Phrasebooks

Just Enough Chinese (Just Enough)
by Passport

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Each book in this series provides just the right phrases to get by and be easily understood in everyday situations in foreign countries. Travelers will appreciate these essential phrases for crossing borders; changing money; asking directions; meeting... (read more)
 
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Your First 100 Words in Chinese (Your First 100 Words)
by Jane Wightwick

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This book is designed to teach the beginner a basic vocabulary of 100 Chinese wordscovering 8 everyday topics: around the home/ clothes/ around town (including transportation)/ countryside/ essentials/ opposities/ animals/ parts of the body.... (read more)
 
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Grammar

Chinese in Plain English 2ND Edition
by Boye De Mente

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'At work or play, get your message across quickly and confidently! For the business and leisure traveler, the simple-yet-effective Chinese In Plain English will help you find a hotel or the nearest restaurant as you pass through China. Now updated to... (read more)
 
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Dictionaries

Tuttle Concise Chinese Dictionary: Chinese-English/English-Chinese
by Tuttle

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The Tuttle Concise Chinese Dictionary is designed especially for foreigners working or traveling in China or Chinese speaking countries. Covering the 11,000 most important contemporary Chinese and English words in one compact volume, this portable and... (read more)
 
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Children's

Tuttle Chinese for Kids Flash Cards Kit Vol 1 Traditional Character (Tuttle Flash Cards)
by Tuttle

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Welcome to a fun-filled Chinese learning adventure created especially for kids! Given the opportunity, children pick up languages much more easily than adults, so encourage the littlest learners with Tuttle Chinese for Kids Flash Cards Kit Volume 1... (read more)
 
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Speak in a Week Mandarin Chinese Complete with CD (Audio) (Speak in a Week)
by Not Available (na)

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Easy-to-carry, easy-to-use, and fun! A simple, straightforward four-week course in Mandarin Chinese! No bulky books! Carry everywhere, learn anywherein the car, on the bus, even at the beach! In four 240-page wire-o bound books of eight sections apiece... (read more)
 
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Readers

Zhuangzi Speaks: The Music of Nature
by Tsai Chih Chung

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During a period of political and social upheaval in China, the unconventional insights of the great Daoist Zhuangzi (369?-286? B.C.) pointed to a way of living naturally. Inspired by his fascination with the wisdom of this sage, the immensely popular... (read more)
 
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Mandarin Chinese-English Visual Bilingual Dictionary (Visual Dictionaries)
by Inc. (cor) Dorling Kindersley

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The newest addition to the Visual Bilingual Dictionary series, this title will help the international visitor absorb essential vocabulary in Mandarin Chinese. Thematic presentation of all aspects of modern living and comprehensive indexes facilitate... (read more)
 
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Lonely Planet Mandarin Phrasebook
by Lonely Planet

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Be a part of the world's most widely spoken language with this essential tool for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Includes Pinyin phonetic system to help travelers translate Chinese characters into English, pronunciation guide, extensive two-way dictionary... (read more)
 
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Basic Chinese Vocabulary Basic Chinese Vocabulary
by Jerome P Hu

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This handy, topic-based dictionary covers a broad range of vocabulary in romanized Mandarin Chinese (pinyin) and English that beginning students need to know.... (read more)
 
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Learning Chinese Characters Volume 1 Learning Chinese Characters Volume 1
by Alison Matthews

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Aimed at helping students of Chinese learn and remember Chinese characters, including the pronunciation of characters, fast and effectively, Learning Chinese Characters Volume 1 is a systematic study aid to this difficult language. Designed specifically... (read more)
 
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First Thousand Words in Chinese - Internet Linked (First Thousand Words)
by Heather Amery

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This bright and amusing book is a delightful introduction to the world's most widely spoken language. Using Mandarin Chinese (the official and best-known dialect) and simplified characters (the version of the written language used across mainland China),... (read more)
 
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HarperCollins Chinese Concise Dictionary
by Harpercollins

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The HarperCollins Chinese Concise Dictionary offers up-to-date coverage of contemporary Mandarin Chinese Attractive layout and user-friendly organization make it easy to find what you need quickly Detailed language notes and pinyin romanization of... (read more)
 
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Understanding Kanji Characters by Their Ancestral Forms
by Ping Gam Go

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Ping-gam Go wrote this book in response to customer demand for the same powerful learning tools provided in Go's Understanding Chinese Character books Go creates a full lesson plan to learn Kanji characters by revealing the hidden art, myth, and culture... (read more)
 
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Understanding Chinese Characters by Their Ancestral Forms
by Ping Gam Go

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Offering dozens of practice exercises, Ping-Gam Go reveals the meaning of Chinese characters by means of their ancestral forms. Includes a full-color photographic survey of a walking tour through San Francisco's Chinatown.... (read more)
 
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China: Empire of Living Symbols
by Cecilia Lindqvist

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The origins of Chinese ideographs were not known until 1899, when a scholar went to an apothecary for some medicine made of “dragon bone.” To his surprise, the bone, which had not yet been ground into powder, contained a number of carved... (read more)
 
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Pocket Oxford Chinese Dictionary
by Oxford

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With nearly 20,000 entries in each, this bilingual dictionary is ideal for travelers and students of Chinese or English. Among the dictionary's many features are: *Simplified Chinese characters as well as Pinyin romanization *Pronunciation using... (read more)
 
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