Mandarin Chinese I
Contents

Acknowledgments
About this textbook
1Pinyin foundations
1.1About Pinyin
1.2The structure of Chinese syllables
1.3Simple finals: a , o , e , i , u , ü
1.4Initials
1.5Compound finals
1.6Nasal finals
1.7Spelling rules
1.8Tones
1.9Change of tone
1.10Words with er sounds
1.11Combination exercise
2Chinese writing
2.1Formation of Chinese characters
2.2Basic Chinese radicals
2.3Basic strokes
2.4Stroke order
3Greetings and family
3.1Lesson 1: Greetings
3.2Lesson 2: Family
4School life
4.1Lesson 3: Whose book is this?
4.2Lesson 4: Chinese is difficult
4.3Lesson 5: How old are you this year?
4.4Lesson 6: For how long can this book be checked out?
5Where do you live?
5.1Lesson 7: Where do you live?
5.2Lesson 8: Happy birthday to you
5.3Lesson 9: A letter
5.4Lesson 10: My head hurts so badly
6Out and about
6.1Lesson 11: Where is the gym?
6.2Lesson 12: How do you go to school every day?
6.3Lesson 13: I want to buy a shirt
6.4Lesson 14: What would you like to order?
6.5Lesson 15: What will you do over summer break?
Vocabulary