Integrated Chinese, Level 1, Part 1 Textbook (Simplified Character Edition)

Integrated Chinese, Level 1, Part 1 Textbook (Simplified Character Edition)
Preface to the Third Edition xiv

Preface to the Second Edition xix
Scope and Sequence xxiv
Cast of Characters xxx
Abbreviations of Grammatical Terms xxxii
Introduction 1
Chinese Language and Dialects 1
Syllabic Structure and Pronunciation of Modern Standard Chinese 1
The Chinese Writing System 11
Useful Expressions 16
Lesson 1: Greetings 19
Learning Objectives
Relate and Get Ready
Dialogue I: Exchanging Greetings 20
Language Notes 20
Vocabulary 21
Grammar 22
1 The Verb 姓 (xìng)
2 Questions Ending with 呢 (ne)
3 The Verb 叫 (jiào)
Language Practice 25
Dialogue II: Asking about Someone's Nationality 27
Language Notes 27
Vocabulary 28
Grammar 29
4 The Verb 是 (shì)
5 Questions Ending with 嗎 (ma)
6 The Negative Adverb 不 (bù)
7 The Adverb 也 (yě)
How About You? 35
Culture Highlights 36
Pronunciation Exercises 38
English Text 40
Progress Checklist 40
Lesson 2: Family 41
Learning Objectives
Dialogue I: Looking at a Family Photo 42
Language Notes 42
Vocabulary 43
Grammar 45
1 The Particle 的 (de) (I)
2 Measure Words (I)
3 Question Pronouns
4 有 (yǒu) in the Sense of "to Have" or "to Possess"
Dialogue II: Asking About Someone's Family 50
Language Notes 50
Vocabulary 51
Grammar 53
5 有 (yǒu) in the Sense of "to Exist"
6 The Usage of 二 (èr) and 兩 (liǎng)
7 The Adverb 都 (dōu, both; all)
How About You? 59
English Text 63
Lesson 3: Dates and Time 65

Learning Objectives
Dialogue I: Taking Someone Out to Eat on His/Her Birthday 66
Language Notes 66
Vocabulary 68
Grammar 70
1 Numbers (0, 1-100)
2 Dates and Time
3 Pronouns as Modifiers and the Usage of the Particle 的 (de) (II)
4 The Sentence Structure of 我請你吃飯 (Wǒ qǐng nǐ chī fàn)
5 Alternative Questions
Dialogue II: Inviting Someone to Dinner 83
Language Notes 83
Vocabulary 85
Grammar 86
6 Affirmative + Negative (A-not-A) Questions (I)
7 The Adverb 還 (hái, also, in addition)
How About You? 90
English Text 94
Lesson 4: Hobbies 97
Learning Objectives
Dialogue I: Talking about Hobbies 98
Language Notes 98
Vocabulary 100
Grammar 102
1 Word Order in Chinese
2 Affirmative + Negative (A-not-A) Questions (II)
3 The Conjunction 那(麼) (nà{me}, then, in that case)
4 去 (qù, to go) + Action
5 Questions with 好嗎 (hǎo ma)
Dialogue II: Would You Like to Play Ball? 110
Language Notes 110
Vocabulary 111
Grammar 112
6 The Modal Verb 想 (xiǎng, want to; would like to)
7 Verb+Object as a detachable compound
How About You? 116
English Text 120
Lesson 5: Visiting Friends 121

Learning Objectives
Dialogue I: Visiting a Friend's Home 122
Language Notes 123
Vocabulary 124
Grammar 126
1 一下 (yí xià) and (一)點兒 ({yì} diǎnr) Moderating the Tone of Voice
2 Adjectives as Predicates
3 The Preposition 在 (zài, at; in; on)
4 The Particle 吧 (ba)
Narrative: At a Friend's House 135
Language Notes 135
Vocabulary 136
Grammar 137
5 The Particle 了 (le) (I)
6 The Adverb 才 (cái, not until)
How About You? 141
English Text 144
That's How the Chinese Say It! (Lesson 1-Lesson 5) 145
Lesson 6: Making Appointments 150

