In order to help foreign learners to learn the essentials of written Chinese more effectively, this book is compiled in a brand-new pattern and up-to-date manner. Meticulous work has been done to simplify the complicated framework of Chinese so that the English-speaking learners will find it easy to learn. The book, which consists of 18 chapters, discusses all the essentials of basic Chinese in a comprehensive and systematical way. Chinese auxiliaries, classifiers and word groups which so often puzzle the westerners, as well as the structures of Chinese sentences and the rules of their construction, are dealt with minutely by giving numerous illustrative sentences along with their English translation. Special paragraphs are devoted to comparison between Chinese and English where necessary. This book adopts the system of Chinese grammatical terms, definition and classification prevailing in various types of schools in China universally accepted by the Chinese people as a whole. Lastly, this book is designed to be a practical work for the foreign learners who have already mastered a certain number of Chinese words and expressions and the simple rules of Chinese grammar. It is suitable for work in class and for students or self-learners working on their own.

As the world becomes more navigable, opportunities arise for people to live in different countries and for students to study internationally. Such capabilities require universities and other institutions of higher learning to accommodate cultural diversity. Promoting Ethnic Diversity and Multiculturalism in Higher Education is an essential scholarly publication that examines the interaction between culture and learning in academic environments and the efforts to mediate it through various educational venues. Featuring coverage on a wide range of topics including intercultural competence, microaggressions, and student diversity, this book is geared towards educators, professionals, school administrators, researchers, and practitioners in the field of education.

Essential Mandarin Chinese Grammar is a systematic overview of Mandarin grammar, oriented toward self-study, English-speaking students. Through explanations of common mistakes learners make, useful example sentences and exercises with an answer key, this book provides a detailed introduction to the unique grammar structures of the Mandarin language. Ideal for any student who is interested in taking their skills to the next level, this book makes the difficult task of perfecting grammar efficient, interesting and rewarding. Essential Mandarin Chinese Grammar is a perfect tool to help you form correct and natural-sounding sentences, and determine how to best use the grammar you need for reading or writing Mandarin. Each example and exercise is written in both pinyin and Simplified Chinese Characters to accommodate learners with varying levels of character literacy, including those who have learned only to speak but not read.

Useful Chinese Words and Expressions series is composed of twenty-one special topics, embracing all the most active and most commonly used Chinese words and expressions that are most often misused by people. Those learners with a better English knowledge are able to learn the essentials of Chinese easily and full of interest in the course of comparison and translation supported by the great amount of Chinese and English typical example sentences. This book has collected seven special topics as follows: Special Topic One Chinese Sentences with “搞” and English Relevant Words and Expressions Special Topic Two Chinese Directional Verbs and English Prepositions and Adverbs Special Topic Three Chinese Compound and Complex Sentences and their English Equivalents Special Topic Four Chinese Word Groups of Locality and English “There be… + Prepositional Phrase” Structure Special Topic Five Chinese Tense and English Tense Structure Special Topic Six Chinese Sentences with Consecutive-verb Word Groups and English Infinitive Special Topic Seven Comparison of Structures and Application between Chinese and English Interrogative Sentences

Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook is a book of exercises and language tasks for all learners of Mandarin Chinese. Divided into two sections, the Workbook initially provides exercises based on essential grammatical structures, and moves on to practise everyday functions such as making introductions, apologizing and expressing needs. With a comprehensive answer key at the back to enable students to check on their progress, main features include: exercises graded according to level of difficulty cross-referencing to the related Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar topical exercises that develop students' vocabulary base. Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook is ideal for all learners of Mandarin Chinese, from beginner to intermediate and advanced students. It can be used both independently and alongside the Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar.

