Reference:Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)
Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed), by Cheng & Tsui, is one of the leading foundation-level (A1) textbooks in the United States. It is not available for purchase in mainland China. The following information pertains specifically to the 3rd edition.
Grammar Points by Chapter
- Lesson One
- [[Using the verb xing | The Verb 姓 (xing)
- [[Questions with ne | Questions ending with 呢 (ne)
- [[Using the verb jiao |The Verb 叫 (jiao)
- [[Connecting nouns with "shi" | The Verb 是 (shi)
- [[Yes - no questions with ma | Questions ending with 吗 (ma)
- [[Standard negation with bu | The Negative Adverb 不 (bu)
- [[The also adverb | The Adverb 也 (ye)
- Lesson Two
- [[Expressing possession | The Particle 的 (de) (I)
- [[Measure word ge | Measure Words (I)
- [[Interrogative pronouns | Interrogative Pronouns
- 有 (you) in the Sense of "to Have" or "to Possess"
- [[Expressing existence with "you" | 有 (you) in the Sense of "to Exist"
- [[Er and liang | The Usage of 二 (er) and 两 (liang)
- [[The all adverb | 都 (dou, both; all)
- Lesson Three
- [[Structure of numbers # One to one hundred | Numbers (0, 11-100)
- Dates and Time
- [[Expressing close possession | Pronouns as Modifiers and the Usage of 的 (de)
- [[Pivotal Sentences | Pivotal Sentences
- [[Offering choices with haishi | Alternative Questions
- [[Positive negative questions | Affirmative + Negative (A-not-A) Questions (I)
- 还有 (hai you, also, too, in addition) + Noun
- Lesson Four
- [[Word order # Adding extra information to a sentence | Word Order in Chinese
- Affirmative + Negative Questions (II)
- [["Then…" with "name" | 那(么) (na{me} ) as a Cohesive Device
- 去 (qu, to go) + Verb
- Questions with 好吗 (hao ma)
- [["Would like to" with xiang | The Auxiliary Verb 想 (xiang, to want to)
- Verb+Object as a detachable compound
- Lesson Five
- 一下 (yi xia) and (一)点儿 ({yi} dianr) Moderating the Tone of Voice
- [[Simple "noun + adjective" sentences | Adjectives Used as Predicates
- [[Using "zai" with verbs | 在 (zai, at; in; on)
- [[Suggestions with ba | The Particle of Mood 吧 (ba)
- [[Expressing completion with le | The Particle 了 (le) (I)
- [[Expressing lateness with "cai" | The Adverb 才 (cai)
- Lesson Six
- [[Verbs with gei | The Preposition 给 (gei)
- [[Auxiliary Verb "yao" and its Multiple Meanings | The Auxiliary Verb 要 (yao, will; be going to) (I)
- [[Negative commands with bie | 别 (bie, don't)
- Time Expressions
- [["Must" modal "dei" | The Auxiliary Verb 得 (dei, must)
- [[Direction complement | Directional Complements (I)
- Lesson Seven
- [[Descriptive complements | Descriptive Complements (I)
- 太 (tai, too) and 真 (zhen, really)
- [[Expressing earliness with "jiu" | The Adverb 就 (jiu) (I)
- Double Objects
- [[Ordinal numbers | Ordinal Numbers
- [[Expressing "a little too" with "you dian" | 有一点儿 (you yidianr, somewhat, rather; a little bit)
- [[Asking why with "zenme" | 怎么 (zenme, how come) in Questions
- The 的 (de) Structure (I)
- The Use of Nouns and Pronouns in Continuous Discourse
- Lesson Eight
- The Position of Time-When Expressions
- 就 (jiu) (II)
- 一边… 一边… (yibian… yibian… )
- Serial Verbs/ Verb Phrases
- More on the Particle 了 (le) (II)
- The Particle 的 (de) (III)
- The Adverb 正在 (zhengzai, be doing)
- 除了... 以外，还 (chule… yiwai, hai, in addition to… , also… )
- 能 (neng) and 会 (hui) (I) Compared
- The adverb 就 (III)
- Lesson Nine
- [[Wanting to do something with yao | The Auxiliary Verb 要 (yao) (II)
- [[Measure words for counting | Measure Words (II)
- 的 (de) Structure (II)
- [[Asking about degree with "duo" | 多 (duo) Used Interrogatively
- [[Counting money | Amounts of Money
- [[Basic comparisons with "yiyang" | 跟/和… (不)一样 (gen/ he… {be} yiyang, {not the} same as… )
- [["Although" with "suiran" and "danshi" | 虽然… , 可是/但是… (suiran… , keshi/danshi… , although… yet… )
- Lesson Ten
