Know & Do: Building a Superior Chinese Vocabulary

by Zhou Xiaogeng

- Reveal the Mechanisms and Rules- Build a Powerful Vocabulary Efficiently and Effectively- Rich Pictures and IllustrationsAbout This BookFor most newcomers to Chinese, it is a big challenge to learn enough of Chinese vocabulary. Many of my friends have told me that, when they pick up their Chinese textbook, they feel as if they are knocking onto a “Great-Wall” which they cannot get over.As you know, till now, the Chinese language has been playing its role for over 5,000 years, while many of its companions - by which I mean other ancient languages - had vanished into the river of history. One of the most important elements to support the survival of Chinese language is --- SIMPLICITY.The purpose of creating this book is very to help you to understand the mechanisms and rules of Chinese vocabulary and expand your knowledge of Chinese words faster than you could ever have expected. Of course, everything in this book is based around simplicity and effectiveness – No intricate jargons, No maddening terms, and even No rote memorizations!About the AuthorZhou Xiaogeng has been working on research of the Chinese language as well as the development of educational products for more than 20 years. During 2007-2013, he worked in Hanban/Confucius Institute Headquarters and devoted in the R&D of Chinese language learning resources for learners and teachers worldwide.Major Works World (A multimedia text book supported by Chinese government fundings), Foreign Language Teaching & Research Press (FLTRP), 2005.Directory for the Qualification Certificate of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, Beijing Language and Culture University Press (BLCUP), 2005.New Path Getting Over Chinese Grammar (Second Edition), Sinolingua Press, 2009.ContentsChapter 1 Basic Concepts and Background Knowledge1.1 Chinese Characters and Chinese Words1.2 Polyphonic CharactersChapter 2 Fundamental Mechanism for Word-Building2.1 The Combining Method2.2 Basic Words and Compound WordsChapter 3 Basic Principles in Applications3.1 Rationality-Based Principle3.2 Core-at-End Principle......Chapter 4: Basic Modes in Applications4.1 Basic Modes of Meaning-Generating Courses4.2 An Overview of Word-Building ModesChapter 5 Combining Between Two Nouns5.1 Word-Building NN-1 (e.g., 山川)5.2 Word-Building NN-2 (e.g., 岁月)......Chapter 6 Combining Between Two Adjectives6.1 Word-Building AA-1 (e.g., 繁华)6.2 Word-Building AA-2 (e.g., 大小)......Chapter 7 Combining Between Two Verbs7.1 Word-Building VV-1 (e.g., 等待)7.2 Word-Building VV-2 (e.g., 买卖)......Chapter 8 Combining Between A Noun And An Adjective8.1 Word-Building AN-3 (e.g., 热情)8.2 Word-Building NA-3 (i) (e.g., 心静)......Chapter 9 Combining Between A Noun And A Verb9.1 Word-Building NV-3 (i) (e.g., 心动)9.2 Word-Building NV-3 (ii) (e.g., 电焊)......Chapter 10 Combining Between A Verb And A Noun10.1 Word-Building VN-3 (i) (e.g., 激光)10.2 Word-Building VN-3 (ii) (e.g., 演员)......Chapter 11 Combining Related To An Adverb11.1 Word-Building DV-3 (e.g.

168 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 26, 2021

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.