Learning Objectives
Dialogue I: Calling One's Teacher 150
Language Notes 150
Vocabulary 152
Grammar 154
1 The Preposition 給 (gěi)
2 The Modal Verb 要 (yào, will; be going to) (I)
3 The Adverb 別 (bié, don't)
Dialogue II: Calling a Friend for Help 160
Language Notes 160
Vocabulary 162
Grammar 163
4 Time Expressions
5 The Modal Verb 得 (děi, must)
6 Directional Complements (I)
How About You? 169
English Text 172
Lesson 7: Studying Chinese 175

Learning Objectives
Dialogue I: How Did You Do on the Exam? 176
Language Notes 176
Vocabulary 178
Grammar 179
1 Descriptive Complements (I)
2 The Adverbs 太 ) and 真 (zhēn, really)
3 The Adverb 就 (jiù) (I)(tài, too
4 Double Objects
5 Ordinal Numbers
6 有（一）點兒 (yǒu{yì}diǎnr, somewhat, rather; a little bit)
Dialogue II: Preparing for a Chinese Class 188
Language Notes 188
Vocabulary 190
Grammar 191
7 怎麼 (zěnme, how come) in Questions
8 The 的 (de) Structure (I)
9 The Use of Nouns and Pronouns in Continuous Discourse
How About You? 196
English Text 199
Lesson 8: School Life 201

Learning Objectives
A Diary: A Typical School Day 202
Language Notes 202
Vocabulary 203
Grammar 205
1 The Position of Time-When Expressions
2 The Adverb 就 (jiù) (II)
3 一邊...一邊(yibiān... yibiān)
4 Series of Verbs/Verb Phrases
5 The Particle 了(le) (II)
6 The Particle 的 (de) (III)
7 The Adverb 正在 (zhèngzài, be doing...)
A Letter: Talking about Studying Chinese 215
Language Notes 217
Vocabulary 218
Grammar
8 除了...以外,還... (chúle...yíwài, hái , in addition to , also )
9 能 (néng) and 會 (huì) (I) Compared
10 The Adverb 就 (jiù) (III)
How About You? 222
English Text 224
Lesson 9: Shopping 225

Learning Objectives
Dialogue I: Shopping for Clothes 226
Language Notes 226
Vocabulary 229
Grammar 231
1 The Modal Verb 要 (yào, want to, desire to do something) (II)
2 Measure Words (II)
3 The 的 (de) Structure (II)
4 多 (duō) Used Interrogatively
5 Amounts of Money
Dialogue II: Exchanging Shoes 239
Language Notes 239
Vocabulary 241
Grammar 242
6 跟/和...(不)一樣 (gēn/hé {bù} yíyàng, {not the} same as )
7 雖然...，可是/但是...(suīran , kěshi/dànshì although..., yet )
How About You? 247
English Text 249
Lesson 10: Transportation 251

