by Philip Yungkin Lee ’ yy me aLanguage 250 Essential Chinese Characters for Everyday Use: Volume | introduces the basic vocabulary and writing skis needed when learning Chinese. The second volume (ISBN 0-8048-3360-5) covers a further 250 essential characters. There are also two sets of flashcards, Chinese in a Flash: Volume | (ISBN 0-8048-3361-3) and Chinese in a Flash: Volume 2 (|SBN 0-8048-3362-1), which aid memorization and allow selt-testing of character recognition. This book not only provides ample space for writing practice, but also gives the meaning of each character, its derivation, and its components—including the radical—and provides a range of compounds and sample sentences specifically designed to increase the user's active vocabulary. In addition to the reference and practice material, there are 25 quizzes based on each set of 10 characters leamed, and 5 more substantial review sections based on every 50 characters learned. An answer key to all ofthis material, including the five challenging Word Puzzles, is given at the back of the book. There are also alphabetical and radical indexes for quick reference to all the characters and compounds covered. Philip Lee is an applied linguist with 30 years of practical experience in teaching Mandarin Chinese to foreign leamers. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in the School of Modern Language ‘Studies of the University of New South Wales, in Sydney, Australia. Disrbuted by Tate Pub TUTTLE PUBLISHING |SN-1a: s75.-904s.s350.9 Tokyo * Rutland, Vermont ° Singapore ee aia, a 24.95, Reuecece SM] wi ishingPublished by Tattle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd, with editorial offices at 364 Innovation Drive, North Clarendon, VT 05759 and 130 Joo Seng Road #06-01, Singapore 368357 Copyright © 2003 by Philip Yungkin Lee All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form ‘or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. LCC Card No. 2004297990 ISBN-10: 0-8048-3359-1 ISBN-13: 978.0-8048-3359-2 Distributed by: North America, Latin America & Europe Tuttle Publishing 36¢ Innovation Drive North Clarendon, VI 05759-9436 Tel: (802) 773 8930; Fax: (802) 773 6993, Email: info@tuttlepublishing com Website: wwwwtuttlepublishing.com Japan Tattle Publishing, Yaekari Bldg, 3F 5-#-12 Osaki, Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 141-0032 Tel: (03) 5437 0171; Fax: (03) 5437 0755 Email: tuttle-sales@gol.com Asia Pacific Berkeley Books Pte. Ltd. 130 Joo Seng Road, #06-01, Singapore 368357 Tel: (65) 6280 1330; Fax: (65) 6280 6290 Email: inquiries@periplus.com.sg Website: www:perplas.com Indonesia PT Java Books Indonesia Kawasan Industri Pulogadung Jl. Rawa Gelam IV No. 9, Jakarta 14240, Indonesia Tel: (62-21) 4682 1088; Fax: (62-21) 461 0207 Email: cs@javabooks.co.id 10 0908 07 06 1098765 Printed in Singapore TUTTLE PUBLISHING® isa registered trademark of Tate Publishing, a vision of Periph Faltons (HK) Ld