Tuttle Chinese-English Dictionary. Li Dong

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       ISBN 978-1-4629-1079-3 (ebook)

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      Contents

       Introducing Chinese

       1 Pronunciation

       1.1 Vowels

       1.2 Consonants

       1.3 Basic tones

       1.4 Syllables: Distinct units

       1.5 Pinyin: the romanization scheme to show pronunciation

       2 Writing Chinese: 汉字 Hànzi

       2.1 Chinese characters as syllables

       2.2 The composition of Chinese characters: Meaningful components

       2.3 The writing of Chinese characters

       3 Vocabulary: Word-formation

       4 Grammar

       4.1 Main features of Chinese grammar

       4.2 Word classes

      4.3 Other grammar terms

       List 1: Meaningful Character Components

       List 2: Measure Words

       Using the Dictionary

       List of Radicals

       Radical Index

       Stroke Index

       Chinese-English Dictionary

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