Learning Objectives
Dialogue: Going Home for the Winter Vacation 252
Language Notes 252
Vocabulary 254
Grammar 256
1 Topic-Comment Sentences
2 或者(huòzhě, or) and 還是 (háishi, or)
3 先...再... (xiān...zài , fi rst..., then...)
4 還是...(吧) (háishi...{ba}, had better)
An Email: Thanking Someone for a Ride 264
Language Notes 264
Vocabulary 266
Grammar 267
5 每...都 (měi...dōu..., every)
6 要...了 (yào...le, soon)
How About You? 269
English Text 272
That's How the Chinese Say It! (Lesson 6-Lesson 10) 273
Indexes and Appendix 281
Vocabulary Index (Chinese-English) 281
Vocabulary Index (English-Chinese) 297
Vocabulary by Grammar Category and by Lesson 314
Appendix: Alternate Characters (Texts in Simplified Form) 320
Lesson 11: Talking about the Weather
Learning Objectives
Dialogue I: Tomorrow’s Weather Will Be Even Better! Language Notes
Vocabulary
Grammar
1 Comparative Sentences with 比 (bǐ) (I)
2 The Particle 了 (le) (III): 了 as a Sentence-Final Particle
3 The Modal Verb 會 (huì, will) (II)
4 Adj+(一)點兒 ({yì} diǎnr)
Language Practice
Dialogue II: The Weather Here Is Awful! Language Notes
Vocabulary
Grammar
5 The Adverb 又 (yòu, again)
6 Adj/ V + 是 (shì) + Adj / V, + 可是/但是… (kěshì/dànshì…)
Language Practice
How About You?
Culture Highlights
English Text
Progress Checklist
Lesson 12: Dining

Learning Objectives
SAMPLE Contents v
Dialogue I: Dining Out
Language Notes
Vocabulary
Grammar
1 一…也/都…不/ (yì...yě/dōu...bù/méi)
2 Adverb 多/少 (duō/shǎo) + V
3 剛 (gāng) vs. 剛才 (gāngcái)
4 Resultative Complements (I)
5 好(hǎo) as a Resultative Complement
Language Practice
Dialogue II: Eating in a Cafeteria
Language Notes
Vocabulary
Grammar
6 Reduplication of Adjectives
7 The Verb 來 (lái)
Language Practice
How About You?
Culture Highlights
English Text
Progress Checklist
Lesson 13: Asking Directions
Learning Objectives
Dialogue I: Where Are You Off To?
Language Notes
Vocabulary
Grammar
1 Direction and Location Words
2 Comparative Sentences with 没(有) (méi{yǒu})
3 那麽 (nàme) Indicating Degree
4 到 (dào) + Place + 去 (qù) + Action
Language Practice
Dialogue II: Going to Chinatown
Language Notes
Vocabulary
Grammar
5 The Dynamic Particle 過 (guo)
6 Reduplication of Verbs
SAMPLEvi Contents
7. Resultative Complements (II)
8 一…就… (yī...jiù..., as soon as...then...)
Language Practice How About You?
Culture Highlights
English Text
Progress Checklist
Lesson 14: Birthday Party

Learning Objectives
Dialogue I: Let’s Go to a Party!
Language Notes
Vocabulary
Grammar
1 呢 (ne) Indicating an Action in Progress
2 Verbal Phrases and Subject-Predicate Phrases Used as Attributives
Language Practice
Dialogue II: Attending a Birthday Party
Language Notes
Vocabulary
Grammar
3 Time Duration (I)
4 Sentences with 是…的 (shì...de)
5 還 (hái, still)
6 又…又… (yòu...yòu..., both...and...)
Language Practice
How About You?
Culture Highlights
English Text
Progress Checklist
Lesson 15: Seeing a Doctor
Learning Objectives
Dialogue I: My Stomachache Is Killing Me!
Language Notes
Vocabulary
SAMPLEContents vii
Grammar
1 死 (sǐ) Indicating an Extreme Degree
2 Times of Actions
3 起來 (qi lai) Indicating the Beginning of an Action
4 把 (bǎ) Construction (I)
Language Practice
Dialogue II: Allergies
Language Notes
Vocabulary
Grammar
5 The Preposition 對 (duì)
6 越來越… (yuè lái yuè...)
7 再説 (zàishuō)
Language Practice
How About You?
Culture Highlights
English Text
Progress Checklist
That’s How the Chinese Say It! (Lesson 11–Lesson 15) 165
Lesson 16: Dating

