Chinese For Dummies, 3rd Edition

Introduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with Chinese 7 Chapter 1: Chinese in a Nutshell: The Spoken Word 9 Chapter 2: The Written Word: Checking Out Chinese Characters 21 Chapter 3: Warming Up with the Basics: Chinese Grammar 31 Chapter 4: Getting Started with Basic Expressions: N? HÎo! 51 Chapter 5: Getting Your Numbers, Times, and Measurements Straight 65 Chapter 6: Speaking Chinese at Home 85 Part 2: Chinese in Action 97 Chapter 7: Getting to Know You: Making Small Talk 99 Chapter 8: Dining Out and Shopping for Food 111 Chapter 9: Shopping Made Easy 137 Chapter 10: Exploring the Town 157 Chapter 11: Taking Care of Telecommunications 169 Chapter 12: Chinese at School and Work 187 Chapter 13: Recreation and Outdoor Activities 207 Part 3: Chinese on the Go 219 Chapter 14: Planning a Trip 221 Chapter 15: Making Cents of Money 233 Chapter 16: Getting Around 249 Chapter 17: Asking for Directions 267 Chapter 18: Finding a Place to Stay 281 Chapter 19: Handling Emergencies 297 Part 4: The Part of Tens 311 Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Learn Chinese Quickly 313 Chapter 21: Ten Things Never to Do in China 317 Part 5: Appendixes 321 Appendix A: Chinese-English Mini-Dictionary 323 Appendix B: Chinese Verbs 355 Appendix C: Fun & Games Answer Key 359 Index 365

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