Reference:Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1

Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1, 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.

Grammar Points by Chapter

  1. Lesson One
    • The Verb 姓 (xing)
    • Questions ending with 呢 (ne)
    • The Verb 叫 (jiao)
    • The Verb 是 (shi)
    • Questions ending with 吗 (ma)
    • The Negative Adverb 不 (bu)
    • The Adverb 也 (ye)
  2. Lesson Two
    • Measure Words (I)
    • Interrogative Pronouns
    • 有 (you) in the Sense of "to Have" or "to Possess"
    • 有 (you) in the Sense of "to Exist"
    • The Usage of 二 (er) and 两 (liang)
    • 都 (dou, both; all)
  3. Lesson Three
    • Numbers (0, 11-100)
    • Dates and Time
    • Pronouns as Modifiers and the Usage of 的 (de)
    • Pivotal Sentences
    • Alternative Questions
    • Affirmative + Negative (A-not-A) Questions (I)
    • 还有 (hai you, also, too, in addition) + Noun
  4. Lesson Four
    • Word Order in Chinese
    • Affirmative + Negative Questions (II)
    • 那(么) (na{me}) as a Cohesive Device
    • 去 (qu, to go) + Verb
    • The Auxiliary Verb 想 (xiang, to want to)
    • Questions with 好吗 (hao ma)
  5. Lesson Five
    • 一下 (yi xa) and (一)点儿 ({yi}dianr) Moderating the Tone of Voice
    • Adjectives Used as Predicates
    • 在 (zai, at; in; on)
    • The Particle of Mood 吧 (ba)
    • The Particle 了 (le) (I)
    • The Adverb 才 (cai)
  6. Lesson Six
    • The Preposition 给 (gei)
    • The Auxiliary Verb 要 (yao, will; be going to) (I)
    • 别 (bie, don't)
    • The Auxiliary Verb 得 (dei, must)
    • Directional Complements (I)
  7. Lesson Seven
    • Descriptive Complements (I)
    • 太 (tai, too) and 真 (zhen, really)
    • The Adverb 就 (jiu) (I)
    • Ordinal Numbers
    • 有一点儿 (you yidianr, somewhat, rather; a little bit)
    • 怎么 (zenme, how come) in Questions
    • The Use of Nouns and Pronouns in Continuous Discourse
  8. Lesson Eight
    • The Position of Time-When Expressions
    • 就 (jiu) (II)
    • 一边… 一边… (yibian… yibian…)
    • Serial Verbs/Verb Phrases
    • Double Objects
    • More on the Particle 了 (le) (II)
    • ...的时候,正在… (…de shihou, zhengzai…, when…be doing…)
    • 除了...以外,还 (chule…yiwai, hai, in addition to…, also…)
    • 能 (neng) and 会 (hui) (I) Compared
  9. Lesson Nine
    • The Auxiliary Verb 要 (yao) (II)
    • Measure Words (II)
    • 的 (de) Structure
    • 多 (duo) Used Interrogatively
    • Amounts of Money
    • 跟/和… (不)一样 (gen/he… {be} yiyang, {not the} same as…)
    • 虽然…, 可是/但是… (suiran…, keshi/danshi…, although… yet…)
  10. Lesson Ten
    • Comparative Sentences with 比 (bi)
    • The Particle 了 (le) (III): 了 as a Sentence-Final Particle
    • The Auxiliary Verb 会 (hui, will) (II)
    • The Adverb 又 (you, again)
    • 又...又… (you…you…, both…and…)
  11. Lesson Eleven
    • Topic-Comment Sentences
    • 或者 (huozhe, or) and 还是 (haishi, or)
    • 先...再… (xian…zai…, first…then…)
    • 还是 (haishi, had better)
    • 每...都… (mei…dou…, every…)