From 1986 he taught at Kong Kong's City University, where he was the founding program leader of the BA (Honors) program in Translation and Interpretation. He now lives in retirement in Hong Kong.

Review:

"This book presents over 2000 essential characters for reading everyday Chinese. The layout is beautiful, the blue ink for characters works well, the order of strokes is clearly presented and the different meanings and pronunciations are explained. This one complements nicely the material above." —Goodreads

About this edition

• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0804835098
• ISBN 13: 9780804835091
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 336