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Not everyone has the time to attend regular Chinese classes. A busy schedule, however, does not mean you cannot learn Chinese. This excellent phrase book provides you with the most important Chinese words and phrases to get you speaking without fuss or fear. It includes Chinese characters too, making it even more helpful to travelers and learners of Chinese. Book jacket.

Boye Lafayette De Mente worked for several years as an editor of newspapers and magazines in Tokyo and has written many books on Asian language and culture, including Survival Japanese, Asian Face Reading, Kata, Korean Business Etiquette, Instant Japanese, Business Guide to Japan's Cultural Code Words, Korean Business Ethics, and Instant Korean. He Lives in Paradise Valley, AZ.

Preface

The ``Language Wall'' is Down!

8

(1)

The National Language

8

(2)

INTRODUCTION

Chinese Written in ``English''

10

(2)

Those Notorious Tones

12

(1)

Chinese is Easier Than English!

13

(3)

The Chinese ``Alphabet''

16

(1)

Running Words Together

16

(1)

Pronouncing Chinese ``in English''

17

(1)

Pronunciation Guides

18

(11)

PART 1

Common Expressions & Key Words

29

(19)

Personal Information

48

(2)

Directions

50

(1)

Airport / Airline

51

(2)

Money

53

(3)

Taxis

56

(1)

Subways

57

(1)

Trains

58

(3)

Buses

61

(1)

Rental Cars

62

(1)

Hotel Vocabulary

63

(2)

Toilet / Restroom

65

(1)

The Seasons

66

(1)

The Weather

67

(2)

Eating

69

(4)

Drinking

73

(3)

Paying Bills

76

(1)

Telephone / Email

77

(2)

Shopping

79

(2)

Business

81

(1)

Post Office

82

(1)

Health / Help

83

(4)

Sightseeing

87

(2)

Barber Shop / Beauty Salon

89

(1)

Measurements

90

(1)

Personal Titles

90

(1)

Academic Titles

91

(1)

Business & Professional Titles

91

(2)

Homes

93

(1)

PART 2

The Cardinal Numbers

94

(4)

The Ordinal Numbers

98

(1)

Counting Things

99

(1)

Counting People

100

(1)

Counting Other Things

101

(1)

Telling Time

102

(3)

Days of the Week

105

(1)

Counting Days

106

(1)

Weeks

107

(1)

Counting Weeks

107

(1)

The Months

108

(2)

The Years

110

(1)

Giving Dates

111

(2)

Holidays

113

(1)

PART 3

Countries

114

(1)

China's Provinces

115

(1)

The Autonomous Regions

116

(1)

Major Cities

116

(1)

Famous Places in Beijing

117

(2)

Famous Landmarks Near Beijing

119

(1)

Shopping Districts in Beijing

119

(1)

Famous Places in Shanghai

120

(2)

Shopping Districts in Shanghai

122

(1)

Important Signs

122

(4)

PART 4

Making Your Own Sentences

126

(2)

PART 5

Additional Vocabulary

128

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Survival Chinese

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