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LI Dong 李冬
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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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Appendices
1 Common Chinese Family Names
2 Common English Names with Chinese Transcriptions
100 Common Surnames
100 Common Male Given Names
100 Common Female Given Names
3 Chinese Place Names
Provinces
Autonomous Regions
Municipalities under direct jurisdiction
Special administrative regions
Introducing Chinese
1 PRONUNCIATION
1.1 Vowels
SINGLE VOWELS
There are seven basic single vowels: