Understanding and Using Chinese Grammar 中文語法理解與運用 (English-Traditional Chinese 英文-繁體中文版): 清晰生動展示語法規則, 真實範例, 200多張實景圖片

by Zhou Xiaogeng

For most learners of the Chinese language, two kinds of tools are essential for them: one is a dictionary, and the other is a grammar book. If we think of the learning process as building a house, a dictionary represents the utilities and features of the raw materials for construction, while a grammar book shows the principles and methods for how to build a house with the materials.

"Interesting," "practical," and "unique" are the right words for describing this grammar book. This book not only introduces the fundamental knowledge about the Chinese language but also, and more importantly, reveals the reasons behind the principles and rules, which helps learners to understand this language and apply the grammar rules well.

This grammar book actually gets learners out of the boring elements, such as excessive memorizing and drilling, for learning a new language, and it helps learners to create the correct the words and sentences similar to what they do in mathematical calculations. Only in this way can learners radically accelerate their learning process and get more fun from learning a new language.

"漢語難學"是很多海外學習者普遍的感受，尤其是那些與我們有著巨大文化差異的歐美學習者，這種反映更為突出。根據美國《時代週刊》一篇報導中的統計，對於美國學習者而言，達到漢語中級水準所需學習時間通常要比達到西班牙語中級水準所需的學習時間多出近三倍！

實際上，所謂"漢語難學"，並非是因為漢語本身有多複雜，而是在於漢語的"不同"——漢語有著自身獨特的思維方式以及語言規則，而它與英語等語言之間的差別，宛如如同中醫與西醫的差別。

破解這個困境的根本在於:讓學習者真正理解漢語複雜表面之下的"簡單":我們需要讓學習者理解漢語自身的思維方式特點、理解語法規則與語言習慣的深層次的合理性。只有幫助學習者真正把握了漢語的"經絡"，才能在根本上提高學習效率。

這無疑向國際漢語教育者和研究者提出了極富挑戰性的課題:首

431 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 2013

About the author

I once heard that everyone carries a mission when he or she comes to this world.

I realized something important: to help learners radically increase efficiency in the learning process, they first needed to understand this language. That is, they needed to know the specific way of thinking beneath the surface and to catch the rationalities in rules and the ways in which to apply them. It is similar to how we learn math: we always focus on the philosophies and approaches, and we never try to memorize the equations and the results.

Most people find great pleasure in thinking and creating in their own way, but it also calls for more hard work to make any progress. In the coming days, I will do just like many others would do with their own dreams. I want to fulfill my mission well: to create good things for learners so that they can learn this ancient and vibrant language in a much easier and interesting way.