Learning Objectives
Dialogue I: Seeing a Movie
Language Notes
Vocabulary
Grammar
1 Descriptive Complements (II)
2 Potential Complements
3 就(jiù)
Language Practice
Dialogue II: Turning Down an Invitation
Language Notes
Vocabulary
Grammar
4 Directional Complements (II)
SAMPLEviii Contents
Language Practice
How About You?
Culture Highlights
English Text
Progress Checklist
Lesson 17: Renting an Apartment

Learning Objectives
Narrative: Finding a Better Place
Language Notes Vocabulary
Grammar 1 Verb + 了 (le) + Numeral + Measure Word + Noun +了 (le)
2 連…都/也 (lián...dōu/yě)
3 Potential Complements with Verb + 不下 (bú xià)
4 多 (duō) Indicating an Approximate Number
Language Practice Dialogue: Calling about an Apartment for Rent
Language Notes
Vocabulary
Grammar
5 Question Pronouns with 都/也 (dōu/yě)
Language Practice
How About You?
Culture Highlights
English Text
Progress Checklist
Lesson 18: Sports

Learning Objectives
Dialogue I: My Gut Keeps Getting Bigger and Bigger!
Grammar
SAMPLEContents ix
1 Duration of Non-Action
2 好/難 (hǎo/nán) + V
3 下去 (xia qu) Indicating Continuation
Language Practice Dialogue II: Watching American Football
Grammar 4 Duration of Actions
5 The Particle 著 (zhe)
6 被/叫/讓 (bèi/jiào/ràng) in Passive-Voice Sentences
Language Practice How About You?
Culture Highlights English Text
Progress Checklist
Lesson 19: Travel

Learning Objectives
Dialogue I: Traveling to Beijing
Language Notes
Vocabulary
Grammar
1 不得了 (bù déliǎo, extremely)
Language Practice Dialogue II: Planning an Itinerary
Language Notes
Vocabulary
Grammar
2 Question Pronouns as indeﬁnite References (Whoever, Whatever, etc.)
3 Numbers over One Thousand
4 Comparative Sentences with 比 (bǐ) (II)
Language Practice
How About You? Culture Highlights
English Text
Progress Checklist
SAMPLEx Contents
Lesson 20: At the Airport

Learning Objectives
Dialogue I: Checking In at the Airport Language Notes
Vocabulary
Grammar
1 的 (de), 得 (de), 地 (de) Compared
2 …的時候 (...de shíhou) and …以後 (...yǐhòu) Compared
Language Practice Dialogue II: Arriving in Beijing
Language Notes
Vocabulary
Grammar
3 還 (hái) + Positive Adjective
4 Kinship Terms
Language Practice
How About You?
Culture Highlights English Text
Progress Checklist
Lesson 1: 開學/开学
Learning Objectives
Before You Study
When You Study
Text
Language Notes
After You Study
Vocabulary
Culture Highlights
Grammar
1. The Dynamic Particle 了(I)
2. The 是...的... Construction
3. 除了...以外...
4. 再説/再说 vs. 而且
5. Connecting Sentences (I)
Words & Phrases
A. 覺得/觉得 (to feel; to think)
B. 方便 (convenient)
C. 安全 (safe; safety)
D. 省錢/省钱 (to save money; to economize)
E. 自由 (free; unconstrained)
F. 不見得/不见得 (not necessarily)
G. 好處/好处 (advantage; benefit)
H. 適應/适应 (to adapt; to become accustomed to)
Language Practice
Pinyin Text
English Text
Self-Assessment

Lesson 2: 宿舍
Learning Objectives
Before You Study
When You Study
Text
Language Notes
After You Study
Vocabulary
Culture Highlights
Grammar
1. Existential Sentences
2. Adverb 真
3. 比較/比较
4. 得很
5. 那(麽)/那(么)
6. Conjunctions
Words & Phrases
A. 恐怕 (I'm afraid; I think perhaps)
B. 差不多 (about; roughly)
C. 吵 (noisy; to quarrel)
D. 安靜/安静 (quiet)
E. 一般 (generally speaking)
F. 不怎麽樣/不怎么样 (not that great; just so-so)
G. 地道 (authentic; genuine; pure)
Language Practice
Pinyin Text
English Text
Self-Assessment

