TY - BOOK AU - HoÌ,YoÌng TI - Beginner's Chinese: with 2 audio cds SN - 9780781812573 (alk. paper) AV - PL1129.E5 H6 2010 U1 - 495.1/82421 22 PY - 2010/// CY - New York PB - Hippocrene Books KW - Chinese language KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers KW - English KW - Spoken Chinese KW - Sound recordings for English speakers N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-326) N2 - This Hippocrene best-seller has been redesigned and updated, making learning to speak, read, and write Mandarin Chinese easier than ever. New features include the following: ten practical lessons with dialogues, vocabulary, and exercises; new audio CDs featuring professional actors from Beijing; updated cultural and language notes; an attractive, easy-to-read presentation of the Chinese characters; additional exercises for teaching stroke order and writing skills; an index providing traditional character equivalents; and, new technology sections on how to read and write Chinese characters on a computer ER -