Integrated Chinese: Level 2

Integrated Chinese: Level 2, by Cheng & Tsui, is one of the leading intermediate-level textbooks in the United States. It is not available for purchase in mainland China.

Grammar Points by Chapter

2.1

The Dynamic Particle 了 The "是...的" Construction 除了...以外，还… 再说…

2.2

Word Order in Chinese (I) Existential Sentences 比较 得很 那么 恐怕

2.3

About "topics" Adverbial and 地 一 + V 原来 极了 又...又… 多/少 + V (+ NU + M + N)

2.4 the Position of Time Phrases

无论...都… 于是 真 Adj/V + 是 + Adj/V, 可是/但是 难道 Reduplication of Verbs

2.5

只是/就是 对他来说 (to him) 至于 要么...要么… 另外 Resultative Complements (I) 再, 又, 还 Compared

2.6 Descriptive Complements with 得

...以后 Compared with ...的时候 ...的话 最...不过 (没有) 了 Directional Complements (I) Chinese Numeric Series

2.7 …, 才

先...再… ...上 V来V去 Directional Complements (II): Indicating Result 出 (来) (indicating result)

2.8

Distinguishing among 的, 地, 得 一边…, 一边… 就是…也… (even if… still…) 反而; 难免; rhetorical questions

2.9 过 (indicating experience) 过 (indicating completion) 除非 哪儿...哪儿… 既然...就 然后 Word Order in Chinese (II) 2.10 V着V着 Resultative Complements (II) 把 Structure Attributives and 的 一向 and 一直 2.11 "几天来" 才 and 就 Compared "好不容易" 再三 the Prepositions 跟, 向, 对 Compared 了 after a Verb and 了 at the end of a Sentence 2.12 Potential Complements "戴着玩" The Indefinite Use of the Interrogative Pronoun 什么 Cohesion 2.13 连...也/都 反正 (成千)上(万) (有益)于 Ways of Making Comparisons Written Style 2.14 Directional Complements (III): (indicating state) Potential Complement V + 不/得 + 了 要 (应该) 下来 (indicating result) Topics (II) 2.15 同样 and 一样 随着… 在...方面 甚至 Sentence Structure and Word Order in Chinese (III) 2.16 Multiple Attributives 是 Indicating Emphasis or Confirmation V + 不/得起 Modal Verb 会 毕竟 (到底, 究竟) Using 不如 to Make Comparisons Reduplication of Measure Words 2.17 很不以为然 简直 V + 坏了 适合 and 合适 被 Structure 从来 2.18 抢走了火 the Adverb 正 the Conjunction 并 等(等) 2.19 为了 and 因为 the Adverb 可 (死)于 其中 而 2.20 怎么 and 为什么 (好)多了 and (好)得多 ...吧, ...吧… 往往 and 常常