Master over 1,000 new words in our New HSK 5 Vocabulary Book! This comprehensive vocabulary book is your guide towards confident, real-world conversations. It enhances vocabulary learning through detailed examples, enabling you to grasp not only the words but also their contextual application, including typical sentence structures and pertinent language nuances. Specially designed for the New HSK Level 5 standard, this book is an ideal resource for intermediate learners aspiring to become adept Mandarin speakers. It's perfectly suited for enhancing communication skills in modern Chinese settings, including everyday interactions, travel, and business scenarios. Join us on an inspiring journey to Chinese mastery, where learning words in context and mastering vocabulary becomes an engaging and enlightening experience. Learn and enjoy with: ★ Full list of vocabulary required for New HSK Level 5 ★ Simplified Chinese characters used in Mainland China ★ Pinyin pronunciation aid and English definitions for every word ★ Full-sentence examples with Pinyin and English translations ★ FREE downloadable audio recorded by native speakers ★ An extra bonus of 20 additional Chinese grammar points Prepare to embark on a journey of learning, conversing, and excelling with the utmost confidence! This NEW HSK Level 5 Vocabulary Book is the fifth installment in our NEW HSK Vocabulary Series, encompassing over 5,000 Chinese words across 6 levels of learning. To ensure a seamless and effective learning experience, we strongly encourage you to acquire all three books in this series. Your commitment to consistent learning will undoubtedly yield remarkable results.

Here is a concise guide to supplement any course of study and help with homework, travel, and test preparation. Topics include word order, time, nouns, verbs, adjectives, word choices with verbs and adverbs, and letter writing. The simple format has one goal: quick mastery and growing confidence. Qin Xue Herzberg, a graduate of Beijing Normal University, has taught Chinese for decades and has been an upper-level Chinese professor at Calvin College for ten years. Larry Herzberg did his PhD work in Chinese and founded the Chinese language programs at Albion College and Calvin College. Qin and Larry live in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and are co-authors of the popular China Survival Guide as well as Chinese Proverbs and Popular Sayings.

This is an invaluable study guide for learning basic Chinese characters. 250 Essential Chinese Characters Volume 1 is a completely revised second edition with 50 percent new material. Featuring a new design; tips for mastery throughout; exercises in AP-exam format; progressive review sections; and several indices, this volume is a crucial learning tool for anyone interested in the Chinese language and a great way to learn Chinese characters. Master each character's radical, stroke count and meaning. Grow in proficiency by learning compound words. Example sentences show how to use them in context. Review activities reinforce your learning progress. Helpful writing guides and practice grids for every character. After studying this book together with its companion, 250 Essential Chinese Characters, Volume 2, you'll have learned 500 of the most important characters in Chinese, and thousands of words in which they appear. Whether you're new to Chinese or coming back for review, each of these 250 characters offers you ways to improve your abilities to read Chinese and write Chinese.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 14th China National Conference on Computational Linguistics, CCL 2014, and of the Third International Symposium on Natural Language Processing Based on Naturally Annotated Big Data, NLP-NABD 2015, held in Guangzhou, China, in November 2015. The 34 papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 283 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on lexical semantics and ontologies; semantics; sentiment analysis, opinion mining and text classification; machine translation; multilinguality in NLP; machine learning methods for NLP; knowledge graph and information extraction; discourse, coreference and pragmatics; information retrieval and question answering; social computing; NLP applications.

Master Over 900 New Words with Our New HSK 3 Vocabulary Book! This comprehensive vocabulary book is your key to effective communication in Chinese. It equips you with essential linguistic tools, empowering you to engage in meaningful conversations with ease. The book is tailored specifically for the New HSK Level 3 standard, making it suitable for upper-beginner students who are ready to enter the intermediate learning stage after completing this book. Get ready to progress towards achieving proficient communication in Chineseby joining us to learn words in context and master vocabulary with full guidance! Learn and enjoy with: ★ Full list of vocabulary required for New HSK Level 3 ★ Simplified Chinese characters used in Mainland China ★ Pinyin pronunciation aid and English definitions for every word ★ Full-sentence examples with Pinyin and English translations ★ FREE downloadable audio recorded by native speakers ★ An extra bonus of 20 additional Chinese grammar points Prepare to embark on a journey of learning, conversing, and excelling with the utmost confidence! This NEW HSK Level 3 Vocabulary book is Book 3 of our NEW HSK Elementary Vocabulary book Series, with a total of over 2000 Chinese words across 3 levels of learning. To ensure a seamless and effective learning experience, we strongly encourage you to acquire all three books in this series. Your commitment to consistent learning will undoubtedly yield remarkable results.