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  • Hardcover: 232 pages
  • Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (24 Sep 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0415160367
  • ISBN-13: 978-0415160360
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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An introduction to the essentials of Chinese syntax. Each of the 25 units deals with a particular grammatical point and provides associated exercises. Features include: a clear, accessible format; many useful language examples; jargon-free explanations of grammar; drills and exercises; and a key to exercises. All Chinese entries are presented in both "pinyin" romanisation and Chinese characters, and are accompanied, in most cases, by English translations to facilitate self-tuition in both spoken and written Chinese. "Basic Chinese" is designed for complete beginners. Together with its sister volume, "Intermediate Chinese", it seeks to form a compendium of the essentials of Chinese syntax.


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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Modern, clear and will take you beyond 'basic', 5 Aug 2003
By R. WEST-SOLEY "raldon" (Birmingham, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Basic Chinese: A Grammar and Workbook (Grammar Workbooks) (Paperback)
The book starts with the simplest principles, and actually continues to advanced topics such as the 'le' particle, by the end of the book. Therefore it gives a very solid grounding in Chinese grammar, supported by plenty of exercises ranging from the traditional prose translation type, to error-correction style activities. Full of detail presented very concisely, it's ideal for an ab initio uni student, or anyone interested in getting a good grasp on how the language works, rather than the casual holiday maker after a minimal working knowledge.

Some of the example sentences are a bit odd - not that it's a bad thing, since a bit of humour (intended or otherwise) never did learning any harm! Try 'before she went to England she had never seen a squirrel'. Lovely! Now I know what a songshu is.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent introduction., 2 Feb 2006
This review is from: Basic Chinese: A Grammar and Workbook (Grammar Workbooks) (Paperback)
A friend recommended this to me, but unfortuately it was a long time before I got my hands on it and had waded through other texts beforehand - some useful, most cumbersome. Some explanations get a bit metalingual, but the examples are friendly and the exercises do the job of consolidating well. Incidentally, the last time I was in England it was the first time my friend had seen a squirrel, and very exciting it was too!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars in script and pinyin, 20 Feb 2009
By Richard Almasi "TheHunn" (Europa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Basic Chinese: A Grammar and Workbook (Grammar Workbooks) (Paperback)
Any beginner on Chinese should get this book, especially self-learners, for the following reasons:

1. it explains things simply

2. all examples and words are written both in script and pinyin

3. all excercises are written both in script and in pinyin

4. the exercises are very varied

5. each chapter is quite short

In fact, this book could almost be used as a textbook in itself, as with each chapter you get:
> new vocabulary, in script as well as pinyin, the book
covers around 400 new words
> exercises that cover all ranges: translation, correcting sentences,
and other grammar exercises (usually 5 per chapter)

An especially great thing about the excercises is that you have the choice to do them using either the script or pinyin, you are not forced to use either.
Apart from the English-Chinese translation excercises, all excercises are written both in script and in pinyin.

Yet another great thing is that each chapter sticks to the vocabulary it presents in that chapter, what I mean by this is that you will not get new words to learn in every single sentence: the chapter gives you 15-20 new words and only uses those words ( and those from the previous chapters that you have already completed ) in all examples and exercises.
This may sound obvious, but some grammar books I have used introduce new words in almost every sentence, culminating into 30-40 word lists to grasp in each chapter. It matters.

You need to be able to read pinyin reasonable well before you pick this book up, since it doesn't cover the pronunciation at all.

Another issue is that the chapters are somewhat sequential, so that you have to do them in order, like a textbook.
The exercises in the following chapters build to some degree on the previous ones.

But I don't think that the intention of this book is to function as a reference, it is a workbook first and foremost.
[If it's a grammar reference book you're after this one is good: Chinese: An Essential Grammar (Routledge Grammars)].

This book has significantly boosted my confidence in Chinese.
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