Chinese: The Easy Way

by Philip F. Williams

This lively volume makes speaking and understanding Chinese relatively easy for English-speaking learners. After outlining the sound system of Chinese, the book introduces basic sentence patterns and key vocabulary through a wide variety of practical, true-to-life, and often humorous conversational situations. The book's final chapter introduces readers to the use of written characters. Practice exercises.

Genres: Language, China

341 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1999