Lesson 3: 在飯館兒/在饭馆儿
Learning Objectives
Before You Study
When You Study
Text
Language Notes
After You Study
Vocabulary
Culture Highlights
Grammar
1. Topic-Comment Sentence Structure
2. 一 + V
3. 又 Adj/Verb,又 Adj/Verb
4. The Emphatic 是
5. 不如
Words & Phrases
A. 正好 (coincidentally)
B. 特别是 (especially)
C. 麻煩/麻烦 ([may I] trouble [you]; troublesome)
D. 這(就)要看...(了)/ 这(就)要看...(了)(it depends on...)
E. 比如(説)/比如(说) (for example)
Language Practice
Pinyin Text
English Text
Self-Assessment

Lesson 4: 買東西/买东西
Learning Objectives
Before You Study
When You Study
Text
Language Notes
After You Study
Vocabulary
Culture Highlights
Grammar
1. 無論..., 都.../无论..., 都...
2. Conjunction 於是/于是
3. Adj/V+是+Adj/V, 可是/但是...
4. Adverb 難道/难道
Words & Phrases
A. ...什麽的/...什么的 (...etc.)
B. 大小, 長短/长短, 胖瘦, 遠近/远近, 多少... (size, length, body weight, quantity...)
C. 打折 (give a discount; sell at a discount)
D. (要)不然 (otherwise)
E. 非...不可 (have to; must)
F. 標準/标准 (criterion; standard)
G. 在乎 (to mind; to care)
Language Practice
Pinyin Text
English Text
Self-Assessment

Lesson 5: 選课/选课
Learning Objectives
Before You Study
When You Study
Text
Language Notes
After You Study
Vocabulary
Culture Highlights
Grammar
1. 對...來説 / 对...来说
2. Resultative Complements
3. Preposition 至於/至于
4. 另外
5. 再, 又, and 還/还 Compared
6. 要麽..., 要麽.../要么..., 要么...
Words & Phrases
A. 只是 or 就是 (it's just that)
B. 受不了 (unable to bear)
C. 肯定 (definitely)
D. 跟...打交道 (deal with...)
E. 這樣/这样 (in this way)
F. 不過/不过 (but)
G. 經驗/经验 (experience; to experience)
Language Practice
Pinyin Text
English Text
Self-Assessment

Let's Review! (Lesson 1-Lesson 5)

Lesson 6: 男朋友女朋友
Learning Objectives
Before You Study
When You Study
Text
Language Notes
After You Study
Vocabulary
Culture Highlights
Grammar
1. (在)...上
2. V 來 V 去/V 来 V 去
3. Adverbials and 地 (de)
4. 的, 得, and 地 Compared
5. 原來/原来 as Adverb and Adjective
6. Set Phrases
Words & Phrases
A. 到底 (what on earth; what in the world; in the end)
B. 根本 (at all, simply)
C. 一乾二淨/一干二净 (completely, thoroughly, spotless)
D. 難怪/难怪 (no wonder)
E. 實際上/实际上 (actually; in fact; in reality)
F. 丢三拉四 (scatterbrained; forgetful)
G. 一會兒..., 一會兒..., 一會兒又.../一会儿..., 一会儿..., 一会儿又...(one minute..., the next minute...)
Language Practice
Pinyin Text
English Text
Self-Assessment

Lesson 7: 電腦與網絡/电脑与网络
Learning Objectives
Before You Study
When You Study
Text
Language Notes
After You Study
Vocabulary
Culture Highlights
Grammar
1. Conjunction 甚至
2. Potential Complements
3. 好 as a Resultative Complement
4. Connecting Sentences (II)
Words & Phrases
A. 從...到.../从...到... (from...to...)
B. 結果/结果 (as a result)
C. 或者 (or)
D. 害(得) (to cause trouble; to do harm to)
E. 幾乎/几乎 (almost)
F. 看起來/看起来 (it seems)
G. 聽起來/听起来 (it sounds)
Language Practice
Pinyin Text
English Text
Self-Assessment

