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    Learning Mandarin Chinese Characters Volume 2: The Quick and Easy Way to Learn Chinese Characters! (HSK Level 2 & AP Study Exam Prep Book)
    Learning Mandarin Chinese Characters Volume 2: The Quick and Easy Way to Learn Chinese Characters! (HSK Level 2 & AP Study Exam Prep Book)
    Learning Mandarin Chinese Characters Volume 2: The Quick and Easy Way to Learn Chinese Characters! (HSK Level 2 & AP Study Exam Prep Book)
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    Learning Mandarin Chinese Characters Volume 2: The Quick and Easy Way to Learn Chinese Characters! (HSK Level 2 & AP Study Exam Prep Book)

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    Reinforce your written Chinese with this practice book for the best-selling Tuttle Learning Chinese Characters.

    Learning Mandarin Chinese Characters helps students quickly learn the essential Chinese characters that are fundamental to the language. This character workbook is intended for self-study or classroom use and presents 135 high-frequency characters and over 405 prevalent words using these characters. These are the characters and words students need to know if they plan to take the official Chinese government HSK Level 2 Exam or the Advanced Placement (AP) Chinese Language and Culture Exam.

    Each character is presented in a straightforward way. A step-by-step diagram shows how to write the character and boxes are provided for freehand writing practice. The meaning and pronunciation are given along with the key vocabulary compounds and an example sentence. Review exercises reinforce the learning process, and an index at the back allows you to look up the characters according to their English meanings or romanized Hanyu Pinyin pronunciation.

    Key features of this Chinese workbook include:
    • Designed for HSK Level 2 and AP exam prep
    • Learn the 135 most written Chinese characters
    • Example sentences and over 405 vocabulary items
    • Step-by-step writing diagrams and practice boxes
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTuttle Publishing
    Release dateApr 11, 2017
    ISBN9781462919239
    Learning Mandarin Chinese Characters Volume 2: The Quick and Easy Way to Learn Chinese Characters! (HSK Level 2 & AP Study Exam Prep Book)

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    Learning Mandarin Chinese Characters Volume 2 - Yi Ren

    Learning

    MANDARIN

    CHINESE

    CHARACTERS

    VOLUME 2

    YI REN

    TUTTLE Publishing

    Tokyo | Rutland, Vermont | Singapore

    I would like to dedicate this book to my children:

    Lillian, Sandra and Justinian

    Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd

    www.tuttlepublishing.com

    Copyright © 2017 Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd

    Front cover photo © takayuki/Shutterstock.com

    Photo page 6: Wikimedia Commons

    All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission from the publisher.

    ISBN: 978-0-8048-4494-9; ISBN: 978-1-4629-1923-9 (ebook)

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    Tuttle Publishing

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    Printed in Singapore     1701MP

    TUTTLE PUBLISHING® is a registered trademark of Tuttle Publishing, a division of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.

    Contents

    Some Tips on Learning Mandarin Chinese Characters

    1 Happy Birthday 祝你生日快乐

    号 hào number

    快 kuài fast

    乐 lè/yuè happy/music

    迎 yíng welcome

    始 shǐ begin

    介 jiè introduce

    送 sòng send off

    给 gěi give

    您 nín you (polite)

    贵 guì honorable

    姓 xìng one’s family name

    最 zuì most

    Word Practice

    Exercise Set 1

    2 My Family 我的一家

    哥 gēi older brother

    弟 dì younger brother

    妹 mèi younger sister

    丈 zhàng husband

    妻 qī wife

    孩 hái child

    男 nán male

    常 cháng often

    玩 wán to play

    笑 xiào smile

    房 fáng house

    Word Practice

    Exercise Set 2

    3 What Do You Like to Eat? 你喜欢吃什么？

    鱼 yú fish

    羊 yáng lamb

    牛 niú cow

    鸡 jī chicken

    咖 kā/gā coffee/curry

    瓜 guā melon

    已 yǐ already

    也 yě also

    要 yào/yāo will/request

    还 hái still

    完 wán finish

    真 zhēn real

    Word Practice

    Exercise Set 3

    4 In School 在学校

    课 kè class

    题 tí subject

    门 mén door

    考 kǎo to test

    教 jiào to teach

    问 wèn to ask

    答 dá to answer

    懂 dǒng understand

    错 cuò mistake

    外 wài outside

    知 zhī to know

    准 zhǔn allow

    帮 bāng assist

    Word Practice

    Exercise Set 4

    5 Where is the Store? 商店在哪里？

    找 zhǎo to find

    它 tā it

    可 kě may

    向 xiàng towards

    左 zuǒ left

    右 yòu right

    旁 páng other

    进 jìn enter

    告 gào to tell

    Word Practice

    Exercise Set 5

    6 Colorful Clothing 五颜六色的衣服

    颜 yán color

    红 hóng red

    白 bái white

    黑 hēi black

    得 dé gain

    穿 chuān to wear

    件 jiàn measure word for things

    张 zhāng open

    正 zhèng positive

    着 zhe particle indicating action in progress

    为 wèi because of

    员 yuán person

    Word Practice

    Exercise Set 6

    7 A Beautiful Day 美好的天气

    晴 qíng sunny

    阴 yīn cloudy

    雪 xuě snow

    因 yīn cause

    所 suǒ place

    走 zǒu walk

    路 lù road

    跑 pǎo to run

    吧 ba a particle

    Word Practice

    Exercise Set 7

    8 Where Are You Going? 你去哪儿？

    旅 lǚ travel

    汽 qì steam

    自 zì oneself

    船 chuán boat

    远 yuǎn far

    近 jìn near

    慢 màn slow

    长 cháng/zhǎng long/grow

    等 děng to wait for

    从 cóng from

    到 dào to arrive

    场 chǎng field

    离 lí to leave

    比 bǐ to compare

    Word Practice

    Exercise Set 8

    9 Let’s Exercise 让我们一起运动

    动 dòng move

    泳 yǒng swim

    踢 tī kick

    球 qiú ball

    篮 lán basket

    跳 tiào jump

    唱 chàng sing

    就 jiù only

    让 ràng permit

    过 guò to cross

    但 dàn but

    Word Practice

    Exercise Set 9

    10 Can You Lower the Price? 便宜点儿，行吗?

    新 xīn new

    手 shǒu hand

    表 biǎo surface

    两 liǎng two

    百 bǎi hundred

    千 qiān thousand

    元 yuán China currency

    便 pián/biàn cheap/convenient

    第 dì prefix

    次 cì number of times

    斤 jīn unit of weight

    卖 mài to sell

    Word Practice

    Exercise Set 10

    11 One of My Days 我的一天

    每 měi every

    早 zǎo morning

    晚 wǎn night

    床 chuáng bed

    洗 xǐ to wash

    报 bào report

    司 sī to manage

    班 bān class

    事 shì matter

    票 piào ticket

    意 yì meaning

    Word Practice

    Exercise Set 11

    12 Take it Easy 别太累了

    身 shēn body

    眼 yǎn eye

    累 lèi/lěi tired

    忙 máng busy

    病 bìng disease

    药 yào

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