《汉语初步》

CONTENTS1

Introduction1

Chinese Pronunciation3

Key to Chinese Phonetic Alphabet Tones10

The Neutral Tone，Change of Tones and the Retroflex Ending“-r”Chinese Characters10

Characteristics17

Structure of Characters and Rules for Writing17

Lessons17

1．Learning Chinese17

2．Xie Wen's Family21

3．Buying Things26

4．In a Restaurant31

5．Excursion to Fragrant Hill35

6．In a Hotel39

7．A Letter44

8．Seeing a Sports Exhibition49

9．Peking's Four Seasons53

10．Seeing the Doctor57

11．Visiting a People's Commune63

12．Attending a Film Reception67

13．Visiting the Red Flag Electric Machinery Plant71

14．A Purse76

15．Traveling in China81

16．Lenin's Overcoat86

17．“We Are One Family”92

18．Ten Eggs100

19．A Story About Doctor Bethune107

20．Orphans But Not Alone113

21．The Great Wall120

22．The Foolish Old Man Who Removed the Mountains （A Fable）126

23．Mister Dongguo and the Wolf（Playlet）133

24．Review of Basic Grammar142

Answers to Exercises156

Vocabulary166