Reference:New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4)

New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4) by Liu Xun

New Practical Chinese Reader, by Beijing Language and Culture University Press, is one of mainland China's most popular comprehensive textbook series, and is also available for purchase abroad in multiple languages. Book 4 is roughly equivalent to B1-B2 difficulty.

This compilation of the New Practical Chinese Reader is organized by the China National office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (NOCFL). Now available in four volumes, this series features a total of 50 lessons. It includes vocabulary, grammar, drills and text grouped around the following topics: courtship, the role of men and women in society, career objectives, traditions of the Spring Festival, the writings of Lu Xun, bargaining for discounts, interviewing for a job, part-time work, family planning in China, visiting a traditional Chinese doctor, and China’s launch of the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft. These textbooks have been widely used by students in North America, Australia and Europe. The fifth and sixth volumes of the series will be published later this year. Text in simplified Chinese characters.

Grammar Points by Chapter

1. Lesson Thirty-nine
   • 总(是) 终于 必须 究竟
   • 用"A + 得多" 表示程度 "A + 得多" denoting a degree or an extent
   • 一天比一天 + A The construction "一天比一天 + A "
   • 不是...... , 而是...... The construction "不是... , 而是... "
2. Lesson Forty
   • 几乎 为了 在...... 方面 在...... 中
   • 两次否定 Double negation
   • 要是...... , 就...... The construction "要是... , 就... "
   • 只有...... , 才...... The construction "只有... , 才... "
   • 独立语 The detached phrase
3. Lesson Forty-one
   • 靠 关于 受 之内
   • 连动兼语句 Sentences with serial verb phrases and a pivoted word
   • 即使...... , 也...... The construction "即使... , 也... "
   • 不管...... , 都/也...... The construction "不管... , 都/也... "
4. Lesson Forty-two
   • 好 怪不得 尤其 连忙
   • 反问句 (2) The rhetorical question (2)
   • 不但不/ 没...... , 反而...... The construction"不但不/ 没... , 反而... "
   • 不是...... , 就是...... The construction"不是... , 就是... "
5. Lesson Forty-three
   • 仍然 还是 那么 似的
   • 形容词重叠作谓语 Reduplicated adjectives functioning as a predicate
   • V/ A + 坏 / 死了 The construction"V/ A + 坏/ 死了"
   • 不/ 没 (有) ...... , 就...... The construction"不/ 没 (有) ... , 就... "
6. Lesson Forty-four
   • 就 遍 一下子 从来
   • 动词、形容词重叠 Reduplication of verbs and adjectives
   • 表示比较的方法 Ways of expressing comparisons
   • 复句小结 (1) Summary of complex sentences (1)
7. Lesson Forty-five
   • 本 一切 成为 根据
   • 介词短语补语 (1) The prepositional phrase as a complement (1)
   • "是" 字句 (3) Sentences with "是" (3)
   • 无论...... , 都/ 也...... The construction "无论... , 都/ 也... "
8. Lesson Forty-six
   • 就是 本来 嫌 并
   • 兼语句 (3) Pivotal sentences (3)
   • 在...... 下 The construction "在... 下"
   • 要么...... , 要么...... The construction"要么... , 要么... "
9. Lesson Forty-seven
   • 基本上 当……的时候 也许 却
   • 兼语句 (4) Pivotal sentences (4)
   • 在...... 上 The construction "在... 上"
   • 既然...... , 就...... The construction "既然... , 就... "
10. Lesson Forty-eight
    • 以来 关系到 一直 其实
    • "是...... 的" 句 (2) Sentences with "是... 的" (2)
    • 双重疑问句 Double interrogative sentences
    • 尽管...... , 还是...... The construction "尽管... , 还是... "
11. Lesson Forty-nine
    • 看来 某 正好 简直
    • 兼语句 (5) Pivotal sentences (5)
    • 介词短语补语 (2) The prepositional phrase as a complement (2)
    • 一方面...... , 一方面...... The construction "一方面... , 一方面... "
12. Lesson Fifty
    • 恨不得 从此 左右 进行
    • 强调的方法 Methods for expressing emphasis
    • 语气助词"吧"、"呢"、"了" The modal particles "吧" 、"呢"、"了"
    • 复句小结 (2) Summary of complex sentences (2)