Lesson 8: 打工
Learning Objectives
Before You Study
When You Study
Text
Language Notes
After You Study
Vocabulary
Culture Highlights
Grammar
1. Directional Complements Suggesting Result
2. 來/来 Connecting Two Verb Phrases
3. The Dynamic Particle 了 (II)
4. Rhetorical Questions
5. Adverb 可
Words and Phrases
A. 壓力/压力 (pressure)
B. 受到 (to receive)
C. 減輕/减轻 (to lessen)
D. 適合/适合 (to suit) and 合適/合适 (suitable)
E. 影響/影响 (to influence or affect; influence)
F. 取得 (to obtain)
G. 説到/说到 (speaking of)
H. 嫌 (to dislike)
I. 不是 A, 就是 B (if it's not A, it's B; either A or B)
J. 多 (How...it is!)
Language Practice
Pinyin Text
English Text
Self-Assessment

Lesson 9: 教育
Learning Objectives
Before You Study
When You Study
Text
Language Notes
After You Study
Vocabulary
Culture Highlights
Grammar
1. Adverb 才
2. Descriptive Complements
3. Adverb 並/并
4. Adjectives as Predicates
5. 不是 A, 而是 B
Words & Phrases
A. 一直 (all along; continuously)
B. 好(不)容易 (with a lot of difficulty)
C. 像...一樣/像...一样 (as if)
D. 可以说 (you could say)
E. 這麽説/这么说 (so that means)
F. 最好 (had better; it's best)
Language Practice
Pinyin Text
English Text
Self-Assessment

Lesson 10: 中國地理/中国地理
Learning Objectives
Before You Study
When You Study
Text
Language Notes
After You Study
Vocabulary
Culture Highlights
Grammar
1. 起來/起来 Indicating the Beginning of an Action
2. Conjunction 而
3. 最 Adj 不過了/最 Adj 不过了
4. 過/过 Indicating Experience
Words & Phrases
A. 為了/为了 (in order to) and 因為/因为 (because)
B. 一下子 (in an instant)
C. 大多 (mostly)
D. 呢 (indicating a pause in speech)
Language Practice
Pinyin Text
English Text
Self-Assessment

Let's Review! (Lesson 6-Lesson 10)

Indexes and Appendix
Vocabulary Index (Chinese-English)
Vocabulary Index (English-Chinese)
Vocabulary by Grammar Category and by Lesson
This is a preliminary Table of Contents, and is subject to change. When further details are available, including page numbers and specific lesson
content, this information will be updated. Thank you for your interest in Integrated Chinese!
Lesson 11 中国的节日 Chinese Festivals
Lesson 12 中国的变化 Changes in China
Lesson 13 旅游 Travel
Lesson 14 生活与健康 Life and Wellness
Lesson 15 男女平等 Gender Equality
Environmental Protection and
Lesson 16 环境保护与节约能源
Energy Conservation
Lesson 17 理财与投资 Money Management and Investing
Lesson 18 中国历史 Chinese History
Lesson 19 面试 Interviewing for a job
Lesson 20 外国人在中国 Foreigners in China

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Preface to the Third Edition xiv

Lesson 3: Dates and Time 65

Lesson 5: Visiting Friends 121

Lesson 6: Making Appointments 150

Lesson 7: Studying Chinese 175

Lesson 8: School Life 201

Lesson 9: Shopping 225

Lesson 10: Transportation 251

Lesson 12: Dining

Lesson 14: Birthday Party

Lesson 16: Dating

Lesson 17: Renting an Apartment

Lesson 18: Sports

Lesson 19: Travel

Lesson 20: At the Airport

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