Reference:Basic Chinese - A Grammar and Workbook
‘Very well structured and clearly explained’ – Dr Kan Qian, The Open University, UK
Basic Chinese introduces 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
- ample drills and exercises
- a full key to exercises.
All Chinese entries are presented in both Pinyin romanization and Chinese characters, and are accompanied, in most cases, by English translations to facilitate self-tuition as well as classroom teaching in both spoken and written Chinese.
Basic Chinese is designed for students new to the language. Together with its sister volume, Intermediate Chinese, it forms a compendium of the essentials of Chinese syntax.
Grammar Points by Chapter
- Unit One
- Nouns: singular and plural
- Unit Two
- Definite and indefinite reference and demonstratives
- Unit Three
- Personal pronouns
- Unit Four
- Interrogative pronouns
- Unit Five
- Numbers
- Unit Six
- Measure words
- Unit Seven
- Indefinite plurals
- Unit Eight
- Times and dates
- Unit Nine
- More interrogative questions
- Unit Ten
- Adjectives: attributive and predictive
- Unit Eleven
- 是 shi and 有 you
- Unit Twelve
- Comparisons
- Unit Thirteen
- Verbs and location expressions
- Unit Fourteen
- Verbs and time expressions
- Unit Fifteen
- Verbs and aspect markets
- Unit Sixteen
- Modal Verbs
- Unit Seventeen
- Negators 不 bu and 没(有) mei(you)
- Unit Eighteen
- Types of question (1)
- Unit Nineteen
- Types of question (2)
- Unit Twenty
- Imperatives and explanations
- Unit Twenty One
- Complements of direction and location (or destinations)
- Unit Twenty Two
- Complements of result and manner
- Unit Twenty Three
- Potential Complements
- Unit Twenty Four
- Coverbial phrases
- Unit Twenty Five
- Disylabbic prepositions
