Books to Support Chinese Language Learning

A Listmania! list by Elizabeth "elizabeth_rb" (Sheffield, UK)
 
Basic Chinese: A Grammar and Workbook (Grammar Workbooks)
1.  Basic Chinese: A Grammar and Workbook (Grammar Workbooks) by Yip Po-Ching
The list author says:
  "Covers all the basic grammar and functions you need.  All in both characters and pinyin."
Used & New from: £8.94
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Intermediate Chinese: A Grammar and Workbook (Routledge Grammars)
2.  Intermediate Chinese: A Grammar and Workbook (Routledge Grammars) by Yip Po-Ching
The list author says:
  "Follow on from the above.  Same useful format."
Used & New from: £19.00
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Pocket Oxford Chinese Dictionary
3.  Pocket Oxford Chinese Dictionary by Martin H. Manser
The list author says:
  "A must-have.  This is one of the few bi-lingual Ch & Eng dictionaries going and is really quite good."
Used & New from: £5.41
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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ABC Chinese-English Dictionary (ABC Chinese Dictionary)
4.  ABC Chinese-English Dictionary (ABC Chinese Dictionary) by John DeFrancis
The list author says:
  "A necessary addition to your Chinese resources.  Great for audio work as it's 100% alphabetical."
Used & New from: £26.43
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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Chinese-English Frequency Dictionary: A Study Guide to Mandarin Chinese's 500 Most Frequently Used Words
5.  Chinese-English Frequency Dictionary: A Study Guide to Mandarin Chinese's 500 Most Frequently Used Words by Yong Ho
The list author says:
  "Great for helping which characters to learn first.  (Script is essential, really.  You don't want to be illiterate, do you?!)"
Used & New from: £20.00
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Schaum's Outline of Chinese Grammar (Schaum's Outline Series)
6.  Schaum's Outline of Chinese Grammar (Schaum's Outline Series) by Claudia Ross
The list author says:
  "Another very accessible grammar workbook, esp for those on a budget and who aren't linguistically confident.  Traditional and simplified characters, plus pinyin!"
Used & New from: £9.99
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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Beginner's Chinese - Book and double CD pack (Mandarin)(Teach Yourself Languages S.)
7.  Beginner's Chinese - Book and double CD pack (Mandarin)(Teach Yourself Languages S.) by Elizabeth Scurfield
The list author says:
  "Great intro to the spoken language.  Lots of excellent practical material, but very little script, which is a shame.  Get the audio too."
Used & New from: £4.00
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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Colloquial Chinese: A Complete Language Course (PB + CD)
8.  Colloquial Chinese: A Complete Language Course (PB + CD) by Qian Kan
The list author says:
  "Covers a lot of ground plus teaches you the rudiments of reading and writing! Get the audio too."
Used & New from: £7.62
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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Colloquial Chinese 2: The Next Step in Language Learning (Colloquial Series)
9.  Colloquial Chinese 2: The Next Step in Language Learning (Colloquial Series) by Kan Qian
The list author says:
  "Plenty of realistic and up to date material with both script and romanisation.  Get the audio as well though, not just the book - even at higher levels."
£17.09   Used & New from: £10.91
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Schaum's Outline of Chinese Vocabulary (Schaum's Outline Series)
10.  Schaum's Outline of Chinese Vocabulary (Schaum's Outline Series) by Yanping Xie
The list author says:
  "Situational vocab and dialogues.  Well worth having."
Used & New from: £5.52
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Teach Yourself Chinese [With 2 CDs] (Teach Yourself (McGraw-Hill))
11.  Teach Yourself Chinese [With 2 CDs] (Teach Yourself (McGraw-Hill)) by Liz Scurfield
The list author says:
  "Newer edition is much more user-friendly.  I can now recommend this one.  Get the audio too."
Used & New from: £8.00
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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Ultimate Chinese (Mandarin) Basic (Living Language Ultimate Basic-Intermediate Series (Bk & CD))
12.  Ultimate Chinese (Mandarin) Basic (Living Language Ultimate Basic-Intermediate Series (Bk & CD)) by Living Language
The list author says:
  "Excellent course book, very thorough looking.  Intro to script included."
£38.24
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

First Thousand Words in Chinese
13.  First Thousand Words in Chinese by Heather Amery
The list author says:
  "Good fun and really useful.  Get a Chinese friend to supply the correct measure words.  Linked website for pronunciation."
Used & New from: £3.42
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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Chinese-English Visual Bilingual Dictionary (DK Bilingual Dictionaries)
14.  Chinese-English Visual Bilingual Dictionary (DK Bilingual Dictionaries) by g-and-w Publishing
The list author says:
  "Contains every useful word you could possibly imagine and many more.  Again, a Chinese person needed for measure words, but a great resource."
£6.39   Used & New from: £4.23
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

Chinese in Steps: v. 1 (Please order new edition 9781907838101)
15.  Chinese in Steps: v. 1 (Please order new edition 9781907838101) by George Zhang
The list author says:
  "Great course for those who aren't afraid to leap right in with characters from day 1.  CD included.  Use with other courses."
Used & New from: £6.99
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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Chinese in Steps: v. 2: For Speakers of Chinese as a Foreign Language
16.  Chinese in Steps: v. 2: For Speakers of Chinese as a Foreign Language by George Zhang
The list author says:
  "Follow on from the above, same comments."
£11.89   Used & New from: £8.00
2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Last updated: 05/05/2008
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