Levels0art 1 Integrated Chinese TEXTBOOK Simplified Characters Third Edition THIRD EDITION BY Yuehua Liu and Tao-chung Yao Nyan-Ping Bi, Liangyan Ge, Yaohua Shi ORIGINAL EDITION BY Tao-chung Yao and Yuehua Liu Liangyan Ge, Yea-fen Chen, Nyan-Ping Bi, Xiaojun Wang, Yaohua Shi CHENG & TSUI COMPANY BOSTON Copyright © 2009, 2005, 1997 Cheng & Tsui Company, Inc. Third Edition / third printing May 2010 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, scanning, or any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. 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Contents Preface to the Third Edition ......................................................................................................................................xiv Preface to the Second Edition ................................................................................................................................xix Scope and Sequence .....................................................................................................................................................xxiv Abbreviations of Grammatical Terms .............................................................................................................xxx Cast of Characters ...........................................................................................................................................................xxxi Introduction 1 Chinese Language and Dialects ..............................................................................................................................1 Syllabic Structure and Pronunciation of Modern Standard Chinese ......................................1 The Chinese Writing System .................................................................................................................................... 11 Useful Expressions ........................................................................................................................................................... 16 Lesson 1: Greetings 19 Learning Objectives Relate and Get Ready Dialogue I: Exchanging Greetings ...................................................................................................................... 20 Language Notes .................................................................................................................................................................. 20 Vocabulary ..............................................................................................................................................................................21 Grammar ................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 1 The Verb (xìng) 2 Questions Ending with (ne) 3 The Verb (jiào) Language Practice ............................................................................................................................................................ 25 Dialogue II: Asking about Someone’s Nationality ................................................................................ 27 Language Notes .................................................................................................................................................................. 27 Vocabulary .............................................................................................................................................................................. 28 Grammar ................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 4 The Verb (shì) 5 Questions Ending with (ma) 6 The Negative Adverb (bù) 7 The Adverb (y) Language Practice ............................................................................................................................................................ 32 How About You? ................................................................................................................................................................. 35 Culture Highlights ............................................................................................................................................................ 36 Pronunciation Exercises .............................................................................................................................................. 38 Simp-1-1-IC3-1Frontmatter.indd iv 3/29/2010 1:32:36 PM Contents v English Text ............................................................................................................................................................................ 40 Progress Checklist ........................................................................................................................................................... 40 Lesson 2: Family 41 Learning Objectives Relate and Get Ready Dialogue I: Looking at a Family Photo ...........................................................................................................42 Language Notes ..................................................................................................................................................................42 Vocabulary ..............................................................................................................................................................................43 Grammar ...................................................................................................................................................................................45 1 The Particle (de) (I) 2 Measure Words (I) 3 Question Pronouns 4 (yu) in the Sense of “to Have” or “to Possess” Language Practice ............................................................................................................................................................48 Dialogue II: Asking About Someone’s Family ...........................................................................................50 Language Notes ..................................................................................................................................................................50