This bilingual book tells the story of two girls, Xiao Hua from a small town, and Xiao Mei from a big city, who became best friends. The two girls support each other as they work hard to turn their dreams into reality. The story is written in Simplified Chinese and English, with pinyin provided to help you pronounce words correctly as used in the context of the story. The story use words taken from the HSK Exam Level 5 word list (additional vocabulary kept to a minimum). Candidates preparing for the exam can revise their required vocabulary without being overloaded with new ones. Learners not preparing for the HSK exam can use this book to build up their vocabulary in an interesting manner. Let Xiao Hua and Xiao Mei help you stay motivated in learning Chinese. Enjoy reading the story in both Chinese and English, and build up your Chinese fluency at the same time!
When I started the book and realised it was about 2 kids at school it was just the typical story. But the topics covered a good bit of Chinese culture and business vocabulary and grammar, by the end I was kept interested and learned Chinese. Job done